{"id":362,"date":"2020-04-29T18:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T18:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/?page_id=362"},"modified":"2025-08-21T16:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T16:35:42","slug":"grade-7-understanding-life-systems-interactions-in-the-environment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.windsorpubliclibrary.com\/learn\/index.php\/grade-1-8\/grade-7\/grade-7-understanding-life-systems-interactions-in-the-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade 7 &#8211; Understanding Life Systems (Interactions in the Environment)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Grade 7 Overall Expectations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assess the impacts of human activities and technologies on the environment, and evaluate ways of controlling these impacts;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:866187\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ours To Share: Coexisting In A Crowded World<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:785270\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Let&#8217;s Eat: Sustainable Food For A Hungry Planet<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:752740\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deep Roots: How Trees Sustain Our Planet<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:737247\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trash Talk! Moving Toward A Zero-waste World<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:700392\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Every Last Drop: Bringing Clean Water Home<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:529299\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Population<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:874294\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Plastic Problem: 60 Small Ways To Reduce Waste And Save The Earth<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:866184\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Plastic Problem<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/12796607\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taming Plastic<\/a> (Hoopla eBook)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Investigate interactions within the environment, and identify factors that affect the balance between different components of an ecosystem;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:872139\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wondrous Workings Of Planet Earth: Understanding Our World And Its Ecosystems<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:696103\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ecosystems At Risk<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/results?qu=Ecosystem+patkau&amp;te=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ecosystems Series<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:794754\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About Our World: Earth&#8217;s Landforms &amp; Ecosystems And Biomes<\/a> (DVD)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:797223\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About Our World: Living, Non-living, Life Cycle, Endangered Species, Extinct And Producer, Consumer, Decomposer, Food Chain<\/a> (DVD)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:803945\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Start Smart &#8211; Science I Need To Know : Ecosystems And Biomes &amp; The Food Chain<\/a> (DVD)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/12373027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diversity in Ecosystems<\/a> (Hoopla eBook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/science\/high-school-biology\/hs-ecology\/hs-introduction-to-ecology\/v\/ecosystems-and-biomes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ecosystems &amp; Biomes<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theowlteacher.com\/10-ecosystem-project-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 Ecosystem Project Ideas<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commackschools.org\/Downloads\/Ecosystem%20Project.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Model Ecosystem Project<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Demonstrate an understanding of interactions between and among biotic and abiotic elements in the environment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:702163\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Explore Natural Resources!: With 25 Great Projects<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:576224\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Earth Matters<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:485890\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ecosystem Science Fair Projects: Using Worms, Leaves, Crickets, And Other Stuff<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:406790\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Life Cycles<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wind.ent.sirsidynix.net\/client\/en_US\/default\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:634098\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ecosystems And Biomes<\/a> (DVD)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/search?page=1&amp;q=Ecosystem+Facts+That+You+Should+Know&amp;scope=everything&amp;type=direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ecosystem Facts That You Should Know Series<\/a> (Hoopla eBook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/title\/11912102\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Food Chain vs. The Food Web<\/a> (Hoopla eBook)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JZ5kN2Jiz50\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Energy Transfer in Food Chains<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kIfMwZU8nk4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biotic and Abiotic Factors<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TitrRpMUt0I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Khan Academy: Flow of Energy and Matter Through Ecosystem<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d7xbyNSxxrI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ecological Succession<\/a> (YouTube)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/science\/high-school-biology\/hs-ecology\/hs-introduction-to-ecology\/a\/ecological-levels-from-individuals-to-ecosystems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ecological Levels<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edu.gov.mb.ca\/k12\/cur\/socstud\/frame_found_sr2\/tns\/tn-41.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aboriginal Perspectives of Sustainable Development<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sciencing.com\/definition-abiotic-biotic-factors-8259629.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Definition of Abiotic and Biotic Factors<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geography4kids.com\/files\/land_foodchain.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biosphere: Food Chains<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sciencing.com\/science-projects-food-chain-7992636.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Science Projects on the Food Chain<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siyavula.com\/read\/science\/grade-8\/interactions-and-interdependence-within-the-environment\/02-interactions-and-interdependence-within-the-environment?id=toc-id-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ecosystems<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.khanacademy.org\/science\/biology\/ecology\/community-structure-and-diversity\/a\/ecological-succession\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ecological Succession<\/a> (Website)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grade 7 Overall Expectations: Assess the impacts of human activities and technologies on the environment, and evaluate ways of controlling these impacts; Ours To Share: Coexisting In A Crowded World (Book) Let&#8217;s Eat: Sustainable Food For A Hungry Planet (Book) Deep Roots: How Trees Sustain Our Planet (Book) Trash Talk! 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