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Alberta · Grade 8

Science

Outline

Lessons for this subject are being written.

Below is how the official curriculum organizes it. Each strand will get full lessons like the ones in Grade 1 Mathematics.

Curriculum strands

AMix and Flow of Matter

Fluids, solutions, density, viscosity and pressure

BCells and Systems

Cells, cell processes and human body systems

CLight and Optical Systems

Properties of light, lenses, the eye and optical devices

DMechanical Systems

Simple machines, force, work and hydraulic systems

EFreshwater and Saltwater Systems

The water cycle, oceans, glaciers and water quality