Year 8 Term 1
Year 8 - Outline Schemes of Work for Term 1
This is an outline of the learning that will be taking place this term. In following this creative curriculum, the pursuit of excellence is our goal. Literacy, numeracy, international mindedness, high order skills in ICT and cross curricular links and connections underpin the learning at CISD.
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Art and Design |
Students will be encouraged to think inventively and imaginatively whilst building up an understanding of the visual language used by artists and designers within a design and expressive context.
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English |
English is a core subject for all students and the four elements of writing, reading, speaking and listening are taught across the entire curriculum. Culture: Values, Beliefs & Rituals
Novels, plays, poems and short stories will all be visited throughout the course and be a vehicle for learning and the enjoyment of reading for pleasure. |
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French |
All lessons will include the four language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. The target language will be used as much as possible to assist student learning of the language and the build up of vocabulary and grammatical skills.
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Geography |
Unit 1. Making connections:
Unit 2. Can the earth cope? Ecosystems, population and resources:
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History |
History has moved on from learning about battles, dates and dead people. There are still elements of that of course, but the focus is very different. It is much more about looking at and interpreting information from a variety of sources, documents, letters, maps, photographs, posters, cartoons and so on. Unit 1. Introductory unit what's it all about?
Unit 2. Images of an age what can we learn from portraits 1500-1750?
Unit 3. Snapshot 1900 what was British middle-class life like?
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ICT - Information and Communication Technology |
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Mathematics |
Topic Heading to be covered 1. Number
2. Algebra
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Concepts to be covered Adding and subtracting fractions Fractions of amounts, Percentages of amounts, Ratio, Direct proportion Addition and subtraction laws Multiplication and division laws, Order of operations Multiplying decimals, Dividing by decimals Adding and subtracting negative numbers Multiplying and dividing with negative numbers, Multiples, factors and primes Powers and roots, Quadratic sequence.
Indices, Further indices, Simplifying expressions, Expanding brackets Factorizing, Gradient of diagonal lines The equation of a straight line parallel and perpendicular lines Interpreting graphs, Solving linear equations, Introducing inequalities Rearranging formulae, Generalizing and justifying findings, Factorization and formulae, Graphs of proportions |
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Music |
Introduction to the Elements of Music, incorporating Sound and Silence Blues Skills Understanding of the 12-bar blues structure, musical devices walking bass line, improvisation, blues scale, keyboard and other instrumental skills, vocal scatting, call-and-response, P4C discussions on the origin of the Blues, performaning Materials Numerous excerpts of Blues music, including, Howlin' Wolf, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Spider Man Theme, Batman Theme
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Graphic Scores
Caribbean Music Skills Syncopation, Reggae (where the origins of rap can be found), Salsa, Merengue,musical and lyrical devices used in Caribbean music Materials Three Little Birds' Bob Marley, 'August Town' Dwayne
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Form, Structure and Ground Bass Theme and Variation Skills Listening, performing and composing own variations on a theme, ability to identify a musical motif and the various ways it can be developed and contrasted throughout the course of a piece of music Materials 'Happy Birthday Theme,' 'Greensleeves,' 'Jingle Bells'
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Science |
Topic Heading to be covered Earth in Space
The Human Senses
Planet Earth
Forces and movement
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Concepts to be covered Measuring angles, Circular motion The Sun and its gravity, Rotation of the Earth, Orbit of the Earth Phases of the Moon, Eclipses, Tides The planets, The stars and how they produce energy, The Milky Way and other galaxies, Space travel, satellites Astronomy
Light as energy, Shadows and reflections Forming an image, Making vibrations Detecting vibrations, Sound waves Frequency and amplitude, Detecting smell and taste, Nerves in the skin Reaction times, Nerves around the body Voluntary and involuntary reactions Simple brain structure
Grains and crystals, Reactions with acid Mantle, lava, volcanoes, Weathering, erosion, transportation, deposition Layering and fossils, Effects of heat and pressure, Building materials Extracting metals, Salt formation Formation , extraction and use of fossil fuels, Benefits and hazards of nuclear fuels, Earth's resources Depositing waste
Pushing and pulling, Changing speed, direction and shape, Spring balances Balances and moments, Kilograms and Newtons, Speed and balanced forces Gravity, friction and terminal velocity Work and energy : Joules, Ratios Calculating efficiency Bones and muscles Respiration and circulation : food, oxygen, water and heat
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