Grade guide · Grade 7
Grade 7 in British Columbia: what your child learns this year
Grade 7 has 221 short lesson videos on Knowledge Made Fun across Mathematics, Science and six more subjects. Each lesson is about a minute long, follows the British Columbia curriculum and comes with a transcript. Two lessons play free without an account.
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Subject
Applied Design, Skills and Technologies
24 lessons for Grade 7, by strand.
All Grade 7 Applied Design, Skills and Technologies lessons
Computational thinking
- Algorithms: Steps in Order, Choices and LoopsAlgorithms: steps in order, choices and loops
- Secret codes: the Caesar shift cipher
- Flow Charts: Drawing the Steps of a PlanFlow charts: drawing the steps of a plan
Computers and communications devices
- Hardware and Software: The Parts of a Computer SystemHardware and software: the parts of a computer system
- How Devices Connect: Home Networks, Intranets and the InternetHow devices connect: home networks, intranets and the Internet
- Troubleshooting: Fix It Step by StepTroubleshooting: finding and fixing a computer problem step by step
- Input and Output Devices: How Information Gets In and OutInput and output devices: how information gets in and out
Digital literacy
- Strong Passwords and PassphrasesStrong passwords and passphrases
- Spotting Online Scams and PhishingSpotting online scams and phishing
- Your Digital Footprint: What You Post Can LastYour digital footprint: what you post can last
- Copyright and Giving CreditCopyright and giving credit for other people's work
- How a Search Engine Finds and Ranks ResultsHow a search engine finds and ranks results
- Can You Trust This Website? Five ChecksCan you trust this website? Checking accuracy, date, source and bias
Drafting
- Orthographic Drawing: Front, Top and Side ViewsOrthographic drawing: front, top and side views
- Isometric drawing: showing a 3D object on flat paper
Entrepreneurship and marketing
- Finding a Market NicheFinding a market niche: a need nobody is meeting
- Setting a Price: Profit or Break EvenSetting a price: making a profit or breaking even
Food studies
- Food Safety: Clean, Separate, Cook and ChillFood safety: clean, separate, cook and chill
- What Shapes the Food You Choose?What shapes the food you choose: family, culture, cost and ads
Media arts
- Camera Shots: How Close-Ups and Wide Shots Tell a StoryCamera shots: how close-ups and wide shots tell a story
Metalwork
- Metals Are Non-Renewable: Mining, Using and RecyclingMetals are non-renewable: mining, using and recycling
Power technology
- Forms of Energy: Moving and StoredForms of energy: moving, stored, heat, light and more
- Energy Is Never Used UpEnergy is never used up, it only changes form
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Arts Education
8 lessons for Grade 7, by strand.
All Grade 7 Arts Education lessons
Music
- Beat, metre and rhythm: how music moves in time
- Pitch, Dynamics and Timbre: How High, How Loud, What Kind of SoundPitch, dynamics and timbre: how high, how loud, what kind of sound
- Reading Music: The Staff, Notes and RestsReading music notation: the staff, notes and rests
Visual arts
- The elements of design: line, shape, colour, texture, value, form and space
- The principles of design: balance, contrast, emphasis, pattern and unity
- Developing an Image: Elaborate, Repeat and SimplifyDeveloping an image: elaborate, repeat and simplify
Arts in general
- Symbols and Metaphor: When a Picture Stands for an IdeaSymbols and metaphor in art: when a picture stands for an idea
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Career Education
6 lessons for Grade 7, by strand.
All Grade 7 Career Education lessons
Personal development
- Setting a SMART GoalSetting a SMART goal
- Running a Project: Idea, Plan, Action, ReflectionRunning a project: idea, plan, action, reflection
- Different Ways to Lead a GroupDifferent ways to lead a group
- Making a Good Decision: Options, Pros and Cons, Choose, ReviewMaking a good decision: options, pros and cons, choose, review
Connections to community
- What It Means to Be a Global CitizenWhat it means to be a global citizen
Life and career plan
- Why Different Places Have Different JobsWhy different places have different jobs
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
English Language Arts
33 lessons for Grade 7, by strand.
All Grade 7 English Language Arts lessons
Story/text
- Narrative, Report or Exposition: The Purpose Picks the FormNarrative, exposition and report
- Why a Text Was Written: Finding Its FunctionWhy a text was written
- Genres: What Kind of Story Is This?Genres: fantasy, humour, adventure, biography
- Text Features: Headings, Captions and DiagramsText features: headings, captions and diagrams
- Story structure: the plot mountain
- How Writers Show a CharacterHow writers show a character
- Setting: where and when a story happensSetting
- Simile: comparing two different things with like or asSimile
- Metaphor: saying one thing is anotherMetaphor
- Imagery: Writing for the Five SensesImagery: writing for the five senses
- Sound Devices: Alliteration and OnomatopoeiaSound devices: alliteration and onomatopoeia
- Building an Argument: Claim, Reasons, EvidenceBuilding an argument: claim, reasons, evidence
Strategies and processes
- Using Context Clues for a New WordUsing context clues for a new word
- Word parts: prefixes, roots and suffixes
- Making an Inference: Reading Between the LinesMaking an inference
- Summarizing: Keep What Matters MostSummarizing
- Revising and Editing: What Is the Difference?Revising and editing: the difference
- Writing for Your AudienceWriting for your audience
Language features, structures, and conventions
- What Makes a Good ParagraphWhat makes a good paragraph
- Formal and Informal LanguageFormal and informal language
- Canadian and American Spelling: Two Ways, Both CorrectCanadian and American spelling
- Simple Sentences: One Subject, One Verb, One Complete ThoughtSimple sentences
- Compound Sentences: Joining Two Ideas with a Comma and a Joining WordCompound sentences
- Complex Sentences: Joining an Independent Clause to a Dependent ClauseComplex sentences
- Fixing Run-On SentencesFixing run-on sentences
- Fixing Sentence FragmentsFixing sentence fragments
- Subject-Verb Agreement: Make the Verb Match Its SubjectSubject-verb agreement
- Using Pronouns Correctly: Point Clearly to One Noun, and Match ItUsing pronouns correctly
- Transition words: link your sentencesTransition words
- Commas: a small pause that separates the parts of a sentenceCommas
- Apostrophes: Missing Letters or Ownership, Never a PluralApostrophes
- Quotation Marks and DialogueQuotation marks and dialogue
- Capital Letters: Sentences, Names and the Word ICapital letters
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Mathematics
76 lessons for Grade 7, by strand.
All Grade 7 Mathematics lessons
Number
- Multiply by 5: Times 10, Then HalveMultiply by 5: times 10, then halve
- Multiply by 4 and by 8 by doubling
- Multiply by 9: Times 10, Then Take One Group AwayMultiply by 9: times 10, then take one group away
- Break a number apart to multiply
- Division facts from multiplication facts
- What Are Integers? Numbers Below ZeroWhat integers are: numbers below zero
- Comparing and ordering integers
- Adding integers on a number line
- Adding Integers with Counters and Zero PairsAdding integers with counters and zero pairs
- Subtracting integers: add the opposite
- Multiplying integers: the sign rules
- Why a Negative Times a Negative Is PositiveWhy a negative times a negative is positive
- Dividing integers
- Order of Operations with Integers and BracketsOrder of operations with integers and brackets
- 3.75 + 8.6Adding decimals
- 15.2 − 7.85Subtracting decimals
- 2.4 × 1.3Multiplying decimals
- 7.56 ÷ 0.12Dividing a decimal by a decimal
- Dividing a Decimal by a Whole NumberDividing a decimal by a whole number
- Multiplying and Dividing by 10, 100 and 1000Multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000
- Order of Operations with Decimals and BracketsOrder of operations with decimals and brackets
- Estimating to Check a Decimal AnswerEstimating to check a decimal answer
- Which is bigger, 0.5 or 0.45?Comparing decimals
- Fraction to Decimal: Divide the Top by the BottomFraction to decimal: divide the top by the bottom
- Decimal to Fraction in Lowest FormDecimal to fraction in lowest form
- Decimal to Percent and BackDecimal to percent and back
- Fraction to Percent and BackFraction to percent and back
- One Number, Four Forms: 3/4 = 0.75 = 75% = 3:4One number, four forms: fraction, decimal, percent, ratio
- Why 1/3 is 0.333...Repeating decimals: why 1/3 is 0.333...
- Equivalent fractions and lowest form
- Comparing fractions on a number line
- Ordering fractions, decimals and percents together
- What a ratio is: part to part and part to whole
Patterns and algebra
- From a pattern to a table of values
- Finding the rule from a table
- Evaluating an Expression by SubstitutionEvaluating an expression by substitution
- Graphing a Linear Relation from Its TableGraphing a linear relation from its table
- Reading the rule from a graph
- What the two numbers in 3n + 2 mean
- Equations as a balance
- Solving One-Step EquationsOne-step equations
- Two-step equations on a balance
- Two-Step Equations: Undo Each StepTwo-step equations by undoing each step
- Checking a Solution by SubstitutingChecking a solution by substituting
- Writing an equation from a word problem
Geometry and measurement
- Radius, diameter and circumference
- Where pi comes from
- Circumference from Diameter or RadiusCircumference from diameter or radius
- Diameter from circumference
- Why the Area of a Circle Is π × r × rWhy the area of a circle is pi x r x r
- Area of a Circle from the Radius or the DiameterArea of a circle from radius or diameter
- Volume Is the Area of the Base Times the HeightVolume is the area of the base times the height
- Volume of a Rectangular PrismVolume of a rectangular prism
- Volume of a Cylinder: Base Area Times HeightVolume of a cylinder
- The Four QuadrantsThe four quadrants
- Plotting a Point with Integer CoordinatesPlotting a point with integer coordinates
- Reading the coordinates of a point
- Distance Between Two Points on a Grid LineDistance between two points on a grid line
- Translations: Slide Every Point the Same WayTranslations
- Reflections: Same Distance, Other Side of the MirrorReflections
- Rotations: Turning a Shape About a PointRotations
- Combining Two TransformationsCombining two transformations
- Does the Order of Transformations Matter?Does the order of transformations matter?
Data and probability
- Reading a circle graph
- From a Percent on a Circle Graph to a QuantityFrom a percent on a circle graph to a quantity
- Drawing a circle graph from data
- Experimental and Theoretical Probability: Flip a Coin, Roll a DieExperimental and theoretical probability
- What Independent Events AreWhat independent events are
- All the Outcomes of Two Spins: Tables and Tree DiagramsAll the outcomes of two events: tables and tree diagrams
- Experimental probability from a set of trials
- Why More Trials Give a Better EstimateWhy more trials give a better estimate
Financial literacy
- Percent of an AmountPercent of an amount
- Sales tax in BC: GST and PST
- Working out a tip
- Discount and Sale PriceDiscount and sale price
- Discount first, then tax
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Physical and Health Education
10 lessons for Grade 7, by strand.
All Grade 7 Physical and Health Education lessons
Physical literacy
- Get Open: Move Into Open Space for a PassGame strategy: moving into open space to get a pass
- How Hard Am I Working? Check Your Pulse and Rate Your EffortHow hard am I working? Checking your pulse and rating your effort
Healthy and active living
- The FITT Principle: How Often, How Hard, How Long, What KindThe FITT principle: how often, how hard, how long, what kind
- Your Body Adapts to What You Train: The SAID PrincipleYour body adapts to what you train: the SAID principle and specificity
- What Different Activities Do for Your Heart, Lungs, Muscles and BonesWhat different activities do for your heart, lungs, muscles and bones
- What Shapes the Food You Choose?What shapes the food you choose: family, culture, cost and ads
- Finding Health Information You Can TrustFinding health information you can trust
Social and community health
- Responding to an Emergency: Stay Safe, Get Help, Follow the PlanResponding to an emergency: stay safe, get help, follow the plan
- Bullying: The Harm It Does and How a Bystander Can HelpBullying: the harm it does and how a bystander can help
- Stereotypes and Discrimination: How Unfair Ideas HurtStereotypes and discrimination: how unfair ideas hurt people
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Subject
Science
42 lessons for Grade 7, by strand.
Biology
- What evolution means: populations change over time
- Individuals do not evolve, populations do
- What Every Living Thing NeedsWhat every living thing needs to survive
- Competing for Food, Water and SpaceCompeting for food, water and space
- Variation: no two individuals are the same
- Natural Selection Step by Step: The Peppered MothNatural selection step by step
- How an Arctic Fox Survives: Adaptations of Body and BehaviourAdaptations of body and behaviour
- Natural selection in action: Darwin's finches
Chemistry
- Atoms: What Everything Is Made OfAtoms: what everything is made of
- Elements: One Kind of AtomElements: one kind of atom
- Finding an element on the periodic table
- Compounds: Different Atoms Joined TogetherCompounds: different atoms joined together
- Pure substances and mixtures
- Density: why some things float
- What Makes Each Pure Substance DifferentBoiling point, solubility and conductivity
- How Crystals FormHow crystals form
- Physical change or chemical change?
- Atoms rearrange: vinegar and baking soda
- Why Iron RustsWhy iron rusts
- Signs of a chemical change
Physics
- What an Electric Current IsWhat an electric current is
- Magnets and Magnetic FieldsMagnets and magnetic fields
- A current makes a magnet: the electromagnet
- A Moving Magnet Makes a CurrentA moving magnet makes a current
- How a Generator WorksHow a generator works
- Hydroelectric Power: How a Dam Makes ElectricityHydroelectric power
- Wind power: how moving air becomes electricityWind power
- Solar power: how a solar panel turns sunlight into electricitySolar power
- Coal Power: From Burning Coal to ElectricityCoal power
- Geothermal Power: Electricity from Hot RockGeothermal power
- Comparing the Impact of Each Energy SourceComparing the impact of each energy source
Earth science
- How Fossils FormHow fossils form
- The Geologic Time Scale: Reading Earth's History in Rock LayersThe geologic time scale
- Relative Dating: Reading Rock LayersRelative dating: reading rock layers
- Absolute dating: radioactive decay is a clock for rocksAbsolute dating: radioactive decay
- Mass extinctions in the fossil record
- Weather and climate: today's air versus the pattern over many yearsWeather and climate
- The Greenhouse EffectThe greenhouse effect
- Reading Past Climate: Ice Cores, Tree Rings and FossilsReading past climate: ice cores, tree rings and fossils
- How people are changing the climate
- Climate Change and Living Things: Move, Change, or Die OutHow a changing climate affects plants and animals
- Sustainable practices: what works
The full curriculum is on the Province's site.
Worksheets
Worksheets for this grade
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- Add and subtract integers, mixed
- Add integers
- Divide integers
- Multiply and divide integers, mixed
- Multiply integers
- Order of operations with integers
- Subtract integers
- Add fractions
- Divide decimals by long division
- Divide fractions
- Fractions, decimals and percents
- Multiply fractions
- Order of operations with decimals
- Subtract fractions
- Linear relations in tables
- Two-step equations
- Area of circles
- Circumference and area of circles, mixed
- Circumference of circles
- Coordinates: four quadrants
- Volume of cylinders
- Discounts
- Sales tax
- Tax, tips and discounts, mixed
- Tips
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