Science Essentials 8 for NSW

1. Fair tests
1.1 Science is observing
1.2 Inferring and predicting
1.3 Hypotheses and fair tests
1.4 Designing your own experiment
1.5 Writing reports

2. Particles of matter
2.1 Properties of matter
2.2 The particle theory
2.3 Solutions
2.4 Using the particle theory
2.5 Atoms and molecules

3. Elements and compounds
3.1 Elements
3.2 Compounds
3.3 Making and breaking compounds
3.4 Ionic compounds

4. Useful materials
4.1 Carbon compounds
4.2 Plastics
4.3 Rubber
4.4 Fibres
4.5 Materials - old and new

5. Cells - units of life
5.1 Microscopes
5.2 Plant and animal cells
5.3 Types of cells
5.4 Cell processes
5.5 Cell division

6. Plant and animal systems
6.1 Materials needed to survive
6.2 Bones and muscles
6.3 The digestive system
6.4 The respiratory system
6.5 The excretory system
6.6 The reproductive system
6.7 Plant resproduction

7. Heart and blood
7.1 What's in blood?
7.2 Blood pressure
7.3 The heart
7.4 Circulatory systems

8. Using energy
8.1 Forms of energy
8.2 Energy changes
8.3 Energy from food
8.4 Energy comes and goes
8.5 Doing a research project

9. Heat energy
9.1 Conduction of heat
9.2 Convection of heat
9.3 Heat radiation
9.4 Not too hot, not too cold
9.5 Controlling heat

10. Rock hunting
10.1 Rocks and minerals
10.2 Weathering and erosion
10.3 Sedimentary rocks
10.4 Igneous rocks and metamorphic rocks
10.5 The rock cycle

11. Mining
11.1 Ores, minerals and metals
11.2 Extracting the ore
11.3 Processing the ore
11.4 Mining and the environment

12. Investigating space
12.1 Stars
12.2 Exploring space
12.3 The planets
12.4 Close encounters
12.5 The universe