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Year 8 Science Workbook Unit 1

This document contains the contents page for a biology, chemistry, physics textbook. It lists 13 units covering topics like plants, digestion, circulation, respiration, reproduction, states of matter, elements, mixtures, material changes, measuring motion, sound, light, and magnetism. Each unit is divided into sections that provide more specific information about each topic, such as photosynthesis, energy requirements, blood flow, lung surface area, chemical reactions, speed, sound speed, refraction of light, and magnetic fields.

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Year 8 Science Workbook Unit 1

This document contains the contents page for a biology, chemistry, physics textbook. It lists 13 units covering topics like plants, digestion, circulation, respiration, reproduction, states of matter, elements, mixtures, material changes, measuring motion, sound, light, and magnetism. Each unit is divided into sections that provide more specific information about each topic, such as photosynthesis, energy requirements, blood flow, lung surface area, chemical reactions, speed, sound speed, refraction of light, and magnetic fields.

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Contents

Introduction 3

Biology
Unit 1 Plants
1.1 The beginning of photosynthesis
Drawing leaves 8
1.2
The effect of different colours of light on the rate of photosynthesis 10
1.3
1.4 Plants in space - Extension 13

Unit 2 Food and digestion


15
2.1 Fibre in food
17
2.2 Energy requirements 19
2 Digestion 21
2.4 Functions of the digestive system
How do teeth help in digestion? 22
2.6
Unit 3 The circulatory system
Blood flow in the human circulatory system 24
3.1
26
3.2 Hummingbirds 28
altitude Extension
3.3 Adapting to high
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Unit 4 Respiration
A model of the human respiratory systecm 30
4.1
32
4.2 Lung surface area and body mass
An investigation using hydrogencarbonate indicator 34
4.3
Recording breathing rate and depth 38
4.4
Smoking statistics
40
4.5
Unit 5 Reproduction and development
External fertilisation 42
5.1
The menstrual cycle 44
5.3
5.4 Gestation periods 46
5.5 Human growth 48
5.6 Does caffeine affect birthweight? 50

Chemistry
Unit 6 States of Matter
6.1 Particle theory 52
6.2 Diffusion 54
6.3 Investigating diffusion 56
6.5 Gas pressure 58
Unit 7 Elements and compounds
7.1 Atoms 60
7.3 The Periodic Table 62

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7.4 Compounds 64
7.5 Using formulac 65
Unit 8 Mixtures
8.1 Mixtures 66
8.2 More about mixtures 67
8.4 Chromatography 70
8.5 Scientific terms related to solutions 71
8.6 Solubility
8.7 Solubility investigation 72
74
Unit 9 Material changes
9.1 Physical and chemical changes 76
9.3 Reactions with acids
9.4 Before and after the reaction 78
9.5 Explaining unexpected results 80
9.6 Detecting chemical reactions 82
9.7 Why does iron rust? 84

Physics
Unit 10 Measuring motion
10.1 All about movement 86
10.3 Calculations involving speed 88
10.4 Patterns of movement 92
10.5 All in a graph 96
Unit 11 Sound
11.1 Making music 99
11.3 The speed of sound 101
11.4 Louder and louder 104
11.5 Range of hearing 106

Unit 12 Light
108
12.1 Travelling light
Shadows 111
12.2
12.3 Seeing by reflection 113
12.4 Refraction of light 115
12.6 Coloured light I16
Unit 13 Magnetism
19
13.1 Magnets and magnetic materials
13.2 Magnetic forces, making magnets 121
13.3 Representing magnetic fields 124
13.5 Magnets and electromagnets 127
13.6 Revising magnets and electromagnets 128

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