Year 8 - Term 2 Program

Year 8 - Term 2

Work Program

What is happening in science this month - April, May, June
Night Sky Charts - April, May, June
Night Sky Calendar - April, May, June
Brisbane Astonomical Society public viewing nights Saturday 10th May, 14th June (Mt Coot-tha from 7.00 - 9.00 pm)
Visit the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium site to find out about current shows and events.

Weeks	Chapter/ Topic	Activities/ Notes/ Resources
1 - 4	Chapter 2- Understanding Matter	Topics – Matter - properties, definition, states; mass vs weight; solids liquids and gases; Particle theory of matter, understanding gases; diffusion; Changing states; water cycle; latent heat; Heating solids, liquids and gases – conduction and convection. Activities, Experiments & Demonstrations: Exp. 2.1 Investigating matter Demonstration - Properties of gases Demonstration - understanding gases Exp. 2.3 Investigating particles Demonstration - sublimation of iodine Exp 2.8 – Expansion and contraction of solids liquids and gases Resources - Science 8 – A Contextual Approach’ Heinemann What is Matter Workbook Related Internet Sites Matter States of matter Liquids Evaporation etc Extension - how many states of matter?
5 - 8	Chapter 3 Mxing and Separating	Topics: Pure substances - atoms, elements and compounds; the Periodic Table; pure substances and mixtures; homogeneous and heterogeneous; solutions – solute, solvent, soluble,insoluble, concentration, - concentrated, dilute, saturated, solubility; Suspensions, sediment; Colloids and emulsions, Separating mixtures – techniques - sieving, decanting, magnetic separation, gravity separation, evaporation, filtration, recrystallisation, distillation, chromatography and centrifuging. Activities Exp 3.1 -Soluble and insoluble substances Exp. 3.5 – Looking at crystals Exp. 3.7 – As clear as mud Exp. 3.8 – Demonstration with salt solution and/or ethanol/water solution. Exp 3.9 – Chromatography (if time permits?) Related Internet Sites Solutions Periodic Table Interactive Periodic Table
9	Revision and Exams	Assessment Exam (Duration 1hr 10 min) + 10 marks for Practical Report Books Revision do e-tester from your CD Revision Points Revision Test - Matter and Separating Materials Online quizes Matter quiz States of matter quiz Anoter states of matter quiz Liquids quiz Atoms and elements quiz Pure substances and Mixtures Separating Mixtures Another atom quiz And another on atoms and elements

Student Science Activities

Join the Double Helix Science club - the official science club of CSIRO
The Griffith University - Griffith Science Club - after school science activities.
Identify your learning strengths – Research shows that all human beings have at least eight different types of intelligence. Depending on your background and age, some intelligences are more developed than others. This activity will help you find out what your strengths are. Knowing this, you can work to strengthen the other intelligences that you do not use as often. Visit this site to investigate your strengths.