Science in Grade 7 | 5ème
Science Class in Grade 7 Meets Three Times / Week (Instruction in French)
Content (Physics and Chemistry):
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
