Strands Objectives

Reading Students should be able to:

understand how information and explanation texts can be structured to engage the reader

understand ways in which writers can create humour to engage the reader

understand the impact of register on the reader

Students should be able to read any passage and answer questions related to subject

Writing Students should be able to

understand how to plan a web article which informs, explains and entertains

understand some of the ways in which you can use a range of sentence structures to convey information clearly and concisely

Grammar Student should be able to

use imperatives, adverbial phrases and ellipsis to write clear, concise instructions

understand what is meant by the active and passive voices

coordinate clauses and coordinating conjunctions can link ideas to make information and explanation as clear as possible

form subordinate and relative clauses and use them to add clear, detailed information to your writing

End of Semester 2 Exam Learning Objectives English Year 8 2017/2018

List of topics for EOY Exams 2018 Year 8

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS TOPICS LEARNING OBJECTIVES (No calculator allowed) Page Number

Chapter 5 Real Life Graphs

1. Conversion graphs - Exercise 5.1 Page 107 - 113

2. Distance Time Graphs - Exercise 5.2

3. Line Graphs – Exercise 5.4 Chapter 6

Decimals and Ratios

4. Ordering decimals and rounding – Exercise 6.1

Page 135 – 160

5. Place value calculations – Exercise 6.2

6. Add, subtract, multiply and divide decimals, multiply and divide by 0.1, 0.01 - Exercise 6.3

7. Ratio and proportion with decimals – Exercise 6.4

8. Using ratios – Exercise 6.5

Chapter 7 Lines and

Angles

9. Quadrilateral – Exercise 7.1

Page 161- 186

10. Alternate angles and proof – Exercise 7.2

11. Geometrical problems – Exercise 7.3

12. Interior and exterior angles – Exercise 7.4

13. Solving geometrical problems – Exercise 7.5

Chapter 8 Calculating

with fractions

14. Adding and subtracting fractions – 8.1

Page 187 – 209 15. Multiplying fraction – 8.2

16. Fraction, decimals and reciprocals – 8.3

17. Dividing fractions – 8.4

Chapter 9 Straight – line

graphs

18. Direct proportion on graphs – 9.1 Page 211 – 233

19. Gradients – 9.2

Chapter 10 Percentages, decimals and

fractions

20. Fractions and decimals – 10.1

Page 235 – 257 21. Equivalent proportions – 10.2

22. Writing percentages – 10.3

23. Percentages of amounts – 10.4

Year 8 Learning objectives (detailed)

WEEK UNIT LEARNING OBJECTIVES

FEB 4th

8J - Light 8Ja – Seeing Things/ light on the move page 149 - 151

1. Recall that light travels in straight lines and can pass through empty space.

2. State the meaning of: opaque, translucent, transparent, reflect, scatter, transmit, absorb.

3. Use the ray model of light to explain how we see things that are not sources of light and to explain how shadows are formed.

4. Recall that sound does not travel as quickly as light, and sound needs a medium through which to travel but light does not.

5. State the meaning of transverse wave and recall that light waves are transverse waves.

FEB 11th 8Jb-Reflection – pages 154 - 155 8Jc-Refraction – pages 156 - 157

1. State the meaning of: reflect, scatter, transmit, absorb, reflection, angle of incidence, angle of reflection, normal, plane mirror.

2. Describe some uses of plane mirrors. 3. Describe the difference between even reflection and scattering

and recall the law of reflection. 4. Use the ray model of light to explain how we see things that are

not sources of light. 5. Describe some uses of lenses. 6. State the meaning of: refraction, angle of refraction, refracted

ray, convex lens, converging lens. 7. Recall that light, sound travels at different speeds in different

materials. 8. Draw ray diagrams to describe the refraction of light as it passes

into and out of different media. 9. Describe the effects of convex lenses on parallel beams of light.

FEB 18th 8Je-Colour pages 162 - 163

1. Describe how to split light into different colours using a prism and correctly use the terms: spectrum, dispersion.

2. Recall the colours of the visible spectrum, in order. 3. Recall that the appearance of an object depends on the colour of

light shining on it. 4. Recall that filters can be used to make coloured light.

FEB 25th 8Ca - Aerobic respiration pages 37 - 39 8Cb - Gas exchange system pages 40 - 41

1. (B1) Recall what happens in respiration (in terms of needing oxygen to release energy from food and producing carbon dioxide). 2. (S2) Recall what happens in aerobic respiration (in terms of oxygen and glucose being used up). 3. (S2) Explain how aerobic respiration can change the surroundings. 1. (S2) Identify and recall the main organs in the human gaseous exchange system. 2. (S2) Correctly use the terms: breathing, breathing rate, ventilation, inhalation, exhalation. 3. (S2) Describe the functions of the organs in the human gaseous exchange system and what happens during gas exchange. 4. (S2) Describe how muscles attached to ribs and the diaphragm produce breathing movements and use a model to explain how lungs expand and contract.

Year 8 Learning objectives (detailed)

MARCH 4th

8Cc – Getting Oxygen pages 44 - 45 8Cd - Comparing gas exchange pages 48 - 49

1. (B1) Describe how breathing rate and heart rate are affected by exercise. 3. (S1) Recall ways in which gas exchange in the lungs can be reduced. 4. (S1) Describe how substances reach respiring cells from the blood and how waste products are returned to the blood. 1. (B1) Compare respiration in plants and animals. 2. (S2) Describe ways in which respiration can be detected (limewater, hydrogen carbonate indicator, heat).

MARCH 11

8Ga - Metal properties pages 101 - 103

1. (B1) Describe some common properties of metals and non-metals. 2. (S2) Relate the uses of different elements to their properties. 3. (S2) Recall some reactions that happen slowly and some that happen quickly. 4. (S2) Relate the uses of different elements to their chemical properties. 5. (S1) Name the compounds formed by a reaction between a metal and a non-metal.

MARCH 18

8Gb – Corrosion pages 104 - 105 8Gc – Metals and Water pages 108 - 109

1. (S2) Describe the corrosion of metals by reactions with oxygen (Oxidation reaction) 2. (S2) Identify and explain the products formed by the oxidation of metals. 3. (S2) State the meaning of: rusting. 4. (S2) Recall ways in which iron can be prevented from rusting. 5. (S2) Recall some reactions that happen slowly and some that happen quickly. 6. (S2) Relate the uses of different elements to their chemical properties. 1. (S2) Describe the reactions of different metals with water. 2. (S2) Describe the gas test for hydrogen. 3. (S2) Relate the uses of different elements to their chemical properties. 4. (S1) Identify and explain the products formed by the reactions of metals with water.

MARCH 25

8Gd – Metals and acids pages 112 - 113 8Ge – Pure metals and alloys pages 114 - 115

1. (S2) Describe the reactions of acids with metals. 2. (S2) Recall some reactions that happen slowly and some that happen quickly. 3. (S2) Relate the uses of different elements to their chemical properties. 4. (S1) Recall which salts are produced by which acids. 5. (S1) Use information on the reactions of metals with acids to place them in order of reactivity. 1. (B1) Describe what happens during changes of state. 2. (B1) State what happens at a material’s melting, freezing and boiling point. 3. (S2) State what is meant by: pure. 4. (S2) State the meaning of: alloy. 5. (S1) Explain why metals are often alloyed with other elements.

Year 8 Learning objectives (detailed)

APRIL 15th

8Ka - Temperature changes pages 165 - 167

1. (B1) Recall some units for measuring temperature. 2. (B1) Recall that energy will be transferred by heating between materials at different temperatures. 3. (S2) Explain how internal energy and temperature are different. 4. (S2) Identify the direction in which energy will be transferred in given circumstances.

APRIL 22nd

8Kb – Transferring energy pages 170 - 171 8Kc - Controlling transfers pages 172 - 173

1. (B1) Recall that energy can be transferred by heating in conduction, radiation and convection. 2. (B1) Recall examples of common thermal conductors and insulators. 3. (B1) Identify the process(es) in which energy is transferred by heating in a given situation. 4. (S2) Describe how energy is transferred in conduction, convection and radiation. 5. (S2) Explain why particular materials are used for given purposes. 6. (S1) Use the particle model of matter to explain energy transfers by conduction and convection. 1. (S2) Recall ways of reducing energy transfer by conduction, convection and evaporation. 2. (S1) Apply the idea of different colours being good or poor emitters or absorbers. 3. (S2) Explain why particular materials are used for given purposes.

APRIL 29th

8Kd – Power and Efficiency page 176 - 177

1. (S2) Match Sankey diagrams to simple situations. 2. (S2) State the meaning of efficiency and recall some advantages of efficient appliances. 3. (S2) Identify useful and wasted energies. 4. (S2) Describe whether one machine is more efficient than another. 5. (S2) Describe what power means, and the relationship between watts and joules/second.

MAY 6th

8Ea – Burning fuels page 69 – 71 8Eb – Oxidation pages 72 - 73

1. (B1) State the meaning of: fuel, combustion. 2. (S2) State the meaning of hydrocarbon. 3. (S2) Describe the combustion of hydrocarbons (in terms of reactants and products). 4. (S2) Identify the products and reactants using a word equation. 5. (S2) Describe the tests for carbon dioxide and water. 6. (S1) Model reactions using word equations. 1. (S2) State what happens to mass in a chemical reaction. 2. (S2) State the meaning of: oxidation. 3. (S2) Describe the reactions of metals with oxygen. 4. (S2) Identify and explain the products formed by the oxidation of metals. 5. (S1) Explain the change in mass seen in reactions.

MAY 13th

8Ec – Fire safety Pages 74 - 75

1. (B1) Name the three sides of the fire triangle. 2. (B1) Describe how to stay safe in familiar situations. 3. (B1) Recognise hazard symbols. 4. (S2) Use the idea of the ‘fire triangle’ to explain how to extinguish a fire. 5. (S1) Explain why different types of fire need to be put out in different ways.

Year 8 Learning objectives (detailed)

MAY 13th

8Ed – Air Pollution page 78 - 79

1. (S2) Recall examples of non-metal oxide pollutants caused by burning fossil fuels and their impurities. 2. (S2) Describe the reactions of non-metals with oxygen. 3. (S1) Explain the products formed by the complete and incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons.

MAY 20th

8Ee – Global Warming page 80 - 81

1. (S2) Recall some effects of global warming, climate change. 2. (S2) Recall reasons why the temperature on the Earth varies over time. 3. (S1) Explain how human activity affects the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. 4. (S2) State the meaning of the greenhouse effect. 5. (S1) Explain how carbon dioxide helps to cause the greenhouse effect.

Semester 2 End of Semester Exam Learning Objectives 2017-2018

Year 8

SUBJECT: Computing

TOPICS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Pg. No.

Unit 4: Creating an Animation

Scratch

(Games design software)

ComputeIT 1

Know the importance of accurate information

Identify actions which create movement in scratch

Create basic movement using code

Know how to control multiple sprites, using scripts to start the game

Know how to incorporate forever loops and control sprites using hardware devices

Know what ‘show’ and ‘hide’ do to sprites

Explain why sprites disappear and appear using the ‘show’ and ‘hide’ scripts

Know how a computer illustrates sequence instructions

Understand the use of ‘Forever’ and ‘Forever IF’ loops with the use of movement

Know how to apply computing scripts to create the following: movement, sound,

show, hide and inputting values

Understand how instructions are executed

42-53

Unit 6: How the Web

Works

ComputeIT 1

Know the functions of servers and clients

Know what the WWW is and how it works

Know the purpose a web browser

Understand the difference between the WWW and the internet

Identify what a URL is and how it locates webpages

Identify the key features of what makes a website

Understand what is meant by the term ‘bogus’

Know how to search quickly for a word on a webpage

Know how to evaluate a website for true and false information

66-74

SUBJECT: HISTORY

TOPICS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Pg. No Tick

What was Britain like in the 1750’s

To know some of the basic facts of Georgian Britain in the Eighteenth Ceremony

Who ruled Britain and what people did to have fun?

How did people make money?

How did people die?

How great was Britain?

8-11

Why did the population explode?

Know the key factors that affects the population after 1750

To be able to explain how some of these factors such as Baby boom, Young love, Cleaner cities, Super soap etc led to either increased births or decreased deaths ( or both)

12-13

No more Homework

Define Key Terms. ( Spinning frame, factory system)

To understand how products were manufactured in 1750

To know how and why machines changed the way goods were made in Britain, forever.

14-17

Creation of Towns

To know keyterms (industry, steam engine, Lunar Society)

How did factory create Industrial towns?

18-21

Children at work

To know what the “Pauper Apprentice” and Overseers were?

To be able to know 5 facts about factory in the 1800s

22-23

What is Black gold?

To understand what is meant by ‘black gold’

To know why Black gold was a precious good in the 1800s

26-27

A New Age of Iron

To explain how Iron was produced.

To know which family made improvements to iron

The importance of iron during the Industrial Revolution

28-29

The End of the Cripple Factory

To understand why some factories were not willing to improve factory conditions

To know three key reforms that eventually changed life for workers in Britain

30-31

SUBJECT: HISTORY

Semester 2 Learning Objectives Year 8 History

What was the slave trade

Define key terms (plantations, slave trader, middle passage, slave triangle, exchanged, captives, branded)

To know what was traded during the slave trade To understand why Britain was involved

78-81

What was it like on a slave ship?

Define key terms (dysentery, Brookes, infection)

To know how people ended up on slave ships And what conditions were like on the slave ship

82-83

A slave sale

Define key terms (auction, scramble, branded, indifferent)

To describe two separate ways in which slaves were sold.

To understand why some slave where sold for a higher price than others.

84-85

A life of a slavery

•Define Key terms (plantation, rebellion, muzzle, lashed, revolt) To describe the typical life of a slave •To understand why and how some slaves rebelled

86-87

Why was slavery abolished?(banned)

Define key terms (abolished, British Empire)

To know when buying and selling of slaves became

illegal in Britain.

To be able to decide what the main reason why slavery was abolished

88-89

SUBJECT: AFL ISLAMIC

TOPICS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Pg. No Tick

Visiting the sick Explain the reward for sick

List the things to remember when visiting the sick

2.22

Miracles of the Prophet

To understand the definition of a miracle

To recall and explain one of the miracles of the Prophet

To understand that the Quran is the greatest miracle

2.25

Hijab Understand the role of clothing in the Quran

Define the term hijab, awrah and mahram

2.28

The 99 Name of Allah

To understand why it is important for Muslims to learn and live by the names of Allah.

To be able to explain how Muslims can use the names in prayer and remembrance of Allah

3.14

Guarding the tongue

Understand the dangers of gossiping, lying and backbiting

To know why it is important to watch what you say

3.25

Forgiveness To know the importance of asking for forgiveness in Islam

To list the ways of asking for forgiveness

3.29

Anti-Social Behaviour

To understand why Muslims should behave well and how to avoid Anti- social behaviour in society

3.31

Revelation

To know what the revelation is

To learn the story of the first revelation of the Quran

To know at least 3 ways on how revelation was received by the Prophet

2.15

Ramadan To understand why Muslims fast during Ramadan

To explain the things to avoid and things to do whilst fasting

1.11

Laylat al Qadar To describe the important of Ramadhan

To explain what the Night of Power is and how one may look search for it

2.9

The Prophet’s (PBUH) Last

Sermon

To explain the main teachings covered in the last sermon (Brotherhood, Life and property, Riba) and its importance for Muslims today

3.32

Semester 2 Learning Objectives Year 7-9 AFL ISLAMIC

Year 8 Qatar History

Investigate Ottoman rule in Qatar leading up to the Battle of Al Wajba.

(Pages 35-39)

Be able to explain the work of the National Human Rights Committee.

(45-47)

Explain Qatar’s role in the maintenance of world peace. (50-53)

Be able to identify and list examples of Qatar’s role in voluntary work.

(56-59)

Topic Guidelines for Semester 2 examination February 2018 to June 2018

Qatar History Foreigners Years 7 to 9