Science
Year 8
Year 8
Year 8 Science introduces learners to further scientific concepts and skills that will allow them to describe and explain everyday phenomena. In Year 7 and 8 Science, there is a two year programme cycle with both classes studying the same topics at the same time in each year, which will allow for increased collaboration.
Programme 1
Introduction to the laboratory
Using evidence to solve a crime
Physical and Chemical Changes
Heat and light energy in everyday examples
Individual investigations (leading to Science Fair projects)
Space - our place in the solar system
Space travel and how rockets work
Micro-organisms - helpful and harmful
Programme 2
Laboratory skills
From garden to kitchen: preserving, chromatography, pH
Ecology: habitats, adaptations to the environment
Interactive systems: weather, water and its impact on the environment
Electricity: simple circuits, batteries and static electricity
Investigating sound
Science Badges - learners choose an area of Science they wish to study and complete activities to earn a badge