Castle Manor Academy

Year 8 Science

Units taught in science and the theme that they belong to:

Autumn

  • Elements (Mattter)
  • Plant reproduction (Ecosystems) 
  • Light (Waves)
  • Structure of the Earth (Earth) 
  • Human reproduction (Genes) 
  • Assessment 1
  • Energy costs (Energy) 

Spring

  • Digestion (Organisms) 
  • Potential difference and resistance (Electromagnets) 
  • Contact forces (Forces) 
  • Chemical energy (Reactions) 
  • Assessment 2
  • Electromagnets (Electromagnets) 
  • Breathing and respiration (Organisms) (Ecosystems) 

Summer

  • Work (Energy) 
  • Climate (Earth) 
  • Wave properties and effects (Waves) 
  • Evolution and inheritance (Genes) 
  • Assessment 3
  • Earth’s resources (Earth) 
  • Types of reactions (Reactions)