Science
Biology - Year 8 Course Overview
Autumn Term
• Breathing and Respiratory System
• Coronary Heart Disease
• Health Issues
• Heart and Blood Vessels
Spring Term
• Ecosystems
• Aerobic and Anaerobic Respiration
• Photosynthesis
• Ecology
Summer Term
• Genes and Variation
• Evolution
• Genetic Engineering
Chemistry - Year 8 Course Overview
Autumn Term
• Matter
Spring Term
• Reactions
Summer Term
• Earth
Physics - Year 8 Course Overview
In year 8 pupils will have one lesson of Physics per week.
Autumn Term
• Electromagnets
• Waves
Spring Term
• Forces
Summer Term
• Energy
Assessments will take the form of relatively short half-termly tests and more rigorous and lengthy end of term tests. All tests will include content from previous topics.
Year 8 Useful links:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/ks3
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/levels/z4kw2hv
Revision Links
Muscles: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/organisms_behaviour_health/life_processes/revision/8/
Elements and compounds: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/chemical_material_behaviour/compounds_mixtures/revision/1/
Magnets: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/z3g8d2p/revision
Electromagnets: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/z3g8d2p/revision/4
Displacement reactions: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zqwmxnb/revision/3
Planets: Planets: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/environment_earth_universe/astronomy_space/revision/1/
Distance-time graphs: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zwwmxnb/revision/2
Refraction: https://www.bbc.com/education/clips/z7qb9j6
Foetal development: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/z9fgr82/revision/5
Acid reactions: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/chemical_material_behaviour/acids_bases_metals/revision/5/
Kinetic and gravitational potential energy: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/energy_electricity_forces/energy_transfer_storage/revision/2/
Pressure: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zssbgk7/revision
Hazard symbols: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/edexcel_pre_2011/chemicalreactions/chemicalsinthelabandhomerev2.shtml
Changes of state: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/z2wmxnb/revision/4
Predator/ prey: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/organisms_behaviour_health/food_chains/revision/1/
Food chains and webs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/organisms_behaviour_health/food_chains/revision/1/
Energy transfer/ heat loss: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/energy_electricity_forces/energy_transfer_storage/revision/5/
Fuels: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zggk87h/revision
Food groups: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zyjx6sg/revision
Digestive system: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/z9pv34j/revision
Forces: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/energy_electricity_forces/forces/revision/1/
Sound: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/z8d2mp3/revision
Muscles: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/organisms_behaviour_health/life_processes/revision/8/
Elements and compounds: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/science/chemical_material_behaviour/compounds_mixtures/revision/1/
Magnets: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/z3g8d2p/revision
Electromagnets: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/z3g8d2p/revision/4
Displacement reactions: https://www.bbc.com/education/guides/zqwmxnb/revision/3
KS3 Revision Guides
The Science department is happy to offer students the opportunity to purchase a KS3 all-in-one revision guide and exam practice book to help support them when they are revising for the end of topic and termly tests that we carry out in Science. They are not compulsory and will not be used in lessons or for homework but we wanted to offer them to students as parents have often mentioned that they wanted to be able to support their children when they are revising at home.
The book is split up into the different topics with sections to revise, questions to check their knowledge and understanding and then a big multi-topic exam (with mark scheme) at the end. We are able to offer it at cost price of £4 whereas it costs up to £8 in the shops or online.
Science is now an AQA department and so students are prepared for their GCSEs from year 7 onwards. The revision guide exam questions are similar in style to the new GCSEs and so this provides additional practice for them.
Revision guides can be purchased through the ParentPay website.