OLDYear 8 Curriculum Information Booklet 2017-2018

Unit 7 – Number
Students will study the following:
Rounding and estimating
calculations
Standard form
Unit 8 – Algebra
Unit 9 – Shape
Students will study the following:
Form and solve more complicated
linear equations
Students will study the following:
Properties of angles in polygons
Understanding and using bearings
to describe direction
Pythagoras’ theorem
Unit 10 – Algebra
Students will study the following:
Understand and draw a linear graph
from its equation
Calculate gradients and find the
equation of a line
Draw and interpret graphs in real
life contexts
Find and understand the gradient of
a graph
Unit 10 – Data
Unit 12 – Probability
Students will study the following:
Collect and process continuous data
Select and calculate appropriate
measures of average and spread
Draw and interpret appropriate
statistical diagrams
Students will study the following:
Probabilities of mutually-exclusive
events
Draw and use a sample space
diagram
Use relative frequency to estimate
experimental probability
Unit 13 – Algebra
Students will study the following:
Use non-algebraic methods to solve
equations
Solve simple linear inequalities