Science in Grade 7 | 5ème

Science Class in Grade 7 Meets Three Times / Week (Instruction in French)

Content (Physics and Chemistry):
  • The different states of the matter, their properties
  • Meteorology
  • Direct current electrical circuits – qualitative study
  • Light: sources and rectilinear propagation
Content (Biology and Geology):
  • Nutrition (plants, animals)
  • Microbiome (plants, animals)
  • External geology: erosion, sedimentation, fossilization, geologic eras
Objectives:
  • Gain a better understanding of the role of science in society
  • Learn to use scientific language correctly and a variety of communication modes and formats as appropriate
  • Demonstrate ability to understand scientific knowledge and to apply it to solve new problems
  • Learn to design and carry out scientific investigations
  • Develop skills to interpret data
  • Develop safe, responsible, and collaborative working practices
Assessment:
  • Lesson quizzes
  • Chapter essays
  • Documented research (Long-term individual or group projects, oral or written)
  • Scientific drawings
  • Experiment reports (oral or written)
  • Experiment implementation
  • Field work report
  • Open problem
Resources:
  • Dedicated science lab with appropriate materials and supplies
  • Equipment such as microscopes, electronic probes, software, etc.
  • Field trips to Mercer Slough, Bullitt Center, etc...
  • Guest speakers who are experts in their fields (Cardiologist, Environmentalist, Volcanologist, etc.)
  • One-week field trip to discover Washington State Geology in 6th grade
Teacher
 
M. Nicolas Untz
STEM | Science | Biology | Chemistry

FASPS

With two campuses, our main campus on Mercer Island and our new preschool campus in the vibrant Capitol Hill area of Seattle, the French American School of Puget Sound (FASPS) is a private, bilingual school for children age 18 months (tiny young pre-kindergarten) through grade 8. Students benefit from a rigorous academic program, arts and technology curriculum, social and emotional learning, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
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