Grade 8 Physics Lessons for Spring 2026
Assessments: to be arranged
Test date: 21.4
| Week number | Date | Lesson content | Lesson resources and links | Homework |
| 2 | 6.1 | |||
| 3 | 13.1 | Forces are interactions between objects Forces are measured in newtons, N We write units in a precise way e.g. N, not n for newtons Units must be written like this or they will mean something else | Read the Terms and Conditions from the blog and then complete this form | |
| 4 | 20.1 | Measuring devices must be calibrated in order to measure accurately and correctly
What are forces? - discussion. How big is a newton? Using newtonmeters - calibration Examples of forces -eg gravity, friction, air resistance
Can a rubber band be useful to measure forces? Scales and measurements discussion History of measurement: TED talk NASA and their unit error Types of friction Using Lego models pulled along friction blocks in order to measure static and dynamic friction, and to investigate if increasing surface area increases friction. | 8.2 ppt Lesson notes | In your notebooks, explain in 50 -75 words what causes friction between two surfaces including the word 'particles'. |
| 5 | 27.1 | Resultant forces. Newton's Law. Unchanging motion and steady speed or velocity. | Newton's law Forces on a falling parachutist video Lesson notes | Watch this video as preparation for next lesson. There is no written task with this homework. |
| 6 | 3.2 | |||
| 7 | 10.2 | |||
| 8 | 17.2 | |||
| 9 | 24.2 | |||
| 11 | 10.3 | |||
| 12 | 17.3 | |||
| 13 | 24.3 | |||
| 14 | 31.1 | |||
| 16 | 7.4 | |||
| 17 | 14.4 | |||
| 18 | 21.4 | |||
| 19 | 28.4 | |||
| 20 | 5.5 | |||
| 21 | 12.5 | |||
| 22 | 19.5 |
