Alberta Grade 7
Made by a Grade 7 teacher in Alberta.
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- Science
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Curricular outcomes:
Science- Interactions & Ecosystems
- Stewardship Students will be encouraged to: Demonstrate sensitivity and responsibility in pursuing a balance between the needs of humans and a sustainable environment (e.g., assume personal responsibility for their impact on the environment; predict consequences of proposed personal actions on the environment; consider both immediate and long-term consequences of group actions; identify, objectively, potential conflicts between responding to human wants and needs and protecting the environment)
- 1. Investigate and describe relationships between humans and their environments, and identify related issues and scientific questions
- 2. Trace and interpret the flow of energy and materials within an ecosystem
- 3. Monitor a local environment, and assess the impacts of environmental factors on the growth, health and reproduction of organisms in that environment
- 4. Describe the relationships among knowledge, decisions and actions in maintaining life-supporting environments
Science- Plants for Food and Fibre
- 1. Investigate plant uses; and identify links among needs, technologies, products and impacts
- 3. Analyze plant environments, and identify impacts of specific factors and controls
- 4. Identify and interpret relationships among human needs, technologies, environments, and the culture and use of living things as sources of food and fibre
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
2. Diversity of Living Things
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Numeracy activity/answers
- Social Studies
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Curricular outcomes:
Social Studies- Towards Confederation
- 7.1.1 appreciate the influence of diverse Aboriginal, French and British peoples on events leading to Confederation
- 7.1.2 appreciate the challenges of co-existence among peoples
- 7.1.3 compare and contrast diverse social and economic structures within the societies of Aboriginal, French and British peoples in pre-Confederation Canada by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
- What were the different ways in which Aboriginal societies were structured (i.e., Iroquois Confederacy, Ojibwa, Mi’kmaq)? (CC, I, LPP)
- How did the structures of Aboriginal societies affect decision making in each society (i.e., role and status of women, consensus building)? (CC, TCC, PADM)
- What were the social and economic factors of European imperialism? (CC, I, TCC)
- In what ways did European imperialism impact the social and economic structures of Aboriginal societies?
- 7.1.4 assess, critically, the economic competition related to the control of the North American fur trade by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
- How did the First Nations, French, British and Métis peoples interact with each other as participants in the fur trade? (TCC, ER, LPP)
- How did the fur trade contribute to the foundations of the economy in North America?
Social Studies- Following Confederation
- 7.2.2 recognize the positive and negative consequences of political decisions (PADM)
- 7.2.5 evaluate the impact of Confederation and of subsequent immigration on Canada from 1867 to the First World War by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues:
- What were the underlying reasons for the negotiation of the numbered treaties? (C, I, LPP, TCC)
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Life on Turtle Island
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- English Language Arts (ELA)
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Curricular outcomes:
1.1 Discover & Explore
- Extend understanding of ideas and information by finding and exploring oral, print and other media texts on related topics and themes
- Explore and assess oral, print and other media texts recommended by others
2.1 Use Strategies & Cues
- Adjust reading rate and strategies to account for changes in structural features of texts and complexity of content
- Identify, connect, and summarize in own words, the main ideas from two or more sources on the same topic
2.2 Respond to Texts
- Identify and explain the usefulness, effectiveness and limitations of various forms of oral, print and other media texts
- Reflect on, revise and elaborate on initial impressions of oral, print and other media texts, through subsequent reading, listening and viewing activities
3.1 Plan & Focus
- Discuss the types and sources of information appropriate for topic, audience, form, purpose and point of view
3.2 Select & Process
- Obtain information from a variety of sources, such as adults, peers, advertisements, magazines, lyrics, formal interviews, almanacs, broadcasts and videos, to explore research questions
- Distinguish between fact and opinion, and follow the development of argument and opinion
- Scan to locate specific information quickly; summarize and record information useful for research purposes
- Use pre-established criteria to evaluate the usefulness of a variety of information sources in terms of their structure and purpose
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
2. Navigating the World of Online (Mis)Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
Last modified:
Nov 17, 2023