Grade 7 Curriculum

• Number Sense and Operations

  1. Understanding and working with positive and negative integers, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

  2. Performing operations with fractions and decimals, including conversion between them.

  3. Understanding and solving problems involving ratios and proportions.

  4. Working with percentages, including finding percentages of quantities and solving percentage problems.

• Measurement

  1. Measuring and calculating various properties of 2D and 3D shapes, including area, volume, and surface area.

  2. Converting between different units of measurement.

• Geometry

  1. Identifying and working with properties of geometric shapes, including angles, triangles, and polygons.

  2. Understanding and applying transformations, including translations, rotations, and reflections.

• Data Management and Probability

  1. Collecting, organizing, and interpreting data using various methods, including mean, median, mode, and range.

  2. Understanding and calculating probabilities of simple and compound events.

Math

Language

Science

• Reading

  1. Applying various strategies to understand and analyze different types of texts, including fiction, non-fiction, and informational texts.

  2. Analyzing texts for themes, perspectives, and author’s purpose.

• Writing

  1. Writing in a variety of genres, including narrative, persuasive, descriptive, and explanatory.

  2. Using the writing process to plan, draft, revise, and edit written work.

  3. Applying grammar rules, punctuation, and spelling correctly.

• Understanding Life Systems

  Studying ecosystems, including the interactions between organisms and their environments, and the impact of human activities on ecosystems.

• Understanding Structures and Mechanisms

  Learning about forces and how they affect the stability and design of structures and mechanisms.

• Understanding Matter and Energy

  1. Exploring physical and chemical properties of matter and changes that matter undergoes.

  2. Investigating different forms of energy and how they are used and conserved.

• Understanding Earth and Space Systems

  1. Understanding geological processes such as erosion, weathering, and plate tectonics.

  2. Learning about the solar system, including the characteristics of planets, moons, and other celestial bodies.