/ YEAR 8 Science
SEMESTER ONE 2017
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
BALMORALSTATEHIGH SCHOOL
Week / Week START
DATE / Unit / TOPICS / SUBJECT COORDINATOR – Kellie Baumgart
School Events & Public Holidays / Assessment Type / Assessment Due Date
1 / 23 / JAN / UNIT NAME /
  • Introduction to lab safety
  • Explain why a model for the structure of matter is needed
  • Model the arrangement of particles in solids, liquids and gases
/ 26th Jan
Australia Day
2 / 30 / JAN /
  • Using the particle model to explain observed phenomena linking the energy of particles to temperature changes
  • Modelling the arrangement of particles in elements and compounds

3 / 6 / FEB /
  • Recognise that elements and simple compounds can be represented by symbols and formulas
  • Locate elements on the periodic table

4 / 13 / FEB /
  • Identify the differences between chemical and physical changes
  • Identify evidence that a chemical change has taken place

5 / 20 / FEB /
  • Investigate simple reactions such as combining elements to make a compound
  • Revision
  • Exam
/ Exam
6 / 27 / FEB /
  • Recognise that the chemical properties of a substance, for example its flammability and ability to corrode, will affect its use

7 / 6 / MAR /
  • Assessment – Materials

8 / 13 / MAR /
  • Assessment – Materials

9 / 20 / MAR /
  • Assessment – Materials
  • Investigating natural materials used by Indigenous Australians
/ Report due
10 / 27 / MAR /
  • Recognise that kinetic energy is the energy possessed by moving bodies

EASTER HOLIDAYS 14th April - Good Friday
1 / 17 / APR / UNIT NAME /
  • Recognise that potential energy is stored energy, such as gravitational, chemical and elastic energy
/ 17 April – Easter Monday
2 / 24 / APR /
  • Investigate different forms of energy in terms of the effects they cause, such as gravitational potential causing objects to fall and heat energy transferred between materials that have a different temperature
/ 25th Anzac Day
3 / 1 / MAY /
  • Recognise that heat energy is often produced as a by-product of energy transfer, such as brakes on a car and light globes
/ 1 st May
Labour Day
4 / 8 / MAY /
  • Use flow diagrams to illustrate changes between different forms of energy

5 / 15 / MAY /
  • Revision
  • Exam
/ Exam
6 / 22 / MAY /
  • Assessment - Creating a Rube Goldberg Machine
/ Experiment & Booklet
7 / 29 / MAY /
  • Assessment - Creating a Rube Goldberg Machine
/ Experiment & Booklet
8 / 5 / JUN /
  • Assessment - Creating a Rube Goldberg Machine
/ Experiment & Booklet
9 / 12 / JUN /
  • Examine a variety of cells using a light microscope, by digital technology or by viewing a simulation

10 / 19 / JUN /
  • Distinguish plant cells from animal or fungal cells
  • Identify structures within cells and describing their function

JUNE / JULY HOLIDAYS /
  • Differences between animal and plant cells
  • Structure and function of specialised cells