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Grade 7 Mathematics

Course Overview

Grade 7 learners will demonstrate an understanding of percent and of the relationship between decimals and fractions, the four operations of decimals, the addition and subtraction of fractions, and mixed numbers integers, and they will determine and explain divisibility rules. They will demonstrate an understanding of oral and written patterns and their equivalent relations. Learners will construct and graph a table of values, and they will analyze the graph to draw conclusions as well as demonstrate an understanding of preservation of equality. They will evaluate an expression given the value of the variable, and model and solve linear equations. Learners will demonstrate an understanding of circles, develop and apply formulars for determining area of shapes, perform geometric constructions, and perform transformations using the Cartesian plane. They will demonstrate an understanding of central tendency and range, determine the effect of an outlier, and learn about circle graphs. Learners will demonstrate an understanding that probability can be expressed as a ratio, fraction, and percent, and they will conduct probability experiments and identify their sample spaces.

Guiding Principles for the Design of Learning Experiences and Assessment Practices

The Guiding Principles for the Design of Learning Experiences and Assessment Practices provide guidance to all Manitoba educators as they design learning experiences and classroom assessments to strengthen, extend, and expand student learning. Planning with the learner, the context, and the curricula in mind creates opportunities for the co-construction of inclusive learning experiences and assessment practices where the diverse learning needs, abilities, and interests of each learner are met.

Assessment for and as learning involve learners in the process and support learner reflection; assessment of learning (commonly known as summative evaluation) measures final outcomes. All aspects, when done well, contribute to informed teaching and reliable judgment of learner progress.

Guiding Principles for Evaluation and Reporting

The Guiding Principles for Evaluation and Reporting are currently still under development and not yet available. When completed, a notification will be added to the Manitoba Framework for Learning “What’s New?” page on the website.

Learning Outcomes

General Learning Outcome: Develop number sense.

  • 7.N.1. Determine and explain why a number is divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, and why a number cannot be divided by 0.
    [C, R]

  • 7.N.2. Demonstrate an understanding of the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of decimals to solve problems (for more than 1-digit divisors or 2-digit multipliers, technology could be used).
    [ME, PS, T]

  • 7.N.3. Solve problems involving percents from 1% to 100%.
    [C, CN, ME, PS, R, T]

  • 7.N.4. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between repeating decimals and fractions, and terminating decimals and fractions.
    [C, CN, R, T]

  • 7.N.5. Demonstrate an understanding of adding and subtracting positive fractions and mixed numbers, with like and unlike denominators, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically (limited to positive sums and differences).
    [C, CN, ME, PS, R, V]

  • 7.N.6. Demonstrate an understanding of addition and subtraction of integers, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
    [C, CN, PS, R, V]

  • 7.N.7. Compare and order fractions, decimals (to thousandths), and integers by using

    • benchmarks
    • place value
    • equivalent fractions and/or decimals

    [CN, R, V]

General Learning Outcome: Use patterns to describe the world and solve problems.

  • 7.PR.1. Demonstrate an understanding of oral and written patterns and their corresponding relations.
    [C, CN, R]

  • 7.PR.2. Construct a table of values from a relation, graph the table of values, and analyze the graph to draw conclusions and solve problems.
    [C, CN, R, V]


General Learning Outcome: Represent algebraic expressions in multiple ways.

  • 7.PR.3. Demonstrate an understanding of preservation of equality by

    • modelling preservation of equality, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically
    • applying preservation of equality to solve equations

    [C, CN, PS, R, V]

  • 7.PR.4. Explain the difference between an expression and an equation.
    [C, CN]

  • 7.PR.5. Evaluate an expression given the value of the variable(s).
    [CN, R]

  • 7.PR.6. Model and solve problems that can be represented by one-step linear equations of the form x + a = b, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, where a and b are integers.
    [CN, PS, R, V]

  • 7.PR.7. Model and solve problems that can be represented by linear equations of the form

    • a x + b = c
    • a x = b
    • x a = b , a 0

    concretely, pictorially, and symbolically, where a, b, and c are whole numbers.
    [CN, PS, R, V]

General Learning Outcome: Use direct or indirect measurement to solve problems.

  • 7.SS.1. Demonstrate an understanding of circles by

    • describing the relationships among radius, diameter, and circumference of circles
    • relating circumference to pi (π)
    • determining the sum of the central angles
    • constructing circles with a given radius or diameter
    • solving problems involving the radii, diameters, and circumferences of circles

    [C, CN, R, V]

  • 7.SS.2. Develop and apply a formula for determining the area of

    • triangles
    • parallelograms
    • circles

    [CN, PS, R, V]


General Learning Outcome: Describe the characteristics of 3-D objects and 2-D shapes, and analyze the relationships among them.

  • 7.SS.3. Perform geometric constructions, including

    • perpendicular line segments
    • parallel line segments
    • perpendicular bisectors
    • angle bisectors

    [CN, R, V]


General Learning Outcome: Describe and analyze position and motion of objects and shapes.

  • 7.SS.4. Identify and plot points in the four quadrants of a Cartesian plane using ordered pairs.
    [C, CN, V]

  • 7.SS.5. Perform and describe transformations of a 2-D shape in all four-quadrants of a Cartesian plane (limited to integral vertices).
    [C, CN, PS, T, V]

General Learning Outcome: Collect, display, and analyze data to solve problems.

  • 7.SP.1. Demonstrate an understanding of central tendency and range by

    • determining the measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode) and range
    • determining the most appropriate measures of central tendency to report findings

    [C, PS, R, T]

  • 7.SP.2. Determine the effect on the mean, median, and mode when an outlier is included in a data set.
    [C, CN, PS, R]

  • 7.SP.3. Construct, label, and interpret circle graphs to solve problems.
    [C, CN, PS, R, T, V]


General Learning Outcome: Use experimental or theoretical probabilities to represent and solve problems involving uncertainty.

  • 7.SP.4. Express probabilities as ratios, fractions, and percents.
    [C, CN, R, T, V]

  • 7.SP.5. Identify the sample space (where the combined sample space has 36 or fewer elements) for a probability experiment involving two independent events.
    [C, ME, PS]

  • 7.SP.6. Conduct a probability experiment to compare the theoretical probability (determined using a tree diagram, table, or another graphic organizer) and experimental probability of two independent events.
    [C, PS, R, T]

Curriculum Implementation Resources

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