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KS3 Year 8
| Year 8 Rotation 1 | |||
| Study topic | Knowledge and skills | Assessment | How to support your child |
| Biology – B8.1 Organ Systems | Students will look at the body’s requirements for energy intake and the reasons behind the intake of a balanced diet as well as the consequences of imbalances in the diet, including obesity, starvation and deficiency diseases. The unit covers the gas exchange system and the role of the blood as a transport medium. Finally it examines the effect of exercise, asthma and smoking on the human gas exchange system as well as other drugs including stimulants and depressants on body function. | End of unit knowledge check T1 assessment | Buy a heart, kidneys and liver from the supermarket and help you child look for key structures in the organs. Visit the BODYWORKS exhibition (London) to look at real organ systems. https://bodyworlds.com/exhibitions/ Keep your eyes peels for dates on Manchester. Use the knowledge organiser page to secure learning by testing students on what they are learning. |
| Chemistry – C8.1 The periodic table | Students will study some groups in the periodic table and classify elements of these as metals or non-metals using their position. This is linked to the periodic as well as the trends shown within it. | End of unit knowledge check T1 assessment | Use the knowledge organiser page to secure learning by testing students on what they are learning. |
| Physics – P8.1 The Earth and Space | Students will study how organisms produce different sounds and their auditory ranges, such as ultrasound and infrasound. They will study the structure and function of the ear, comparing this with a microphone looking at similarities and differences in how sounds are detected on microphone diaphragm and the ear drum. | End of unit knowledge check T1 assessment | Watch a documentary on space. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03bhszp Use the knowledge organiser page to secure learning by testing students on what they are learning. |
| Year 8 Rotation 2 | |||
| Study topic | Knowledge and skills | Assessment | How to support your child |
| Biology – B8.2 Biological reactions | Students will cover the ideas such as the role of the reaction and word equation for photosynthesis, the adaptation of leaves for photosynthesis as well as the process and word equations for aerobic and anaerobic respiration. | End of unit knowledge check T2 assessment | Watch a documentary on plants and their role. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p90d6 Watch a Use the knowledge organiser page to secure learning by testing students on what they are learning. |
| Chemistry – C8.2 Atoms, Elements and Compounds | Students will consolidate their knowledge of atoms within the historical context of Dalton, and the idea of a compound is introduced. The periodic table as a simple list of elements makes its appearance. | End of unit knowledge check T2 assessment | Learn more about the history of the atom, discovered in Manchester. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhk3Iz4cmEc Use the knowledge organiser page to secure learning by testing students on what they are learning. |
| Physics – P8.2 Solids, Liquids and Gases | Students will recap the particle model of matter and begin to link microscopic behaviour to macroscopic properties such as density, gas pressure and to change of state. They will study the differences in arrangements, in motion and in closeness of particles explaining changes of state, shape and density, and the anomaly of ice-water transition | End of unit knowledge check T2 assessment | Investigate diffusion of tea and food dyes with different temperatures of water. Look at how quickly the colours spreads throughout the water. Use the knowledge organiser page to secure learning by testing students on what they are learning. |
| Year 8 Rotation 3 | |||
| Study topic | Knowledge and skills | Assessment | How to support your child |
| Biology – B8.3 The Producers | Students will deepen their knowledge of the plant kingdom by looking at the ideas such as water uptake, reproduction, pollination and seed dispersal mechanisms in plants. This knowledge will also be applied to real word farming scenarios. | End of unit knowledge check E1 assessment | Watch a documentary on plants and their role. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p90d6 Use the knowledge organiser page to secure learning by testing students on what they are learning. |
| Chemistry – C8.3 Types of Chemical Reaction | Students will extend the idea of chemical changes to several further examples, such as combustion, which also allows the introduction of word equations. | End of unit knowledge check E1 assessment | Use the knowledge organiser page to secure learning by testing students on what they are learning. |
| Physics – P8.3 Sound | Students will study how organisms produce different sounds and their auditory ranges, such as ultrasound and infrasound. They will study the structure and function of the ear, comparing this with a microphone looking at similarities and differences in how sounds are detected on microphone diaphragm and the ear drum. | End of unit knowledge check E1 assessment | Download a frequency app onto your smart phone, make different noise and look how the frequency and intensity change. Use the knowledge organiser page to secure learning by testing students on what they are learning. |
| Year 8 Rotation 4 | |||
| Study topic | Knowledge and skills | Assessment | How to support your child |
| Chemistry – C8.4 The Rock Cycle | Students will consider the source of rocks and how this leads to their uses in everyday life. Weathering and the rock cycle are also studied, providing a full view of the physical and chemical processes involved in rock formation. | End of unit knowledge check | Find different metal items around the house, talk to your children about why they are made of metal. Use the knowledge organiser page to secure learning by testing students on what they are learning. |
| Physics – P8.4 Force Fields | Students will use the context of magnetism in this topic to build on the idea of non-contact force by introducing the concept of a field. The magnetic effect of a current and its uses is introduced. Students will use compasses to visualise magnet fields and investigate the strength of electromagnets. The internal structure of the atom is also studied as the gaining and losing these electrons can lead to the build-up of static. | End of unit knowledge check | Look for magnets around the home (Fridges/doorbells). Talk about why the magnets have been used. Use the knowledge organiser page to secure learning by testing students on what they are learning. |
| Year 8 Rotation 5 | |||
| Study topic | Knowledge and skills | Assessment | How to support your child |
| Chemistry – C8.5 The Earth’s Materials | Students will consider the source of the metal elements and how this leads to their uses in everyday life. The structure and properties of alloys are introduced. The reactions of metals are also covered. | End of unit knowledge check | |
| Physics – P8.5 Light | Students will be introduced to waves within the context of Light. They will look at a range of concepts including; how light travels, reflection, refraction. The will also look at the structure of the eye and compare this to the structure of a camera. | End of unit knowledge check | Make a pinhole camera. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDm1Mpixjuw Use the knowledge organiser page to secure learning by testing students on what they are learning. |