Science - Year 8
Week Beginning - 1st June
Thursday P3
Thursday P4
Friday P3or4(A/B)
What I will be learning about - Earth and Earth’s atmosphere
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
The composition of the earth
The structure of the earth
The rock cycle and the formation of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
Resources I will need to use
Links to resources on sharepoint:
Lesson 19
Lesson 20
Lesson 21
Week Beginning - 18th May
Thursday P3
Thursday P4
Friday P3or4(A/B)
What I will be learning about - REVISION / TEST / DIRT
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
REVISION / TEST / DIRT
Resources I will need to use
Links to resources on sharepoint:
Lesson 16
Lesson 17
Lesson 18
Week Beginning - 11th May
Wednesday P1 & P5
Friday P5
What I will be learning about - Light waves and properties
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
Colours and the different frequencies of light, white light and prisms (qualitative only); differential colour effects in absorption and diffuse reflection
Practical skills and techniques around this topic
Resources I will need to use
Links to resources on sharepoint:
Lesson 13
Lesson 14
Lesson 15
Week Beginning - 4th May
Wednesday P1 & P5
Friday P5
What I will be learning about - Light waves and properties
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
Use of ray model to explain imaging in mirrors, the pinhole camera, the refraction of light, action of convex lens in focussing (qualitative) and the human eye
Light transferring energy from source to absorber leading to chemical and electrical effects; photo-sensitive material in the retina and in cameras
Resources I will need to use
Links to resources on sharepoint:
Lesson 10
Lesson 11
Lesson 12
Week Beginning - 27th April
Wednesday P1 & P5
Friday P5
What I will be learning about - Light waves and properties
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
Light waves travelling through a vacuum; speed of light
The transmission of light through materials: absorption, diffuse scattering and specular reflection at a surface
Resources I will need to use
Links to resources on sharepoint:
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Week Beginning - 20th April
Wednesday P1 & P5
Friday P5
What I will be learning about - Sound and its propagation
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
Waves on water as undulations which travel through water with transverse motion; these waves can be reflected, and add or cancel – superposition.
Pressure waves transferring energy; used for cleaning and physiotherapy by ultrasound; waves transferring information for conversion to electrical signals by microphone
Sound produced by vibrations of objects, in loud speakers, detected by their effects on microphone diaphragm and the ear drum; sound waves are longitudinal
Resources I will need to use
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Week Beginning - 14th April
Wednesday P1 & P5
Friday P5
What I will be learning about - Sound and its propagation
What I will need to know or be able to do by the end of the week
Sound needs a medium to travel, the speed of sound in air, in water, in solids
Auditory range in humans and animals
Frequencies of sound waves, measured in hertz (Hz); echoes, reflection and absorption of sound
Resources I will need to use
Links to resources on sharepoint:
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Other useful learning resources