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Year 8 Science Worksheets
England (UK)
- Ages 12–13
- Key Stage 3
Free science worksheets for Year 8 in England (UK), made for children aged 12 to 13. This year children usually practise chemical elements and symbols, chemical elements and symbols (level 2), physics calculations: speed, force and energy and physics calculations: speed, force and energy (level 2).
Link each sheet to something real: name body parts at bath time, look at the sky, talk about the weather. In the first years of secondary school, steady practice of the basics prepares students for harder topics.
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What children practise in Year 8 science
Chemical elements and symbols
Chemical elements · Basics
Chemical elements and symbols (level 2)
Chemical elements · Intermediate
Physics calculations: speed, force and energy
Physics calculations · Basics
Physics calculations: speed, force and energy (level 2)
Physics calculations · Intermediate
SI units and symbols
SI units · Basics
SI units and symbols (level 2)
SI units · Intermediate
The human body and cells (level 2)
Cells and the body · Intermediate
The solar system and space (level 2)
Space · Intermediate
The human body
Cells and the body · Basics
Space and planets
Space · Basics
Curriculum links
- England NC Y5.SC.ES.1: Describe the movement of the Earth and other planets relative to the Sun in the solar system.
- England NC KS3.SC.BI.1: Cells as the basic unit of life: functions of the cell wall, membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, vacuole, mitochondria and chloroplasts.
- England NC KS3.SC.BI.3: Photosynthesis: its reactants and products, a word summary, and why almost all life depends on it.
- England NC KS3.SC.CH.1: The Periodic Table: elements and their symbols, metals and non-metals, and how the table is arranged.
- England NC KS3.SC.PH.1: Speed and the relationship between average speed, distance and time (speed = distance ÷ time).
- England NC KS3.SC.PH.2: Forces: weight as mass × gravitational field strength, and forces changing motion.
- England NC KS3.SC.PH.3: Electricity: current, potential difference and resistance in circuits, measured in amps, volts and ohms.
- England NC KS3.SC.PH.4: Energy: power ratings of appliances, energy in kilowatt-hours and the cost of energy use.
- England NC KS3.SC.PH.5: Space physics: gravity in the solar system, the Sun as a star, and the light year as a unit of distance.
- England NC KS3.SC.WS.1: Understand and use SI units and IUPAC chemical names.
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Questions from parents and teachers
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Are answer keys included?
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Which curriculum do the Year 8 sheets follow?
They follow the skills usually taught in Year 8 in England (UK), in line with National Curriculum in England. Activities show the curriculum statements they practise where we have mapped them.
What age is Year 8?
Year 8 is usually for children aged 12 to 13 in England (UK). If your child needs more practice or a bigger challenge, use the pages for the years before and after.
Can I make my own version?
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