Grade 8 Science Q1 - Life Science
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This course covers core life-science topics: digestive and transport systems, organ-system cooperation and homeostasis, basic genetics with Punnett squares, biodiversity and classification, photosynthesis, respiration, and biogeochemical cycles. Learners use labeled diagrams, flowcharts, models, and simple experiments to observe processes, predict outcomes, and practice scientific inquiry. Ideal for middle-school students seeking practical skills in analysis, investigation, and foundational biology knowledge.
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What you'll learn
- Able to trace the path of food through the digestive tract using a labeled diagram and explain the main functions (mechanical processing, chemical digestion, and absorption) of its organs.
- Create and use flow charts or models to illustrate how two or more major body systems (such as the digestive and excretory systems) interact and cooperate for the growth and survival of the organism.
- Represent patterns of inheritance of a simple dominant/recessive characteristic through generations of a family and accurately predict the simple ratios of offspring genotypes and phenotypes from a genetic cross.
- Describe the process of photosynthesis, identify its raw materials needed and products, and plan a scientific investigation to verify the raw materials required for the process.
- Compare and contrast photosynthesis and respiration, and use flow charts and diagrams to explain the crucial role of plants and animals in the Carbon, Oxygen, and Water cycles in nature.
- Describe the importance and structure of the Six-Kingdom and Three-Domain systems of classification and explain why humans are classified under Class Mammalia and Order Primates.