OLDYear 8 Curriculum Information Booklet 2017-2018
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Topic 4 Forces (2)<br />
Students will study the following:<br />
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What is speed and how we measure<br />
and calculate it?<br />
Graphical representations of speed<br />
over time and analysing that<br />
information.<br />
An introduction into how forces<br />
affect the speed of an object<br />
What is pressure, calculating it and<br />
how it can be applied to liquids and<br />
gases<br />
Topic 5 Muscles and bones<br />
Students will study the following:<br />
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The skeleton, the role of joints and<br />
muscles in movement.<br />
Investigating the effects of exercise<br />
on muscle fatigue<br />
Topic 6 The Earth<br />
Students will study the following:<br />
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The composition of the atmosphere<br />
The formation and composition of<br />
rocks<br />
The factors that affect crystal size in<br />
igneous rocks<br />
How physical, chemical and<br />
biological factors affect rocks /<br />
erosion<br />
The effects of melting glaciers<br />
The formation of sedimentary rocks<br />
How fossils are formed<br />
The rock cycle<br />
Continental drift<br />
Topic 7 Light<br />
Students will study the following:<br />
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The properties of light<br />
How light waves reflect and refract<br />
when they encounter different<br />
objects.<br />
An introduction into how the eye<br />
and a camera both detect and focus<br />
light<br />
The different colours of light and<br />
how this changes with filters, mixing
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