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What Grade 7 covers in Ontario — and how to practise it at home

Grade 7 turns abstract: integers, algebraic thinking, and subjects that ask for real reasoning. Here is the year as Ontario schools actually teach it — unit by unit, in order — so you can see what your child is working on right now, and what's coming next.

7 unitsMath
4 unitsScience
4 unitsHistory & Geography
43 weeksEnglish & French

Math — the 2020 Ontario math curriculum, in teaching order

Ontario math runs as a sequence: each unit builds on the one before it. The week ranges below follow the school year from September; teachers vary pacing.

1

Rational Numbers

Weeks 1–6 · September–October

Integers and rational numbers (fractions and decimals) and operations with them.

2

Proportions, Ratios & Percents

Weeks 7–12 · October–November

Ratios, rates, proportions and percents in real-world contexts.

3

Algebraic Expressions & Equations

Weeks 13–19 · November–January

Variables, expressions, and solving linear equations.

4

Geometry & Circles

Weeks 20–26 · January–February

Angle relationships, parallel lines, and the circumference and area of circles (no inscribed or central angle theorems — those are high-school topics).

5

Measurement

Weeks 27–32 · March–April

Area and circumference of circles; surface area and volume of prisms.

6

Data & Probability

Weeks 33–38 · April–May

Sampling, data analysis and representation; theoretical and experimental probability.

7

Financial Literacy

Weeks 39–43 · May–June

Budgets, interest, exchange rates, and informed financial decisions.

Try one — a real Grade 7 question

Math · Integers

The temperature was −3°C and then dropped another 5 degrees. What is the temperature now?

A typical first answer
2°C
Homework Hub's feedback
Careful with the direction! Dropping means going further DOWN the number line. Start at −3 and count 5 steps down: −4, −5, −6…
Next try
−8°C
Exactly — −3 − 5 = −8°C. On the number line, dropping always moves left (or down the thermometer). 🌡️

Science across the year

1

Interactions in the Environment

Weeks 1–11 · September–November

Interactions between and among biotic and abiotic components in the environment.

2

Pure Substances and Mixtures

Weeks 12–22 · November–January

The nature of matter, including the properties of pure substances and mixtures, and describe these properties using particle theory.

3

Form, Function, and Design of Structures

Weeks 23–32 · February–April

The relationship between structural forms and the forces acting on them.

4

Heat in the Environment

Weeks 33–43 · April–June

Heat as a form of energy that is associated with the movement of particles and is essential for many natural processes within Earth’s systems.

Science · Heat

A metal spoon and a wooden spoon sit in the same hot soup. Why does the metal one feel hotter?

A typical first answer
Because metal gets hotter than wood.
Homework Hub's feedback
They're both sitting in the same soup, so they reach the same temperature! The difference is how fast each one PASSES heat to your hand…
Next try
Metal conducts heat to my hand faster than wood does.
Exactly — metal is a good conductor, wood is an insulator. Same temperature, very different delivery speed. 🥄

History & Geography — Social Studies grows up

In Ontario, Grades 7–8 split Social Studies into separate History and Geography strands — just like at school.

1

New France and British North America, 1713–1800

Weeks 1–22 · September–January

Life in New France and British North America (1713–1800) — the different peoples of the time (First Nations, French, and British) and how they lived, worked, and interacted; where relationships involved tension, treat it honestly at a general level and from multiple perspectives, without graphic detail or taking sides.

2

Canada, 1800–1850: Conflict and Challenges

Weeks 23–43 · February–June

How life in Canada changed from 1800 to 1850 — immigration, growth, and the changing ways of life of different communities; where there was conflict or hardship (such as rebellions or growing pressures on First Peoples), describe it honestly at a general level and from multiple perspectives, focused on understanding rather than distressing detail.

1

Physical Patterns in a Changing World

Weeks 1–22 · September–January

Physical patterns in a changing world — landforms, climate, and natural events; describe any map or data in words.

2

Natural Resources around the World: Use and Sustainability

Weeks 23–43 · February–June

Natural resources around the world: their use, distribution, and sustainability; describe any map or data in words.

English & French — skills that build weekly, not units

How language works in Grade 7

Unlike math and science, the language curriculum isn't taught as a sequence of units — it's a set of skills that deepen all year: reading comprehension and inference, writing structure and conventions, vocabulary, and oral communication. French works the same way. Homework Hub practises these as grade-matched weekly skills — a reading passage with real comprehension questions, a sentence to fix, a short prompt to write to — rather than pretending there's a unit list.

Practice that follows this exact sequence

Homework Hub generates fresh questions matched to these very units — in season, at your child's level, marked with hints that teach. You set the days; it does the rest.

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This page is generated from the same curriculum map that powers Homework Hub's practice questions (the 2020 Ontario math curriculum and current science and social studies expectations, described in our own words). School boards and teachers vary pacing — week ranges are a typical rhythm, not a rule.