What your child learns in Grade 7 in Nova Scotia
Grade 7 starts the middle years. Students work with integers, fractions, decimals, percents and equations, and study ecosystems, structures and Earth's history. Social studies follows the history of the Maritimes, from Mi'kmaw treaties to World War I.
Grade 7 subjects in the Nova Scotia Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Number: Develop number sense.
- Patterns and Relations: Use patterns to describe the world and solve problems.
- Measurement: Use direct and indirect measurement to solve problems.
14 units, including divisibility rules, add & subtract integers, fractions, decimal operations.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- Cultural expressions. Learners will reflect on how the cultures of communities, inclusive of the Mi’kmaq, Acadians, African Nova Scotians, and the Gaels, are expressed through a range of communication forms.
- Responses. Learners will plan oral, written, and visual personal and critical responses, in relation to audience and purpose.
- Creating. Learners will create oral, written, and visual communication forms for a range of audiences and purposes.
12 units, including cultures & communication forms, close reading, literary devices, tone & mood.
Science
Big Ideas
- Environmental Action. Learners will analyse particle theory in relation to substances in environments.
- Environmental Action. Learners will analyse the interconnectiveness of living things and the environment, in relation to the concept of Netukulimk.
- Environmental Action. Learners will investigate factors that affect species adaptation and evolution.
11 units, including ecosystems, food chains & energy, people & ecosystems, netukulimk & interconnected life.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Reflect on the impact of government policies and the denial of treaty rights on Mi’kmaw communities and individuals in Mi’kma’ki. Learners will reflect on the impact of government policies and the denial of treaty rights on Mi’kmaw communities and individuals in Mi’kma’ki.
- Reflect on historical opportunities and challenges in the Maritimes. Learners will reflect on historical opportunities and challenges in the Maritimes, inclusive of the Mi’kmaq, Acadians, African Nova Scotians, and Gaels.
- Evaluate the impacts of political changes in the Maritimes up to the early 20th century. Learners will evaluate the impacts of political changes in the Maritimes up to the early 20th century.
6 units, including mi’kma’ki & treaty rights, opportunities & challenges, long ago, political change in the maritimes, changing times in the maritimes.
French Immersion
Big Ideas
- French Immersion is first and foremost a language program: French is both the language students learn in and the language they learn.
- Early French Immersion begins in Primary and Late French Immersion in Grade 7, and both follow Français arts langagiers.
- Students listen, speak, read and write in French for real purposes and audiences.
7 units, including le superlatif, choisir le bon temps, figures de style, la poésie.
Core French
Big Ideas
- Oral communication. Learners will communicate orally in French in a variety of authentic situations.
- Reading. Learners will determine the meaning of a range of French texts representing a variety of cultures and diverse abilities, in authentic situations.
- Writing. Learners will create texts in French (including in electronic format) in a variety of authentic situations.
8 units, including directions, places in town, comparing, describing people.
What to look for on the report card
Look for comments on independence, study habits and confidence with the harder math and reading ahead.
Nova Scotia report cards describe learning with Minimal, Satisfactory, Good, Very good to excellent. See what each level means.
The Essential Graduation Competencies grow through every subject from Primary to Grade 12. Read about graduation competencies.
Ready for Grade 7?
Grade 7 builds on what your child practised in Grade 6. If a skill feels shaky, a few short practice sessions before or early in the year can help:
- Math: thousandths to billions, facts & factors, mixed numbers & ratios, percents & budgets, decimal × and ÷
- English Language Arts: roots & analogies, agreement, sentence repair, commas & clauses, text forms & features
- Science: static electricity, circuits, flight, earth, moon and sun, our solar system
- Social Studies: what makes canada, canada?, understanding each other, global challenges, traditions & beliefs around the world, rights of children
- French Immersion: imparfait ou passé composé?, racines et préfixes, les légendes, quand et où?, le roman jeunesse
- Core French: letter patterns, question words, hobbies, giving reasons, feelings and states
Common questions
Grade 7 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies, french immersion, core french in the Nova Scotia Curriculum. Grade 7 starts the middle years. Students work with integers, fractions, decimals, percents and equations, and study ecosystems, structures and Earth's history. Social studies follows the history of the Maritimes, from Mi'kmaw treaties to World War I.
Nova Scotia report cards describe learning with Minimal, Satisfactory, Good, Very good to excellent.
Short, regular practice works better than long sessions: 10 to 15 minutes a few times a week, on the skills your child's teacher flags. Read together, use math in real life, and praise effort.
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