Science 7 Outcomes (2001)
Interactions in the Ecosystem
STSE
Skills
Knowledge
109-1: Describe role of collecting
evidence, finding relationships, and
proposing explanations
109-12: Distinguish between scientific
terms and non-scientific terms
208-2: Identify questions to investigate from
practical problems and issues (*gr 7 EC)
306-3: Describe interactions between
biotic and abiotic
208-3: Define and delimit questions and
problems to investigate
109-13: Explain important of choosing
scientifically appropriate words
208-5: State a prediction and hypothesis using
background knowledge and observed patterns
111-1: Give examples of scientific
knowledge turned technology
209-3: Use instruments effectively and
accurately to collect data (*gr 7 H, MS)
111-6: Apply concept of systems to
interpret structure and interaction of
natural and tech systems
209-4: Organize data using an appropriate form
(*gr 7 EC)
304-2: Identify roles of producers,
consumers, and decomposers. Explain
diversity and interactions.
304-1: Explain how biological
classification takes into account the
diversity of life on Earth
306-1: Describe how energy is
supplied to, and how it flows through,
a food web
306-2: Describe how matter is
recycled through interactions among
plants, animals, fungi, and
microorganisms
112-4: Give examples of Canadian
institutions that support science and
tech endeavors
112-8: Give examples that show
science happens in individual and group
settings
113-10: Give examples of problems at
home, industry, nature that can’t be
solved with science
209-5: Select and integrate information from a
variety of sources (print and electronic)
113-11: Propose action on social issue
related to science, taking into account
personal need
210-3: Identify strengths and weaknesses of
different methods of collecting data
210-1: Use or construct a classification key (*gr
7 EC)
210-2: Compile and display data (graphs (bar,
line, scatter), diagram, flow chart, tables) (*gr 7
H)
210-12: Identify and evaluate potential
applications of findings (*gr 7 EC, H)
304-3: describe conditions for growth
and reproduction of plants and micro
org and relate to human food supply
306-4: identify signs of ecological
succession
Science 7 Outcomes (2001)
211-5 Defend a position or issue on basis of
findings
Earth’s Crust
STSE
109-7 Identify different
approaches to answer questions,
solve problems, and make
decisions (*gr 7 MS)
Skills
208-2: Identify questions to
investigate from practical
problems and issues (*gr 7 IE)
Knowledge
311-4 examine some of the
catastrophic events, such as earth
quakes or volcanic eruptions that
occur on or near the Earth’s
surface
311-5 Analyse data on the
geographical and chronological
distribution of catastrophic events
to determine patterns and trends
110-1 Give examples of ideas and
theories used in the past to explain
natural phenomena
209-1 Carry out procedures
controlling major variables (*gr 7
H, MS)
110-4 Describe examples of how
scientific knowledge has evolved
in light of new evidence
209-4: Organize data using an
appropriate form (*gr 7 IE)
111-2 Give examples of
technologies used in scientific
research
209-6 Use tools and apparatus
safely (*gr 7 MS)
112-3 Explain how society’s needs
can lead to development in science
and technology
112-7 Give examples of how
science and technology affects
their lives and community (*gr 7
MS)
210-1: Use or construct a
classification key (*gr 7 IE)
310-1 Describe the composition of
the Earth’s crust
210-6 Interpret patterns and trends
in data, and infer and explain
relationships among variables
310-2a classify minerals based on
their physical characteristics by
using a dichotomous key
112-12 Give examples of
Canadian contributions to science
and technology
210-12: Identify and evaluate
potential applications of findings
(*gr 7 IE, H)
310-2b classify and describe rocks
based on their method of
transformation in the rock cycle
311-1 explain the processes of
mountain formation and the
folding and faulting of the Earth’s
surface
311-6 Develop a chronological
model or time scale of major
events in the Earth’s history
Science 7 Outcomes (2001)
113-1 Provide some positive and
negative effects intended and
unintended consequences of a
particular science and technology
development (*gr 7 MS)
113-7 Suggest solutions to
problems from applications of
science and technology, taking
into account potential advantages
and disadvantages
211-3 work cooperatively with
team members to develop and
carry out a plan, and trouble shoot
problems as they arise
311-2 explain various ways rocks
can be weathered
211-4 Evaluate individual and
group processes used in planning,
problem solving, decision making,
and completing a task
310-3 classify various types of soil
according to characteristics, and
investigate ways to enrich soils
311-3 relate various
meteorological, geological, and
biological process to the formation
of soils
Science 7 Outcomes: Heat
STSE
109-4 Give examples
technologies used in
past were developed
trial and error
110-7 Give examples
technologies used in
past to meet human
Skills
of how
the
through
of
the
needs
111-5 Describe the science
underlying particular
technologies designed to
explore natural phenomena,
extend human capabilities, or
Knowledge
208-8 Select appropriate
methods and tools for
collecting data and for
solving problems
209-1 Carry out procedures
controlling the major
variables (*gr 7 IE, MS)
308-1 Compare various
instruments used to measure
temperature
209-3: Use instruments
effectively and accurately to
collect data (*gr 7 IE, MS)
308-4 Explain changes of
state using particle model of
matter
308-3 Explain how each
state of matter reacts to
changes in temperature
Science 7 Outcomes (2001)
solve problems (*gr 7 MS)
112-1 Describe how an
individuals needs can lead
to developments in science
and technology
112-9 Identify science and
technology based careers in
their community
113-4 Analyze the design
technology and the way it
functions on the basis of its
impact on their daily lives
210-2: Compile and display
data (graphs (bar, line,
scatter), diagram, flow chart,
tables) (*gr 7 IE)
210-10 Identify potential
sources and determine the
amount of error in
measurement
210-11 State a conclusion,
based on experimental data,
and explain how evidence
gathered supports or refutes
an initial idea
210-12: Identify and evaluate
potential applications of
findings (*gr 7 IE, EC)
210-13 Test the design of a
constructed device or
system
211-2 Communicate
questions, ideas, intentions,
using lists, notes in point
form, sentences, data tables,
graphs, drawings, oral
language, and other means
308-2 Explain temperature,
using the concept of kinetic
energy and the particle
model of matter
308-5 Compare transmission
of heat by conduction,
convection, and radiation
308-7 Explain, using the
particle model of matter,
differences among heating
capacities of some common
materials
308-6 Describe how various
surfaces absorb radiant heat
Science 7 Outcomes (2001)
Science 7 Outcomes (2001)
Science 7 Outcomes: Mixtures and Solutions
STSE
Skills
109-4 Give examples of how
technologies used in the
past were developed though
trial and error
109-7 Identify different
approaches to answer
questions, solve problems,
and make decisions (*gr 7
EC)
109-10 Relate personal
activities in formal and
informal settings to specific
science disciplines
109-14 Explain the
importance of using precise
language in science and
technology
111-5 Describe the science
underlying particular
technologies designed to
explore natural phenomena,
extend human capabilities, or
solve problems (*gr 7 MS)
208-1 Rephrase questions in
a testable form and clearly
define practical problems
208-6 Design an experiment
and identify major variables
209-1 Carry out procedures
controlling the major
variables (*gr 7 IE, EC)
209-3: Use instruments
effectively and accurately to
collect data (*gr 7 IE, H)
209-6 Use tools and
apparatus safely (*gr 7 EC)
Knowledge
307-1 Distinguish between
pure substances and
mixtures, using the particle
model of matter
307-2 Identify and separate
the components of mixtures
307-3 Describe the
characteristics of solutions,
using the particle model of
matter
307-4 Describe qualitatively
and quantitatively the
concentration of solutions
307-5 Describe qualitatively
the factors that affect
solubility
Science 7 Outcomes (2001)
112-7 Give examples of how
science and technology
affects their lives and
community (*gr 7 EC)
113-1 Provide some positive
and negative effects
intended and unintended
consequences of a particular
science and technology
development (*gr 7 EC)
209-7 Demonstrate a
knowledge of WHMIS
standards by using proper
techniques for handling and
disposing of lab materials
210-4 Predict the value of a
variable by interpolating or
extrapolating from graphical
data
210-7 Identify, and suggest
explanations for,
discrepancies in data
210-9 Calculate theoretical
values of a variable
210-16 Identify new
questions and problems that
arise for what was learned