Technology in Grade 8 | 4ème

Technology Class in Grade 8 Meets One Time / Week (Instruction in French)

Content (e.g., Home Automation Area):
  • Analysis of the need
  • How technical object works
  • Building materials
  • Energy
  • Technological evolution
  • Making a technical object
  • Using a computer and numerical tools
Objectives:
  • Acquire knowledge of how technical objects work
  • Approach a problem creatively
  • Develop critical analysis
  • Use the design process
  • Acquisition of technical language
  • Design – Create - Built
  • Innovation and creativity
Assessment:
  • Activities
  • Long-term projects
  • Observation/Tests/quizzes
  • Oral presentation
Resources:
  • Textbook: Nathan Collection or similar
  • Mini robots
  • 3D models
  • Videos
  • 3D modeling software
  • 3D model viewer
  • Arduino – Picaxe or similar board
  • Internet
Teacher
 
M. Makrham Sammari
STEM | Technology | Chemistry | Physics
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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