Year 8 · Science
Topics
Year 8 learners practise year 8 science topic revision overview.
The activities include Assessment: Atoms, Elements and Compounds, Assessment: Chemical Reactions, Assessment: Earth and Atmosphere, and related practice. The checked support below includes teaching, video, lesson, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Assessment: Atoms, Elements and Compounds
- Assessment: Chemical Reactions
- Assessment: Earth and Atmosphere
- Assessment: Electricity and Electromagnetism
- Assessment: Energetics
- Assessment: Energy
- Assessment: Genetics and Evolution
- Assessment: Interactions and Interdependencies
- Assessment: Material Cycles and Energy
- Assessment: Materials
- Assessment: Matter
- Assessment: Motion and Forces
- Assessment: Pure and Impure Substances
- Assessment: Space Physics
- Assessment: Structure and Functions of Living Organisms
- Assessment: The Particulate Nature of Matter
- Assessment: The Periodic Table
- Assessment: Waves
Checked learning resources
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KS3 Physics
BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
KS3 physics support for energy, electricity, forces, waves, sound, light and space.
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National curriculum in England: framework for key stages 1 to 4
GOV.UK · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
National curriculum KS3 physics reference for energy, electricity, forces, waves and space.
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Atoms and molecules
BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website
Learn about atoms and molecules in this KS3 chemistry guide from BBC Bitesize. Key points Video - atoms and molecules Atoms Elements Molecules Drawing atoms and molecules Examples Single element molecules Test your knowl
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What is a chemical reaction?
BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website
Understand what a chemical reaction is and learn through different examples of chemical reactions with this Bitesize Chemistry KS3 guide. Key points Video - chemical reactions Evidence for chemical reactions How are chem
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The rock cycle - The Earth and atmosphere
BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website
Rocks can do amazing things. Did you know they can evolve into a different type of rock over milions of years? Discover how with BBC Bitesize. Key points Video The rock cycle Weathering Erosion Working scientifically Act
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Electromagnetism guide for KS3 physics students
BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website
Find out how an electromagnet uses an electrical current to generate a magnetic field with this guide for KS3 physics students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize. Key points An electromagnet uses an electrical current to gener
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What are exothermic and endothermic reactions?
BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website
Revise and understand what endothermic and exothermic reactions are and how the two reactions affect energy transfer to or from their surroundings. Key Points Video Exothermic reactions Example of an exothermic reaction
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Energy stores - Energy
BBC Bitesize · Video · Opens on the provider website
If energy can’t be created or destroyed, what can it do? Learn more about what energy is and how it really works with this BBC Bitesize guide. Key points What is energy? Energy stores Conservation of energy Video - conse