Y8 Resources - Spring Term

Revision list for Year 8 Spring term test

Please see the links to Oak National Academy lessons if you feel unsure about some of the content for these four topics 

Matter 8 – Periodic Table & Elements

• Classwork booklet - link here

• Become familiar with the Periodic Table, introducing balancing equations

• Compare the properties of metals and non-metals link here

• Naming compounds link here

• Group 1, link here Group 7, link here Group 0, link here

Reactions 8

• Classwork booklet - link here

• Chemical changes link here

• Conservation of mass link here

• Complete and incomplete combustion link here

• Thermal decomposition Thermal Decomposition

• Exothermic and endothermic reactions Exothermic vs Endothermic Chemical  Reactions

Waves 8 – Light

• Identify light waves as transverse link here

• Describe the law of reflection link here

• Describe why light refracts as it passes from one material to another link here

• Explain why objects appear to be a certain colour link here

• Describe how coloured filters transmit different wavelengths of light link here

Forces 8

• Classwork booklet - link here

• Recap balanced and unbalanced forces link here

• Calculation of speed using the equation: Speed (m/s) = distance (metres ÷ time (seconds) link here

• Distance-time graphs link here

• Speed-time graphs

• Calculation of pressure using the equation: Pressure (N/m2) = force (N) ÷ area (m2) link here

• An understanding of why pressure increases with depth in liquids

• An understanding of why atmospheric pressure decreases as altitude increases

• Identifying the independent, dependent and control variables for an investigation