1 min 48 sLessons · Grade 8 · Science
Grade 8 Science lessons
43 short narrated lessons for Grade 8 Science in British Columbia's curriculum, in the order the curriculum lists them. Each page has the lesson's full transcript, where it fits, and practice questions on lessons that have them. Two lessons are free to watch on the website without an account; signing in is free, no payment and no card.
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Biology
19 lessons
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2 minAre viruses alive? Why scientists disagree
2 min · BC8-SC-02
1 min 46 sCell theory: three ideas about cells
1 min 46 s · BC8-SC-03
1 min 55 sProkaryotic and eukaryotic cells: is there a nucleus?
1 min 55 s · BC8-SC-04
1 min 41 sPlant and Animal Cells: What They Share and How They Differ
1 min 41 s · BC8-SC-05
1 min 22 sOrganelles: The Jobs Inside a Cell
1 min 22 s · BC8-SC-06
1 min 51 sPhotosynthesis: how plants make sugar from light
1 min 51 s · BC8-SC-07
1 min 53 sCellular Respiration: How Cells Release Energy from Sugar
1 min 53 s · BC8-SC-08
1 min 47 sPhotosynthesis and Respiration: Two Halves of One Cycle
1 min 47 s · BC8-SC-09
1 min 33 sMicrobes as Decomposers: Recycling Nutrients
1 min 33 s · BC8-SC-10
1 min 44 sHelpful and Harmful Microbes
1 min 44 s · BC8-SC-11
1 min 44 sThe Body's First Defences: Barriers, Inflammation and Fever
1 min 44 s · BC8-SC-12
1 min 44 sAntibodies and Memory Cells: The Body's Targeted Defence
1 min 44 s · BC8-SC-13
1 min 50 sHow Vaccines Train the Immune System
1 min 50 s · BC8-SC-15
1 min 40 sCommunity immunity: how vaccination stops a disease spreading
1 min 40 s · BC8-SC-16
1 min 35 sAntibiotics kill bacteria, not viruses
1 min 35 s · BC8-SC-17
1 min 37 sAntibiotic resistance: how superbugs evolve
1 min 37 s · BC8-SC-18
1 min 49 sEpidemics and pandemics: how far a disease spreads
1 min 49 s · BC8-SC-19
1 min 56 sHow one case becomes thousands: the reproduction number
1 min 56 s · BC8-SC-20
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Chemistry
5 lessons
1 min 40 sKinetic molecular theory: particles always on the move
1 min 40 s · BC8-SC-21
1 min 49 sChanges of State: Why the Temperature Stops Rising
1 min 49 s · BC8-SC-22
1 min 49 sHow the model of the atom changed: Dalton to Bohr
1 min 49 s · BC8-SC-23
1 min 49 sThe Gold Foil Experiment: Discovering the Nucleus
1 min 49 s · BC8-SC-24
1 min 45 sBrownian motion: evidence that molecules exist
1 min 45 s · BC8-SC-25
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Physics
13 lessons
1 min 51 sInside the nucleus: protons, neutrons and quarks
1 min 51 s · BC8-SC-26
1 min 44 sThe Strong Nuclear Force: What Holds the Nucleus Together
1 min 44 s · BC8-SC-27
1 min 48 sElectrons: Tiny Leptons Held by Electric Attraction
1 min 48 s · BC8-SC-28
1 min 54 sThe electromagnetic spectrum: from radio waves to gamma rays
1 min 54 s · BC8-SC-29
1 min 49 sHelpful and Harmful Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation
1 min 49 s · BC8-SC-30
1 min 50 sLight as a Wave: Wavelength, Frequency and Amplitude
1 min 50 s · BC8-SC-31
1 min 43 sLight: A Wave and a Particle
1 min 43 s · BC8-SC-32
1 min 48 sReflection: The Law of Reflection and Mirror Images
1 min 48 s · BC8-SC-33
1 min 49 sRefraction: why light bends in water and glass
1 min 49 s · BC8-SC-34
1 min 52 sLenses: How Convex and Concave Lenses Form Images
1 min 52 s · BC8-SC-35
1 min 43 sTransparent, translucent or opaque: what materials do to light
1 min 43 s · BC8-SC-36
1 min 46 sHow the Eye Forms an Image
1 min 46 s · BC8-SC-37
1 min 48 sCameras, Microscopes and Telescopes: Tools That Extend Our Sight
1 min 48 s · BC8-SC-38
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Earth science
6 lessons
1 min 47 sPlate Tectonics: Moving Plates and the Evidence
1 min 47 s · BC8-SC-39
1 min 45 sPlate Boundaries: Apart, Together or Sliding Past
1 min 45 s · BC8-SC-40
2 minWhy Earthquakes and Volcanoes Happen at Plate Edges
2 min · BC8-SC-41
1 min 57 sMegathrust Earthquakes and Tsunamis: How Cascadia Snapped in 1700
1 min 57 s · BC8-SC-42
1 min 50 sLayers of the Earth: Crust, Mantle, Outer Core and Inner Core
1 min 50 s · BC8-SC-45
1 min 47 sHow we know what is inside the Earth: seismic waves
1 min 47 s · BC8-SC-46
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