Science Year 8
Dear parents and students,
Congratulations on completing year 7 and welcome to year 8 science.
We are excited to welcome you back to this new and interesting academic year.
Year 8 students will have five Science lessons per week.
Students and parents are required to check google classroom on daily basis for assignments/ worksheets/Homework explanatory videos/ power points/ due dates etc..
Thank you for your patience and your trust in us and I wish you a very successful and safe year.
Please do not hesitate to contact us by email in case you have any questions.
Term 2
Week 18: Starting Sunday, January, 19th
Lesson 1: End of Unit 5 test - revision
Learning objectives:
Revise all the important facts to prepare students for the test.
Lesson 2: End of unit 5 test
Learning objectives:
Learners complete the test
Lesson 3: Unit 6.1 Reflection
Learning objectives:
Understand the law of reflection and describe how light is reflected from a plane surface.
Lesson 4: Unit 6.1 Reflection
Learning objectives:
Understand the law of reflection and describe how light is reflected from a plane surface.
Lesson 5: Working on the Science fair projects.
Week 19: Starting Sunday, January, 26th
Lesson 1: Unit 6.1 Reflection
Learning objectives:
Understand the law of reflection and describe how light is reflected from a plane surface.
Lesson 2: Unit 6.2 Refraction
Learning objectives:
Understand how light changes direction when touching a different medium.
Lesson 3: Unit 6.2 Refraction
Learning objectives:
Understand how light changes direction when touching a different medium.
Lesson 4: Unit 6.3 Making rainbows
Learning objectives:
Learn how white light is made from many colors, and discover how dispersion of light can be done using a prism.
Lesson 5: Working on the Science fair projects.
Week 20: Starting Sunday, February, 2nd
Lesson 1: Science Fair Presentations
Learning objectives:
Students present their science fair projects to the rest of the class.
Lesson 2: Science Fair Presentations
Learning objectives:
Students present their science fair projects to the rest of the class.
Lesson 3: Science Fair Presentations
Learning objectives:
Students present their science fair projects to the rest of the class.
Lesson 4: Unit 6.3 Making rainbows
Learning objectives:
Learn how white light is made from many colors, and discover how dispersion of light can be done using a prism.
Lesson 5: Unit 6.4 Colours of light
Learning objectives:
Describe how colors of light can be added, subtracted, absorbed and reflected.
Week 21: Starting Sunday, February, 9th
Lesson 1: Recap of Light Units 6.1 to 6.3
Learning objectives:
Recap Units 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3
Lesson 2: Sports day activities
Lesson 3: Sports Day Holiday
Lesson 4: Sports Day Holiday
Lesson 5: Sports Day Holiday
Week 22: Starting Sunday, February, 16
Lesson 1: Recap light units 6.1 - 6.4
Learning objectives:
Recap Light Units 6.1 - 6.4 Students complete the Check your progress questions
Lesson 2: Science Fair Presentations
Learning objectives:
Discover that galaxies contain dust, gas, stars and solar systems
Lesson 3:Unit 6.5 Galaxies
Learning objectives:
Students present their science fair projects to the rest of the class.
Lesson 4: Unit 6.6 Rocks in Space
Learning objectives:
Students work in groups to complete the practical on Refraction and Reflection of light.
Lesson 5: End of unit test - Revision
Learning objectives:
Revision of Light for units 6.1 to 6.4
Week 23: Starting Sunday, February, 23
Lesson 1: End of unit test
Lesson 2: Earth and Space project
Learning objectives:
Students will work in groups of up to 3 students to research about Earth and space topics.
Lesson 3:Earth and Space project
Learning objectives:
Students will work in groups of up to 3 students to research about Earth and space topics.
Lesson 4: Earth and Space project
Learning objectives:
Students will work in groups of up to 3 students to research about Earth and space topics.
Lesson 5: Parent-teacher conferences - No students in school
Week 24: Starting Sunday, March, 2
Lesson 1: Review of the end of unit assessment
Learning objectives:
Students will work through the test looking at their mistakes
Lesson 2: Unit 7 Diet and Growth - 7.1 Nutrients
Learning objectives:
Learn about the six types of nutrients and why we need these nutrients.
Lesson 3:Science fair project day
Learning objectives:
Students will visit the science fair project exhibitions.
Lesson 4: Unit 7 Diet and Growth - 7.1 Nutrients
Learning objectives:
Learn about the six types of nutrients and why we need these nutrients.
Lesson 5: Earth and Space project
Learning objectives:
Students will work in groups of up to 3 students to finalise their projects about Earth and space topics.
Teachers:
Mrs Amina Muhumed
Mr Gregory Frosler
Mrs Nisha Mahesh
nisha.mahesh@emsdoha.net
Year 8 Science Curriculum Guide 2024-2025
End of Unit 6 Assessment: 23 February
Please check Google Classroom for details on all the revision notes
Calendar of Events
Class rules & expectations
Students are expected to follow class rules:
1- Wear the correct school uniform
2- Come on time
3- Raise your hand before you speak (ONE VOICE)
4- Bathroom pass is allowed only at specific times
5- No eating/ chewing gums in class
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