What do we do in year 8?
The units covered in year 8 build upon those taught in year 7. Year 8 science begins with ‘practical skills’, a unit designed to help students to link practical science to careers within the field. Topics covered throughout the year include:
- Pressure and forces
- Magnetism
- Wave effects and properties
- Elements and the periodic table
- Types of reaction
- Climate and Earth resources
- Breathing and digestion
- Photosynthesis
- Variation and inheritance