Science in Grade 8 | 4ème
Science Class in Grade 8 Meets Three Times / Week (Instruction in French)
Content (Physics and Chemistry):
Content (Physics and Chemistry):
- Air composition and characteristics
- Molecules
- Combustion
- Atoms
- Electricity: electric potential, electric current, amperage, voltage, resistor, Ohm law
- Light: composition, colors, energy
Content (Biology and Geology):
- Human reproduction
- Neurology and endocrinology
- Genetics
- Internal geology: seism, volcanoes, tectonic
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
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