Year 8 Overview: Science
Term
Fertile
Question
Term 1
A meteor is about to hit
the Earth – what can we
do? Where can we go?
Term 2
What does it mean to be
healthy?
Term 3
How is there energy in
your food?
Why do you have brown
eyes and I have blue?
Term 4
Why does a bike rust and
a bomb explode?
Term 5
Why does it feel hot
above a fire?
Skill
Evaluating evidence and
theories (Proof)
1. Why do we need to
explore other
planets?
2. What caused the
dinosaurs to become
extinct?
3. How could we get to
another planet?
4. What things would
we need to find out
before we move to
another planet?
5. Where would we live
and what would our
home be like?
6. How could we keep
warm on another
planet?
Scientific ethics
Measurement and errors
Experimental method
Presenting and analysing
data
1. What is heat energy?
2. Why does ice melt?
3. What is pressure?
4. How does heat
energy move?
5. Why does my cup of
tea get cold?
Key content
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What causes
disease?
How does your body
protect itself?
How can a doctor
help protect you?
Are all drugs bad?
How do you know if
you are fit?
Does what you eat
really matter?
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3.
Where does energy
enter the food chain
and where does it
go?
Why does a polar
bear not live in a
forest?
What happens to the
number of rabbits if
there are more
foxes?
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How are we all
different?
Who was Darwin?
Why do giraffes have
long necks?
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What is a chemical
reaction?
How do I explain
reactions using a
formula?
What happens to a
substance when I
heat it?
Why are some
reactions hot and
some cold?
How do I make a
compound?
What is a fuel?
What happens when
I burn a fuel?
How are we changing
our atmosphere?
Term 6
What does the sea and
light have in common?
Electricity and Magnets –
what can we use them
for?
Using formulae
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What is a wave?
Why can I see myself
in a mirror?
Why is a red pen red?
How do we see
colour?
Is sound a wave?
How do you make
electricity with a wire
and a magnet?
What is a magnet?
Can we make a
magnet with
electricity and a
wire?
What would this type
of magnet be used
for?
Circuits – what are
they?