Grade by Grade
British Columbia · Grade 8

Science

Life processes happen at the cellular level; atomic theory; light as particle and wave; plate tectonics

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

BBiology

Characteristics of life; cell theory and cell types; photosynthesis and cellular respiration; micro-organisms, immunity, vaccines and antibiotics

CChemistry

Kinetic molecular theory; atomic theory and models; subatomic particles

PPhysics

Electromagnetic radiation; properties and behaviour of light

EEarth and Space Science

Plate tectonics; Earth's layers; local geological events and formations, including First Peoples knowledge