SCIENCEGRADE7

SCIENCEGRADE7
PrescribedLearningOutcomesand
SuggestedAchievementIndicators

PROCESSESOFSCIENCE
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

testahypothesisbyplanningand
conductinganexperimentthat
controlsfortwoormorevariables

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareable
to:

supplyrelevantsupportingevidenceforhypotheses
presented

developatestablequestionthatconsidersthevariables
involvedbasedonpreviousinferences

communicatepreciselythequestionunderobservationso

createmodelsthathelptoexplain
scientificconceptsandhypotheses

otherscanreviewtheplanandprocedures
questiontherelevanceofthehypothesisbycheckingthe
controlandtheaccuracyofthetestingmethods(fairtest)
communicatetheresultsofanexperiment,usinggraphsand
charts
observeaproblemsituation,andformulateaplanfor
investigatingasolution
planindetailallofthestepsnecessarytobuildormakea
product,andprepareawrittenoutlineshowingtheorderof
events
identifykeycomponentsofthesystemorprocessbeing
modelled.
developatestablequestionthatconsidersthevariables
involved(independentanddependent)
buildarelevantandappropriatemodelbasedonthe
availablematerialsandconstraintsoftheproblem
applyallappropriatesafetymeasureswhenbuildingamodel

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LIFESCIENCE:ECOSYSTEMS
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

analyse the roles of organisms as

part of interconnected food webs,
populations, communities, and
ecosystems

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareable
to:

identifypopulationsoforganismsincommunitiesand
ecosystemsaccordingtosimplifiedfoodwebs

explainhowhabitatsprovidebasicneedsfortheorganisms

assess survival needs and

interactions between organisms
and the environment

assesstherequirementsfor
sustaininghealthylocal
ecosystems

evaluate human impacts on local

ecosystems

livinginthem(e.g.,food,water,light)
identifyfactorsthatarecriticalforhealthypopulationsand
ecosystems,includingairandwaterquality(e.g.,acidrain,
greenhousegases,turbidity),andexplaintheirsignificance
identifyinteractionsbetweendecomposers,producers,and
consumers,accordingtothefoodpyramid
describeindetailhowdecomposersrecyclenutrientswithin
ecosystems,andhowplants,animals,anddecomposers
dependoneachother(composting)
explainandprovideseveralexamplesofhowenergyis
transferredthroughfoodwebsandfoodchainswithinan
ecosystem
createandjustifyadescriptionofasuitableenvironmentfor
aspecificorganism,takingintoaccountthelimitingfactors
(e.g.,food,water,light,livingspace)
explainrelationshipsbetweenliving(biotic)andnonliving
(abiotic)thingswithinanecosystem(e.g.,soil,bacteria,
plants,animals),withreferencetoseveralexamples
evaluatethelikelyeffectsofhabitatlossforcertainspecies
describe,usingexamples,howforestrypracticesaffect
ecosystems(e.g.,riparianzones,fishing,forestdebris,beetle
kill,controlledburn)
determinethesourcesofpollutants,andanalysetheireffects
(e.g.,autosandairquality,oilspillsandwater
contamination)
describe,usingexamples,howpracticesofAboriginal
peoplesinBCaffectenvironmentalsustainabilityinaspecific
ecosystem

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PHYSICALSCIENCE:CHEMISTRY
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

conductinvestigationsinto
propertiesofmatter

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareable
to:

identifyseveralqualitative(e.g.,colour,texture,state)and

classifysubstancesaselements,
compounds,andmixtures

measuresubstancesandsolutions
accordingtopH,solubility,and
concentration

quantitative(e.g.,density,meltingpoint,freezingpoint)
propertiesofmaterials
accuratelymeasure,record,andpresentdatacollectedduring
anexperimentinvolvingsolutionsandmixtures
describechemicalandphysicalchangesinmatter,citing
examples
accuratelysortproductsfoundinthehomeintosubstances,
suspensions,emulsions,mechanicalmixtures,andsolutions
andsummarizetheirsimilaritiesanddifferences
correctlyrelatetheparticletheorytothepropertiesof
elements,compounds,andmixtures
describetheeffectsofavarietyoffactors(e.g.,typeofsolute,
typeofsolvent,temperature)onsolubility
determinefactors(e.g.,heat,stirring,surfacearea)thataffect
therateatwhichsubstancesdissolve
usetestpaperswithteachersupporttocarefullyanalyse
varioussubstancesandsolutionsforacidicorbasic
characteristics(pHscale)

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EARTHANDSPACESCIENCE:EARTHSCRUST
PrescribedLearningOutcomes

SuggestedAchievementIndicators
Thefollowingsetofindicatorsmaybeusedtoassessstudentachievement
foreachcorrespondingPrescribedLearningOutcome.

Itisexpectedthatstudentswill:

StudentswhohavefullymetthePrescribedLearningOutcomeareable
to:

comparethecharacteristicsofthe
Earthscore,mantle,andcrust,
anddescribetheformationof
rocks

accuratelylistthecharacteristicsofeachlayeroftheEarth
constructaflowcharttoexplainindetailthegeological

analysethedynamicsoftectonic
platemovementandlandmass
formation

explainhowtheEarthssurface
changesovertime

processesinvolvedinformingmineralsandrocks
cataloguethepropertiesofrockandmineralsamples(e.g.,
cleavage,colour,crystalhabit,fracture,hardness,lustre,and
streak)onthebasisofadetailedexamination
explainhowearthquakeshavehelpedscientistsunderstand
theEarthsstructure(e.g.,primaryandsecondaryseismic
waves)
detailtheeffectsofearthquakes,volcanoes,andfault
boundariesontheEarthscrust
modeltectonicplatemovementtoshowconvergent,
divergent,andtransformplateboundaries
explainhowscientistsusetheplacementandpositionofan
objecttoinferthetimeofevents(e.g.,superposition)
illustratehowfossilscometobeassociatedwithsedimentary
rock
reportonhowfossilrecordisusedtoidentifyMillennium
changesintheEarthssurfaces

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