Year 8 Science Print Workbooks (Class Sets) (2026)

Description

About the Year 8 Science Print Workbooks

The set of Year 8 science print workbooks includes the following workbooks:

• Year 8 Chemistry
• Year 8 Biology
• Year 8 Physics
• Year 8 Earth & Space

Each workbook includes a variety of questions and activities and comes with comprehensive answers.

 

Workbook Contents

Chemistry

1.   Elements and Compounds
     1.1   Elements, Compounds and Mixtures
     1.2   Names and Symbols for Elements and Compounds
     1.3   Introduction to the Periodic Table
2.   Chemical Change
     2.1   Physical and Chemical Changes
     2.2   Describing Chemical Reactions Using Equations
     2.3   Investigating Chemical Reactions

Biology

1.   The Cellular Basis of Life
     1.1   Microscopes
     1.2   Cells
     1.3   Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms
     1.4   Cell Division
     1.5   Respiration and Photosynthesis
2.   Body Systems
     2.1   Overview of Body Systems
     2.2   The Digestive System
     2.3   The Respiratory System
     2.4   The Circulatory System
     2.5   The Excretory System
     2.6   The Musculoskeletal System

Physics

1.   Energy
     1.1   Introduction to Energy
     1.2   Kinetic Energy
     1.3   Potential Energy
     1.4   Energy Transfer
     1.5   Energy Transformation
     1.6   Conservation of Energy

Earth & Space

1.   Plate Tectonics
     1.1   Earth’s Internal Structure
     1.2   Plate Tectonic Theory
     1.3   Tectonic Plate Boundaries
     1.4   Volcanoes
     1.5   Earthquakes and Tsunamis
2.   The Rock Cycle
     2.1   Rocks and the Rock Cycle
     2.2   Igneous Rocks
     2.3   Sedimentary Rocks
     2.4   Metamorphic Rocks

247 pages total

 

Online Courses

The Year 8 Workbooks are designed to be used in conjunction with the Year 8 Online Courses, which contain comprehensive lesson notes and interactive quizzes.

The workbooks and online courses can be purchased together as a discount bundle.

 

Coverage of the Australian Curriculum

The Years 8 science workbooks are aligned with Version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum.

Year 8 Chemistry – Science Understanding

• Classify matter as elements, compounds or mixtures and compare different representations of these, including 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional models, symbols for elements and formulas for molecules and compounds (AC9S8U06).
• Compare physical and chemical changes and identify indicators of energy change in chemical reactions (AC9S8U07).

Year 8 Biology – Science Understanding

• Recognise cells as the basic units of living things, compare plant and animal cells, and describe the functions of specialised cell structures and organelles (AC9S8U01).
• Analyse the relationship between structure and function of cells, tissues and organs in a plant and an animal organ system and explain how these systems enable survival of the individual (AC9S8U02).

Year 8 Physics – Science Understanding

• Classify different types of energy as kinetic or potential and investigate energy transfer and transformations in simple systems (AC9S8U05).

Year 8 Earth & Space – Science Understanding

• Investigate tectonic activity including the formation of geological features at divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries and describe the scientific evidence for the theory of plate tectonics (AC9S8U03).
• Describe the key processes of the rock cycle, including the timescales over which they occur, and examine how the properties of sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks reflect their formation and influence their use (AC9S8U04).

 

Special Discounts for Schools who have Previously Purchased PDF Versions of the Workbooks.

Schools who have previously purchased PDF workbooks (Australian Curriculum version 8.4) are entitled to a 100% credit towards their first order of print workbooks.

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