Year 8
Year 8
Develop periodic patterns, waves, health, motion, reactions and energy coming back to earlier ideas in more depth.
Year 8 course flow
C3P2B3P3C4P4
The Periodic Table
Classifying elements and using group patterns to make careful predictions.
Waves: Sound and Light
A joined wave sequence from vibration and hearing to rays, reflection, refraction and colour.
Health, Digestion and Plant Reproduction
Human nutrition and digestion followed by flowering-plant reproduction and dispersal.
Motion and Pressure
Quantitative motion, pressure in different states and the turning effect of forces.
Reactions, Acids and Alkalis
Evidence for chemical change, equations and mass conservation, followed by pH and salt preparation.
Energy
Energy stores, transfer pathways, power, resources and quantitative machine contexts.