Top tips for year eights

 Organs and systems  Puberty  Materials  Circuits  Light and sound  Magnets  Acids and Alkalis  Solids, liquids and gases,  Balanced diets  Adaptations  Volume and scientific methods  Pollution – global warming and acid rain  Forces  Energy transfers  Plants

 Buy a revision guide - £2.50  Mind map of the topic. Add as much detail as you can.  Write out key words and definitions  Use bbc bitesize: read, make notes, do the activities and tests.  Get diagrams and make sure you can label them and write information about each part.  Find or make up questions for the topic and answer them. Check your answers in books or on the internet.  Make a folder of your notes with all of these things in. The contents page will help you become familiar with the topics.

Environment Food webs adaptations Food chains Habitats Organism’s place in the food chain Populations Survival

 Voltage –  Current –  Series –  Parallel –  Battery –  Complete circuit –  Resistance –  Ammeter-  Voltmeter –  Magnetic pole -  Magnetic field –  Compass –  Bar magnet -

 Which travels faster, light or sound?  Give an example of a time when you might notice this.  Explain why light travels through space but sound does not.  Describe why refraction occurs.  Explain how frequency of sound waves and pitch are related.  Explain how a shadow is formed.  How can loud noises be dangerous?

 In your book or revision notes, answer question on pages: 2(Q2 only),5,6,8,10,12,22,24