CLASS 8 SUBJECTS
CLASS 8 SCIENCE TOPICS LIST
Human Body - Reproduction in Human Body - Excretory
Health Education
Plants
Animals
Water
Environment
Energy
Making Work Easier
CLASS 8 SCIENCE TOPICS SUMMARY
TOPIC 1
Human Body - Reproduction in Human Body - Excretory
Read on the human reproduction system and the human excretory system. Learn on the processes involved in the human reproductive system from fertilization to giving birth. Further, read on the roles of the skin, lungs, kidneys in the human excretory system. Learn to label and identify the different parts of the human respiratory system.
TOPIC 2
Plants - Adaptation of Plants
Read on Xerophytes, Mesophytes, and Hydrophytes. Learn the features of Xerophytes and Hydrophytes that enable them adapt to their respective habitats.
TOPIC 3
Animals - Adaptation of Plants
Read on Xerophytes, Mesophytes, and Hydrophytes. Learn the features of Xerophytes and Hydrophytes that enable them adapt to their respective habitats.
TOPIC 4
Water - Soft and Hard Water
Read on the properties of soft and hard water and the disadvantages of hard water. Learn how you can soften hard water either temporarily or permanently.
TOPIC 5
The Environment and Pollution
Read on the the components of the environment. Learn on soil pollution, its effects and how you can conserve the soil. Further, read on air pollutants and the effects of air pollution. Learn how you can control air pollution.
TOPIC 6
Energy - Light and Heat Energy
What is energy? Read comprehensively on two major sources of energy - light and heat. Read on the properties on light and its basic uses. Read on the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light. Differentiate between opaque, transparent, and translucent materials and get examples of each. Finally, read on the conduction and convection methods of transfer of heat.
TOPIC 7
Health Education - HIV/AIDS and Drugs
Read on HIV and AIDS, its causes, and learn how you can prevent it. Read on drugs, how common drugs are abused, and the effects of drugs abuse. Learn how you can safely handle different chemicals at home and school.
TOPIC 8
Making Work Easier - Simple Machines, Forces, & Levers
What are simple machines and how are they used in everyday life? Read on the different types of force including gravity and friction. Read on levers and they classifications including first class levers, second class levers, and third class levers. Finally read on inclined planes and pulleys.
Notes You'll Find Interesting
The Human Circulatory System: CLASS 7 SCIENCE
The human circulatory system comprises of the heart, blood, and blood vessels. Explore the heart and how its is suited for its functions. Read on the four main components of the blood; plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, and the purpose of each in the human circulatory system. Read on the structure of blood vessels (Arteries, Veins, and Capillaries).
Making Work Easier - Friction and Levers: CLASS 7 SCIENCE
What is friction and what is its importance? Read on ways on reducing and increasing friction. Read on levers, more so how they are classified into first class levers, second class levers, and third class levers. See example of the different classes of levers.
Properties of Matter - Mixtures: CLASS 7 SCIENCE
What is a mixture? Define a solute, solvent, and a solution. Learn to differentiate between miscible liquids and immiscible liquids as well as magnetic and non-magnetic materials. Learn on the different methods of separating mixtures including filtering, evaporation, decanting, and more.
Plants - Pollination, fertilization and germination: CLASS 6 SCIENCE
Identify the different parts of a flower and their functions. Read on pollination and the two types of pollination and the differences between wind-pollinated and insect-pollinated flowers. Identify the different parts of a dicot and monocot seeds and learn the conditions necessary for germination of seeds.