Year 8 science

IXL offers more than 100 Year 8 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalised Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, national curriculum, or standardised test.

IXL offers more than 100 Year 8 science skills to explore and learn! Not sure where to start? Go to your personalised Recommendations wall to find a skill that looks interesting, or select a skill plan that aligns to your textbook, national curriculum, or standardised test.

A. Science practices and tools

  1. 1
    The process of scientific enquiry
  2. 2
    Identify laboratory tools
  3. 3
    Laboratory safety equipment

D. Mixtures

  1. 1
    Identify mixtures

E. Matter and mass

  1. 1
    Calculate density, mass and volume
  2. 2
    Understand conservation of matter using graphs

J. Electricity and magnetism

  1. 1
    Electric forces and fields
  2. 2
    Compare magnitudes of magnetic forces

K. Thermal energy

  1. 1
    Predict heat flow and temperature changes
  2. 2
    Compare thermal energy transfers

M. Waves

  1. 1
    Transverse waves
  2. 2
    Transmission, reflection and absorption of waves
  3. 3
    Electromagnetic waves
  4. 4
    Applications of infrared waves
  5. 5
    Effects of ultraviolet waves

N. Solutions

  1. 1
    Compare concentrations of solutions
  2. 2
    Diffusion across membranes

O. Classification and scientific names

  1. 1
    Describe, classify and compare kingdoms
  2. 2
    Identify common and scientific names
  3. 3
    Origins of scientific names
  4. 4
    Use scientific names to classify organisms

P. Biochemistry

  1. 1
    The chemistry of cellular respiration

R. Anatomy and physiology

  1. 1
    Organisation in the human body
  2. 2
    Body systems: circulation and respiration
  3. 3
    Body systems: perception and motion
  4. 4
    Science literacy: how does the nervous system produce phantom pain?

U. Plant reproduction

  1. 1
    Angiosperm and conifer life cycles
  2. 2
    Moss and fern life cycles

V. Photosynthesis

  1. 1
    How do plants use and change energy?
  2. 2
    Identify the photosynthetic organism

W. Ecosystems

  1. 1
    Describe populations, communities and ecosystems
  2. 2
    Identify ecosystems
  3. 3
    Describe ecosystems

Y. Conservation

  1. 1
    Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: explore a problem
  2. 2
    Coral reef biodiversity and human uses: evaluate solutions

Z. Natural resources and human impacts

  1. 1
    Evaluate claims about natural resource use: fossil fuels

BB. Earth's features

  1. 1
    Label Earth layers
  2. 2
    Label Earth features at tectonic plate boundaries
  3. 3
    Describe tectonic plate boundaries around the world

CC. Earth's systems and cycles

  1. 1
    Describe the geosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere
  2. 2
    The carbon cycle

DD. The atmosphere

  1. 1
    Explore air masses
  2. 2
    Identify and compare air masses
  3. 3
    How do air masses form?
  4. 4
    The greenhouse effect

EE. Weather and climate

  1. 1
    Use data to describe climates
  2. 2
    Factors affecting climate: latitude
  3. 3
    Factors affecting climate: altitude
  4. 4
    Factors affecting climate: distance from the ocean

GG. Units and measurement

  1. 1
    Choose units of distance, mass and volume
  2. 2
    Abbreviate time, length and speed units
  3. 3
    Abbreviate mass and volume units
  4. 4
    Abbreviate force, energy and electricity units