Grade 7

What Will You Learn?

• By the end of grade 7, students would be able to:
• Analyse and interpret themes, characters, and plot structures in literary and informational texts.
• Determine main ideas, supporting details, and evaluate the author's purpose and point of view.
• Develop personal narratives, argumentative essays, and expository writing.
• Conduct research, cite sources correctly, paraphrase, and evaluate sources.
• Engage in collaborative discussions.
• Interpret information presented in various formats.
• Critically evaluate speakers' points of view and reasoning.
• Apply grammar rules, and understand sentence structures, including compound and complex sentences.
• Understand properties of rational and irrational numbers.
• Apply commutative, associative, and distributive properties.
• Solve linear equations using various properties.
• Solve equations involving variables, constants, fractions, or decimals.
• Solve real-world problems involving sales tax, commission, discounts, and proportions.
• Solve problems related to geometry, including properties of angles, triangles, rectangles, trapezoids, volume, surface area, and the Pythagorean Theorem.
• Perform operations on polynomials, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and factor polynomials.
• Graph linear equations, use intercepts, and understand the slope of a line.
• Learn about the structure and function of cell organelles and different organ systems.
• Explore basic genetics concepts, inheritance patterns, and DNA.
• Understand adaptation of species to their environments through natural selection.
• Study wave transmission, absorption, reflection, and interaction with different materials.
• Learn about electric charge transfer methods and magnetic forces.
• Examine human impacts on Earth's systems, including pollution, deforestation, and water pollution.
• Examine the role of invasive species.
• Learn about the contributions of different civilizations and important historical events along with their impacts.
• Explore contemporary global issues such as terrorism, climate change, and international trade.
• Understand population distribution, urbanization, and cultural landscapes, along with human impacts on the environment.
• Learn about different government systems, the branches of government, electoral processes, and public policies.
• Explore customs, traditions, and beliefs of various cultures.
• Understand social change movements and the influence of migration, trade, and communication.
• Understand hardware and software, and manage their digital footprint.
• Learn to protect personal data and devices, and identify phishing, scams, and viruses.
• Create, format, and design documents and presentations, including the use of multimedia, animations, and transitions.
• Input, organize, and analyse data, use basic formulas and create charts.
• Effectively use search engines, evaluate website credibility, and utilize cloud platforms (e.g., Google Drive, OneDrive) for collaboration.