Newfoundland & Labrador · Grade 7
Mathematics, Grade 7
Newfoundland & Labrador’s Grade 7 math course, from Fractions, Decimals, and Percent to Probability.
- Units
- 9
- Lessons
- 19
- Skills
- 40
- Provincial exam
- None
- Official curriculum
- Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Education
Unit by unit
Every skill in the course, numbered by unit.
Unit 1 · 5 skills
Fractions, Decimals, and Percent
Ordering Fractions and Decimals
Positioning fractions on a number line
I can place fractions on a number line and explain how.
Skill 1.1
Ordering fractions, decimals, and whole numbers
I can order fractions, decimals, and whole numbers together.
Skill 1.2
Percent and Repeating Decimals
Percent as a fraction and a decimal
I can write a percent as a fraction and a decimal.
Skill 1.3
Terminating and repeating decimals
I can tell whether a fraction becomes a terminating or repeating decimal.
Skill 1.4
Writing decimals as fractions
I can write a decimal back as a fraction.
Skill 1.5
The official wording · 5 outcomes
- 1.1
- Position fractions with like and unlike denominators from a given set on a number line
- 1.2
- Order the numbers of a given set that includes positive fractions, positive decimals and/or whole numbers in ascending or descending order
- 1.3
- Express a given percent as a fraction and a decimal
- 1.4
- Express a given fraction as a terminating or repeating decimal
- 1.5
- Express a given terminating decimal as a fraction
Key ideas
Equivalent fractions help place unlike denominators.
A percent is a number out of 100.
Benchmarks like 0, 1/2, and 1 guide placement.
45% is 45/100 and 0.45.
Converting to a common form helps compare mixed types.
Watch out for
- Placing a bigger denominator further right.
- Dropping the /100 when writing the fraction.
- Ignoring benchmarks.
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Unit 2 · 1 skill
Divisibility
Divisibility Rules
Divisibility rules and factors
I can use divisibility rules to test numbers and find factors.
Skill 2.1
The official wording · 1 outcomes
- 2.1
- Determine if a given number is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10, and explain why
Key ideas
Divisibility rules test if a number divides evenly.
Dividing by zero is impossible.
Watch out for
- Mixing up the rules for 3 and 9.
- Thinking a number can be divided by 0.
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Unit 3 · 9 skills
Operations with Decimals, Fractions, and Integers
Decimal Operations
Front-end estimation with decimals
I can use front-end estimation to place the decimal point.
Skill 3.1
Adding and subtracting decimals
I can add and subtract decimals to solve problems.
Skill 3.2
Multiplying and dividing decimals
I can multiply and divide decimals to solve problems.
Skill 3.3
Percent Problems
Solving percent problems
I can solve percent problems, including ones that need rounding.
Skill 3.4
Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Adding fractions and finding common denominators
I can add fractions with like denominators and find common denominators.
Skill 3.5
Adding and subtracting unlike fractions
I can add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators.
Skill 3.6
Adding and subtracting mixed numbers
I can add and subtract mixed numbers.
Skill 3.7
Adding and Subtracting Integers
Adding integers
I can add integers using tiles and a number line.
Skill 3.8
Subtracting integers
I can subtract integers and solve integer problems.
Skill 3.9
The official wording · 9 outcomes
- 3.1
- Place the decimal in a sum or difference, using front-end estimation
- 3.2
- Solve a given problem involving the addition of two or more decimal numbers
- 3.3
- Solve a given problem involving the multiplication of decimal numbers with two digit multipliers
- 3.4
- Solve a given problem that involves finding a percent
- 3.5
- Determine the sum of two given positive fractions with like denominators
- 3.6
- Determine the sum of two given positive fractions with unlike denominators
- 3.7
- Determine the sum or difference of two mixed numbers
- 3.8
- Add two given integers, using concrete materials or pictorial representations, and record the process symbolically
- 3.9
- Subtract two given integers, using concrete materials or pictorial representations, and record the process symbolically
Key ideas
Front-end estimation uses the leading digits.
Finding a percent of a number uses multiplication.
Fractions with the same denominator add directly.
A positive and a negative tile make a zero pair.
An estimate shows about where the decimal point goes.
Watch out for
- Ignoring the size of the numbers.
- Leaving the percent as a whole number.
- Adding the denominators.
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Unit 4 · 4 skills
Linear Relations
Expressions and Linear Relations
Representing patterns with expressions and equations
I can write a pattern as an expression and evaluate it.
Skill 4.1
Linear relations in context
I can connect a linear relation to a real context.
Skill 4.2
Tables and Graphs of Linear Relations
Making tables of values
I can build a table of values from a linear relation.
Skill 4.3
Graphing linear relations
I can graph a linear relation and read its meaning.
Skill 4.4
The official wording · 4 outcomes
- 4.1
- Represent a given oral or written pattern using an algebraic expression
- 4.2
- Provide a context for a given linear relation that represents a pattern
- 4.3
- Create a table of values for a given linear relation by substituting values for the variable
- 4.4
- Sketch the graph from a table of values created for a given linear relation
Key ideas
A variable stands for the step number.
Substituting values builds the table.
Substituting a value evaluates the expression.
Each pair becomes a point on a graph.
A linear relation grows by the same amount each step.
Watch out for
- Writing an expression that fits only one step.
- Substituting into the wrong variable.
- Skipping values in the table.
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Unit 5 · 5 skills
Variables and Linear Equations
Equality and Expressions
Preserving equality
I can keep an equation balanced across all four operations.
Skill 5.1
Variables, expressions, and equations
I can name the parts of an expression and tell it from an equation.
Skill 5.2
Solving Linear Equations
Solving one-step equations
I can solve one-step linear equations.
Skill 5.3
Modelling two-step equations
I can model a two-step equation.
Skill 5.4
Solving two-step equations
I can solve two-step linear equations.
Skill 5.5
The official wording · 5 outcomes
- 5.1
- Model the preservation of equality for each of the four operations, using concrete materials or pictorial representations
- 5.2
- Explain what a variable is and how it is used in a given expression
- 5.3
- Solve a given problem using a linear equation
- 5.4
- Model a given problem with a linear equation and solve the equation, using concrete models
- 5.5
- Solve a given linear equation by inspection and by systematic trial
Key ideas
Doing the same to both sides keeps an equation true.
A one-step equation undoes a single operation.
This holds for all four operations.
Substituting the answer back checks it.
A variable stands for an unknown number.
Watch out for
- Changing only one side.
- Doing the wrong inverse operation.
- Thinking only addition preserves equality.
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Unit 6 · 5 skills
Area and Circles
Area of Parallelograms and Triangles
Area of a parallelogram
I can find the area of a parallelogram.
Skill 6.1
Area of a triangle
I can find the area of a triangle.
Skill 6.2
Circles
Radius, diameter, and central angles
I can relate the radius, diameter, and central angles of a circle.
Skill 6.3
Circumference, diameter, and pi
I can explain how the circumference, diameter, and pi relate.
Skill 6.4
Area of a circle
I can find the area of a circle and draw one.
Skill 6.5
The official wording · 5 outcomes
- 6.1
- Generalize a rule to create a formula for determining the area of parallelograms
- 6.2
- Generalize a rule to create a formula for determining the area of triangles
- 6.3
- Illustrate and explain that the diameter is twice the radius in a given circle
- 6.4
- Illustrate and explain that the circumference is approximately three times the diameter in a given circle
- 6.5
- Apply a formula for determining the area of a given circle
Key ideas
A parallelogram can be cut and rearranged into a rectangle.
The circumference is about 3.14 times the diameter.
Area equals base times height.
Pi is the ratio of circumference to diameter.
Two triangles make a parallelogram.
Watch out for
- Using the slanted side as the height.
- Confusing radius and diameter.
- Confusing base and height.
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Unit 7 · 5 skills
Geometry and the Coordinate Plane
Lines and Constructions
Parallel, perpendicular, and bisectors
I can identify parallel, perpendicular, and bisecting line segments.
Skill 7.1
Constructing parallels, perpendiculars, and bisectors
I can construct parallel and perpendicular lines and bisectors.
Skill 7.2
The Four-Quadrant Plane
Plotting in four quadrants
I can plot points with negative coordinates in four quadrants.
Skill 7.3
Movements, distances, and shapes on the plane
I can describe movement and find distances on the plane.
Skill 7.4
Transformations on the Plane
Transformations on the coordinate plane
I can describe and perform transformations on the plane.
Skill 7.5
The official wording · 5 outcomes
- 7.1
- Identify line segments on a given diagram that are parallel or perpendicular
- 7.2
- Draw a line segment parallel to another line segment, and explain why they are parallel
- 7.3
- Label the axes of a four quadrant coordinate plane (or Cartesian plane), and identify the origin
- 7.4
- Describe the horizontal and vertical movement required to move from a given point to another point on a Cartesian plane
- 7.5
- Describe the positional change of the vertices of a given 2-D shape to the corresponding vertices of its image as a result of a transformation
Key ideas
Parallel segments never meet; perpendicular segments meet at a right angle.
The four quadrants use positive and negative coordinates.
A transformation moves each vertex the same way.
A bisector cuts a segment or angle in half.
An ordered pair gives the across-then-up position.
Watch out for
- Confusing parallel and perpendicular.
- Getting the sign of a coordinate wrong.
- Describing only some vertices.
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Unit 8 · 3 skills
Data Analysis
Circle Graphs
Reading and creating circle graphs
I can read and create a circle graph.
Skill 8.1
Central Tendency and Outliers
Mean, median, mode, and range
I can find the mean, median, mode, and range of data.
Skill 8.2
Outliers and their effect
I can identify outliers and explain their effect.
Skill 8.3
The official wording · 3 outcomes
- 8.1
- Create and label a circle graph, with and without technology, to display a given set of data
- 8.2
- Determine mean, median and mode for a given set of data, and explain why these values may be the same or different
- 8.3
- Analyze a given set of data to identify any outliers
Key ideas
A circle graph shows each part as a percent of the whole.
Mean, median, and mode each summarize the middle differently.
The slices add up to 100 percent and 360 degrees.
Range is the spread from lowest to highest.
An outlier is far from the rest of the data.
Watch out for
- Thinking the slices need not sum to 100 percent.
- Confusing median with mode.
- Misreading a slice's size.
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Unit 9 · 3 skills
Probability
Independent Events
Probability of a single outcome
I can find the probability of a single outcome.
Skill 9.1
Independent events and sample space
I can list the sample space of two independent events.
Skill 9.2
Probability of two independent events
I can find the probability of two independent events.
Skill 9.3
The official wording · 3 outcomes
- 9.1
- Determine the probability of a given outcome occurring for a given probability experiment, and express it as a ratio, fraction and percent
- 9.2
- Identify the sample space (all possible outcomes) for each of two independent events, using a tree diagram, table or other graphic organizer
- 9.3
- Determine the theoretical probability of a given outcome involving two independent events
Key ideas
Probability compares favourable outcomes to all outcomes.
It can be written as a ratio, fraction, or percent.
Independent events do not affect each other.
A tree diagram or table lists all outcomes.
The combined probability multiplies the two separate probabilities.
Watch out for
- Confusing favourable outcomes with total outcomes.
- Writing a probability greater than one.
- Thinking one event changes the other.
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Questions about Mathematics, Grade 7
What is Mathematics, Grade 7?
Newfoundland & Labrador’s Grade 7 math course: 9 units and 40 skills, from Fractions, Decimals, and Percent to Probability.
What units are in Mathematics, Grade 7?
1. Fractions, Decimals, and Percent, 2. Divisibility, 3. Operations with Decimals, Fractions, and Integers, 4. Linear Relations, 5. Variables and Linear Equations, 6. Area and Circles, 7. Geometry and the Coordinate Plane, 8. Data Analysis and 9. Probability.
Is there a provincial exam for Mathematics, Grade 7?
No. Newfoundland & Labrador gives no provincial exam for Mathematics, Grade 7.
What comes after Mathematics, Grade 7?
Mathematics, Grade 8.
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