Year 8 Science

Term of Study

Topic Covered

Assessments

Autumn Term

B1 Food & Diet

C1 The Periodic Table

P1 Energy & Electricity

B2 Respiration

C2 Atoms, Elements & Compounds

P2 Satellites & Space

Assessment for B1, B2,C1,P1 Mid November

Assessment for all units in Autumn term Mid December

Spring Term

B3 Microbes

C3 Materials

P3 Forces

Assessment on B1,B2,B3,C1,C2,C3,P1,P2 and P3 third week of April

Open ended Assessment tasks

Summer Term

B4 Plants & Photosynthesis

C4 Rocks

P4 Speed

Revision of key ideas from Year 7 and Year 8

End of Year 8 Assessment early July

Open ended Assessment tasks