FULL SCIENCE Curriculum: 40 Lesson Plans + 4 Summative Assessment Tasks + Worksheet Suggestions (Year 8)

FULL SCIENCE Curriculum: 40 Lesson Plans + 4 Summative Assessment Tasks + Worksheet Suggestions (Year 8)

Covering:
Physical Sciences:
AC9S8U05 - classify different types of energy as kinetic or potential and investigate
energy transfer and transformations in simple systems.
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Earth and Space Sciences:
AC9S8U03 - investigate tectonic activity including the formation of geological features at divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries and describe the
scientific evidence for the theory of plate tectonics.
AC9S8U04 - describe the key processes of the rock cycle, including the timescales over which they occur, and examine how the properties of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks reflect their formation and influence their use.
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Chemical Sciences:
AC9S8U06 - classify matter as elements, compounds or mixtures and compare
different representations of these, including 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional models, symbols for elements and formulas for molecules and compounds.
AC9S8U07 - compare physical and chemical changes and identify indicators of energy change in chemical reactions.
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Biological Sciences:
AC9S8U01 - recognise cells as the basic units of living things, compare plant and animal cells, and describe the functions of specialised cell structures and organelles.
AC9S8U02 - analyse the relationship between structure and function of cells, tissues and organs in a plant and an animal organ system and explain how these systems enable survival of the individual.
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Science as a human endeavour (all content descriptors)
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Science inquiry (all content descriptors)


Including: hands-on activities, explicit teaching content, formative assessment options, differentiation strategies, extension tasks, cross curriculum opportunities, outdoor learning opportunities, early career/ real life education (related career fields) and materials needed (per lesson).

Also included: Summative Assessment Tasks and Worksheet Suggestions for this unit.