Y8 Resources - Spring Term

Spring Term

Reactions - Investigating different types of reactions


• Complete and incomplete combustion

• Exothermic and endothermic reactions

• Representing chemical reactions as equations


Matter – Periodic Table & Elements

• Become familiar with the Periodic Table, introducing balancing equations

• Compare the properties of metals and non-metals

• Naming compounds

• Groups 1, 7 and 0

Waves  – Light

• Identify light waves as transverse

• Describe the law of reflection

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

• Explain why objects appear to be a certain colour

• Describe how coloured filters transmit different wavelengths of light

Forces

● Recap balanced and unbalanced forces

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

● Distance-time graphs

● Speed-time graphs

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

● 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

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National Academy Lessons

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Electromagnets

Lessons 1-6 and 10-13

Matter

All lessons

Genes

Lessons 8 to 10 and 12

Lessons 12 and 14

Waves

Lessons 1,3,4,5,8,9

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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


Reactions 8


Waves 8 – Light


Forces 8