Year 8 · Science

Physical Changes

Year 8 learners practise diffusion brownian motion and states of matter.

The activities include Describe and Explain Diffusion, Describe and Explain the Conservation of Mass, Describe Changes of State, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, lesson, teaching, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

Describe and Explain Diffusion
Describe and Explain the Conservation of Mass
Describe Changes of State
Explain Brownian Motion
Explain the Relationship Between Pressure and Volume of a Gas
Study the Similarities and Differences Between Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Checked learning resources

Oak: Diffusion

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Year 7 science lesson. I can explain how particles spread through a fluid. Brownian motion is the random motion of particles suspended in a medium. Particles of a substance released into a fluid (a gas or liquid) move ar
Boyle's law

Khan Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Video and transcript explaining the inverse relationship between the pressure and volume of a fixed amount of gas at constant temperature.
Conservation of Mass KS3 Worksheet

Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

Rated 4.7 out of 5, 7 reviews4.7(7)WorksheetsPricingPremiumPermissionsEditableStudents will use their understanding of the law of conservation of mass and open and closed systems to explain why sometimes it appears that
Oak lesson slides: Diffusion

Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website

Year 7 science lesson. I can explain how particles spread through a fluid. Brownian motion is the random motion of particles suspended in a medium. Particles of a substance released into a fluid (a gas or liquid) move ar
Oak worksheet: Diffusion

Oak National Academy · Worksheet · Opens on the provider website

Year 7 science lesson. I can explain how particles spread through a fluid. Brownian motion is the random motion of particles suspended in a medium. Particles of a substance released into a fluid (a gas or liquid) move ar
Solids, liquids and gases - KS3 Physics

BBC Bitesize · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 8 Science resource matched to diffusion brownian motion and states of matter.
Oak: Diffusion Moving Particles

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Year 7 science lesson. I can explain that diffusion is the movement of particles of a substance from an area of higher to lower concentration. All substances, including the cell cytoplasm and substances within it, are ma
What are changes of state?

BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website

KS3 science guide explaining reversible changes of state between solids, liquids and gases, including melting, freezing, evaporation and condensation.