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 | TET week | ||
| 7 | 10.2 | Speed calculations Distance-time graphs Velocity time graphs Converting units of velocity: m/s to km/h and vice versa | PPT The tortoise and the hare - 'speed' a real video! Usain Bolt 100m world record Kinematics of Usain Bolt's runs - detailed analysis Also, this video on changing units might help you Lesson notes | Complete this sheet. Beware the mathematical trickery! Question 2 is hard to follow mathematically. Homework sheet answers |
| 8 | 17.2 | Do tall people jump further? Using spreadsheets for graphing | Average speed cameras (single units) Spreadsheet link for data processing Help sheet for data recording and graphs PPT Averaging using spreadsheets How to add lines of best fit to graphs | This link - watch this video about lines of best fit with real data. |
| 9 | 24.2 | Using spreadsheets for graphing ctd Falling and terminal velocity | Spreadsheet link for data processing Help sheet for data recording and graphs Falling and terminal velocity PPT Galileo's ball dropping experiment On the Moon On Earth in a vacuum Sky diver and forces from freefall Felix Baumgartner jump Diving gannets Paper airplanes and lift | |
| 11 | 10.3 | |||
| 12 | 17.3 | |||
| 13 | 24.3 | |||
| 14 | 31.1 | |||
| 15 | 7.4 | |||
| 16 | 14.4 | |||
| 17 | 21.4 | TEST | ||
| 18 | 28.4 | |||
| 19 | 5.5 | |||
| 20 | 12.5 | |||
| 21 | 19.5 |
