Manitoba Grade 7
Made by a Grade 7 teacher in Manitoba.
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Click on the overarching curriculum themes below to see the curriculum outcomes that match KBI educational content. The full Grade 7 Manitoba Curriculum Connections document is here.
- Health
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Curricular outcomes:
Health Education
- K.5.7.D.2 Explain different consequences, related to different variables (i.e., fair play, legalities, performance, medical, safety, and financial implications), of taking harmful and beneficial drugs or other substances (e.g., antibiotics,
- K.5.7.D.3 Identify the positive and negative social factors (i.e., influences of peers, families, role models, media, Internet, celebrities, social occasions, parties) that may influence avoidance and/or use of substances
- K.5.7.E.4b Identify the common STIs (e.g., genital herpes, gonorrhoea, chlamydia...), their symptoms, and means of prevention
- K.4.7.B.1a Identify socially acceptable behaviours (e.g., keep an open mind, show a willingness to try, recognize own feelings and emotions, step away from the situation if feeling anger...) for dealing with new situations and/or change
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Vaccine Preventable Diseases
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Science
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Curricular outcomes:
Science- Skills and Attitudes
- 7-0-1A- Formulate specific questions that lead to investigations.
- 7-0-2B- Evaluated the usefulness, currency, and reliability of information using pre-determined criteria
- 7-0-3A- Formulate a prediction/hypothesis that identifies a cause and effect relationship between the dependent and independent variables.
- 7-0-9D- Value skepticism, accuracy, precision, and open-mindedness as scientific and technological habits of mind.
- 7-0-9E- Be sensitive and responsible in maintaining a balance between the needs of humans and a sustainable environment.
Science- Interactions within Ecosystems
- 7-1-01- Use appropriate vocabulary related to their investigations of interactions within ecosystems
- 7-1-02- Define ecosystem, and describe various examples that range from the microscopic to the entire biosphere.
- 7-1-05- Identify and describe positive and negative examples of human interventions that have an impact on ecological succession or the makeup of ecosystems
- 7-1-06- Identify environmental, social, and economic factors that should be considered in the management and preservation of ecosystems.
- 7-1-07- Propose a course of action to protect the habitat of a particular organism within an ecosystem.
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
- Inquiry activities
3. Diversity of Living Things
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Numeracy activity/answers
4. Environment & Climate Change
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answer guides
- Numeracy activity/answers
- Social Studies
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Curricular outcomes:
Social Studies- Quality of Life
- KC-002 Describe the impact of various factors on quality of life in Canada and elsewhere in the world.
- KI-006 Identify diverse cultural and social perspectives regarding quality of life.
- KG-034 Identify reasons why people emigrate.
- KP-039 Give examples of government decisions that affect quality of life.
- KI-007 Describe the impact of discriminatory attitudes and practices on quality of life.
- VC-001 Respect the inherent dignity of all people.
- KP-041 Explain the relationship between power and access to wealth and resources
- KE-045 Give examples of the uneven distribution of wealth and resources in the world and describe the impact on individuals, communities, and nations.
- KG-033 Give examples of events and achievements that enhance understanding among peoples and nations.
- KG-035 Give examples of global cooperation to solve conflicts or disasters.
- KG-036 Identify various international organizations and describe their role in protecting or enhancing global quality of life.
- VG-011 Value the contributions of international agencies and humanitarians to quality of life.
- VP-014 Appreciate the positive contributions of various individuals to world affairs.
- VP-013 Demonstrate concern for people who are affected by discrimination, injustice, or abuse of power.
- VC-002 Acknowledge that the rights of citizenship involve limitations on personal freedom for the sake of collective quality of life.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Refugee Experiences
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
2. Global Inequality
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- English Language Arts (ELA)
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Curricular outcomes:
1.2.3 Combine Ideas
- Identify or invent personally meaningful ways of organizing ideas and information to clarify and extend understanding
2.2.3 Appreciate the Artistry of Texts
- Identify language and visual images that create mood and evoke emotion in oral, literary, and media texts.
2.3.2 Techniques and Elements
- Examine techniques of plot development [such as narrative books, conflict, resolution, surprise endings...] and of persuasion [such as testimonials, emotional appeals, bandwagon effects...] in oral, literary, and media texts.
3.2.2 Identify Sources
- Extend inquiry and research questions using a variety of information sources [such as adults, peers, advertisements, adolescent magazines, lyrics...].
3.2.3 Assess Sources
- Use pre-established criteria to evaluate the currency, usefulness, and reliability of information sources in answering inquiry or research questions.
3.2.5 Make Sense of Information
- Determine literal and implied meaning of oral, visual, and written texts using a variety of strategies and cues [including headings, subheadings, topic sentences, summaries, camera angle, staging and pacing, and screening out irrelevant information].
3.3.3 Evaluate Information
- Assess the appropriateness of the amount and quality of information collected; recognize and address information gaps for particular forms, audiences, and purposes.
Applicable KBI lessons:
1. Critical Thinking & Evaluating Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Lesson worksheet/answers
- Video worksheet/answers
- Inquiry activities/answers
- Numeracy activity/answers
2. Navigating the World of Online (Mis)Information
- Literacy builder worksheet/answer guide
- Inquiry activity