KAMINZEKENZEKE DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL

NATURAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

GRADE 8 INTEGRATED SCIENCE SCHEMES OF WORK TERM THREE 2018
WEEK
TOPIC SUBTOPIC SPECIFIC OUTCOMES TEACHING/LEARNING AIDS METHODS/STRATEGIES REFERENCES
BEGINNING

 Investigate how plants

Plant
obtain dissolved mineral
Growth and
salts from the soil
1 Nutrients  Illustration  Mk integrated
 Describe the composition
 Black board, charts  Inquiry science grade 8
of matter
10/09/2018 Materials Composition  Teacher’s exposition pg 31 – 32,35-37.
 Describe the basic
and of matter
structure of an atom.
Energy

 Identify common atoms

using symbols
 Illustration
2  Demonstrate the  Black board, charts  Mk integrated
 Group discussion
formation of simple  Model of atoms (using lemons or science grade 8
 Question and answer
17/09/2018 molecules using models guavas) pg 39 – 42.
 Teacher’s exposition
of atoms.

 State what physical

change is
 Black board, charts
3  Describe the arrangement
Physical  Model of atoms (using lemons or  Mk integrated
of atoms in the three  Illustration
Change of guavas) science grade 8
states of matter  Teacher’s exposition
State  Thermometers, water, beakers, pg 42 – 45.
24/09/2018  Identify the temperatures
spirit lamps etc.
at which water changes
state.
 Inquiry
 Explain what a mixture is  Black board, charts  Mk integrated
 Board illustration
Mixtures  Identify different types of  Water, copper sulphate crystals, science grade 8
4  Experimental
mixtures sand, filter paper, funnel, spirit pg 47 – 48, 49 –
demonstration
 Identify methods of lamps, methylated spirit etc. 69.
01/10/2018  Teacher’s exposition
Test one separating mixtures.  Exam past papers  Exam past
 Bloom’s taxonomy
 Write test one papers
questioning style
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  Explain some of the
 Question and answer
industrial applications of
5  Black board, charts  Board illustration  Mk integrated
separation techniques
 Electronic scales, stones, etc.  Experimentation science grade 8
 State what mass is
08/10/2018  Teacher’s exposition pg 68 – 69, 71.
Mass and  Measure the mass of
 Group work
Weight different objects
 State what weight is
6  Inquiry
 Measure the weight of a  Black board, charts  Mk integrated
 Board illustration
given object correctly  Spring balances, stones, etc. science grade 8
 Group work
 Calculate the weight of a pg 72 – 73.
15/10/2018  Teacher’s exposition
substance given the mass
 Distinguish between mass
and weight  Question and answer
7  Black board, charts
 Explain the meaning of  Board illustration  Mk integrated
 Beakers, water, stones, electronic
density  Experimentation science grade 8
scales etc.
Density  Demonstrate how to  Teacher’s exposition pg 74, 75 -77.
22/10/2018
determine the densities  Group work
of different substances
 Demonstrate that an
object will sink or float on
a liquid.  Question and answer
 Mk integrated
8  Describe how vessels  Board illustration
 Black board, charts science grade 8
float.  Experimentation
 Ball and ring pg 78 – 79, 80 –
29/10/2018  Explain the effects of over  Teacher’s exposition
84.
Heat loading vessels.
transfer  Demonstrate the types of
heat transfer
 Board illustration
 Black board, charts  Mk integrated
 Investigate the  Experimentation
9  Potassium manganate, water, science grade 8
movement of heat in  Teacher’s exposition
beaker etc. pg 80 – 88.
matter  Group work
05/11/2018 Test two  Stationery.  Exam past
 Write test two  Bloom’s taxonomy
 Exam past papers papers
questioning style
10  Describe how the vacuum  Black board, charts  Experimentation  Mk integrated
flask works.  Teacher’s exposition science grade 8
Heat and  Demonstrate expansion  Group work pg 89 – 96.
expansion of substances
12/11/2018 of  Describe the use of the
substances expansion of different
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 substances in everyday
life
11  Explain the effect of
 Mk integrated
expansion and  Question and answer
 Black board, charts science grade 8
contraction of  Board illustration
pg 95 – 96.
19/11/2018 Substances.
 Describe what reflection
is.
 Investigate the
12 characteristics of  Question and answer
Reflection
reflection of light on  Board illustration  Mk integrated
and  Black board, charts
mirror.  Experimentation science grade 8
refraction  Mirror, beaker, water etc.
26/11/2018  Describe what refraction  Teacher’s exposition pg 98 – 105.
of Light
is.  Group work
 Identify the real and
apparent depths of an
object under water.
 Mk integrated
13
science grade 8
End of End of year  Write end of year  Bloom’s taxonomy
 Stationery, Exam past papers pg 31 – 105.
term exam examination questioning style
 Past grade 9
03/12/2018
exam papers

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