MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

KANG’OMBA DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL

INTEGRATED SCIENCE SCHEME OF WORK GRADE 8
WEEK TOPIC SUB OUTCOMES CONTENT REFERENCE
TOPIC Knowledge skill value
1 PLANTS Plant Identify the main parts Parts of a · Demonstrating · Cooperating Integrated
AND Cells of a microscope microscope: mirror, how to use a in group science
ANIMALS Stem, lens, stage, microscope activities syllabus pg 5
Examine the plant cell eye piece, · Observing the · Asking more
structure using a Adjustment knob. cell structure questions for
microscope · The structure of using the better
plant cell: Cell microscope understanding
wall, cell membrane,
cytoplasm,
nucleus and
chloroplast, vacuole
2 PLANTS Plant Describe the functions Functions of cell · · Respecting
AND Cells
ANIMALS
of the parts: cell wall Communicatin other people’s
parts of the cell protection, g ideas
cell membrane information on
selectively the functions of
permeable to the cell parts
materials,
nucleus- controls
all cell activities,
Chloroplasts-
contain chlorophyll
 Identify regions of Regions of plant
growth of growth: e.g. Investigating Cooperating
Plant a plant Shoot, roots, stem the movement in group
Growth of activities
and minerals salts in
Nutrients plants
3 PLANTS Plant Demonstrate · Recording data · Cooperating ·
AND
ANIMALS
Growth responses to on a planned in group Cooperating
and stimuli in shoots and investigations activities in group
Nutrients roots · Communicating · Applying activities
Describe nutrients sources of plant knowledge to · Applying
important nutrients care for the knowledge to
to plant growth environment care for the
Investigate how plants when using environment
obtain fertilisers when using
dissolved mineral salts · Asking more fertilisers
from questions for · Asking
the soil better more
Identify sources of understanding questions for
plant Investigating better
Nutrients the movement understanding
Explain the of
 advantages and minerals salts in
disadvantages of plants
inorganic and organic · Recording
fertilisers data
Explain the effect of on a planned
excessive use of investigations
inorganic fertiliser to ·
the soil. Communicatin
g
sources of plant
nutrients
4 PLANTS Animal Cell 1Describe the basic Structure of an Comparing ·Appreciating Pg 6
AND
ANIMALS
structure of an animal animal cell: Cell plant the structure
cell membrane, and animal cells of cells
Describe the cytoplasm, nucleus ·Observing ·Participating
functions of the parts · Functions of cell parts actively in
of the cell parts: cell of cells class
Identify different membrane- ·Recording activities
features in the basic selectively findings during
structure of an animal permeable the observation
cell and plant cell to materials,
nucleus- controls
 all
cell activities
· Differences
between plant and
animal cell: Cell
wall,
chloroplast and
vacuole
5 MATERI Compositio Describe the Composition of Communicatin Participating Pg 7
ALS n composition of matter: All matter g actively in
AND of matter is made up of the composition class
ENERGY Matter Describe the basic particles called of matter. activities
structure of an atom. atoms ( basic ·Observing the · Questioning
Identify common building block of basic structure new ideas,
atoms using symbols matter).Most atoms of concepts and
can combine the atom using a models
with other atoms to model.
form ·Formulating
molecules. An models of
element is a form simple
of matter made up molecules
of only one kind
 of atom.
· Structure of an
atom:
Nucleus(centre)
surrounded by
electrons in shells
· Common Atoms
such as
Carbon(C),
Hydrogen(H),
Oxygen(O),
Nitrogen(N),
Copper(Cu),
Iron(Fe),
Aluminium(Al).
6 MATERI Demonstrate the · Molecules: ·Formulating Questioning
ALS formation of simple Oxygen(O2 ), models of new ideas,
AND molecules using Hydrogen(H2 ), simple concepts
ENERGY models of atoms. Nitrogen (N2 ), molecules
Water(H2O),
Carbon
dioxide(CO2)
7 MATERI Physical State what physical What Physical Communicatin ·Applying
ALS Change of change is change is: change g safety rules
AND State Describe the from one state to the arrangement when
ENERGY arrangement of another of atoms in the experimentin
atoms in the three · Arrangement of three states of g
states of matter Atoms: Solid- matter. ·Cooperating
Identify the Atoms very close · during group
temperatures at together; Experimenting work
which water changes Liquid- Close change of state ·
state. together; Gas- of water. Participating
Atoms spread far · Measuring actively in
apart. accurately the class
· Temperatures at temperature of activities
which water water.
changes state: · Recording
Melting and data
boiling · Organising
points(plotting a data
graph in tables and
of temperature graphs
against Time · Inferring the
melting and
 boiling points.
8 MATERI Mixtures Explain what a Methods of · Communicat ·Applying the
ALS mixture is separating ing different separation of
AND Identify different mixtures: types of mixtures in
ENERGY types of Filtration, Simple mixtures everyday life
mixtures distillation, · Investigating ·Cooperating
Identify methods of evaporation, the separation in
Separating mixtures. magnetisation, of mixtures class
· · Planning an activities
investigation ·Taking
to separate precautions
mixtures when carrying
out
investigation
9 MATERI Mixtures Explain some of the Industrial
ALS industrial applications application of
AND of separation
ENERGY separation techniques techniques: E.g.
making sugar, salt
from sea water,
scrap metal
10 MATERI Mass and State what mass is Mass as the · Measuring Applying the Pg 9
ALS Weight Measure the mass of amount of matter mass and measuring of
AND different objects in a substance. weight of mass and
ENERGY State what weight is · Recording mass given weight in
and its units(flour, objects everyday life
rice, salt) in · Comparing ·
Kg and g mass and Participating
·Weight as the pull weight actively in
of gravity on a · Calculating group
mass(Weight=mas the weight of activities
s x acceleration different ·
due to objects Participating
gravity) given the actively in
Note that the mass. group
acceleration due to activities
gravity is
10N/kg on earth
· Recording weight
and its units in
Newton(N)
· Calculating the
weight of different
substances
 given the masses
· Difference
between mass and
weight in terms
of; nature,
measuring
instruments, units,
and
mass is constant
while weight varies
from place
to place.
11 MATERI Mass and .4 Measure the weight Mass as the · Measuring Applying the Pg 9
ALS Weight of a amount of matter mass and measuring of
AND given object correctly in a substance. weight of mass and
ENERGY Calculate the weight · Recording mass given weight in
of a and its units(flour, objects everyday life
substance given the rice, salt) in · Comparing ·
mass Kg and g mass and Participating
Distinguish between ·Weight as the pull weight actively in
mass of gravity on a · Calculating group
and weight mass(Weight=mas the weight of activities
s x acceleration different ·
due to objects Participating
gravity) given the actively in
Note that the mass. group
acceleration due to activities
gravity is
10N/kg on earth
· Recording weight
and its units in
Newton(N)
· Calculating the
weight of different
substances
given the masses
· Difference
between mass and
weight in terms
of; nature,
measuring
instruments, units,
and
mass is constant
 while weight varies
from place
to place.
12 MATERI Density Explain the meaning Density as mass · Designing ·
ALS of per unit volume: the Appreciating
AND density Mass/volume experiment to densities of
ENERGY 8.5.5.2 Demonstrate and its units(cubic determine different
how to centimeter) densities materials
determine the ·· · Measuring · Cooperating
densities Factors of density the mass and in class
of different such as mass and volume of activities
substances. volume to objects · Asking
Demonstrate that an calculate densities · Investigating more
object will sink or of: stone, wood the densities questions for
float water of different better
on a liquid. · Sinking and materials understanding
floating: Denser
objects sink and
less denser objects
float in relation to
the
density of liquid
13 MATERI Density Describe how vessels How vessels float: Observing ·
ALS float. Larger volume-less the sinking Appreciating
AND Explain the effects of dense and floating densities of
ENERGY over loading vessels. · Effects of of materials different
overloading · Inferring materials
vessels: sinking, sinking and · Cooperating
accidents floating based in class
on activities
observations · Asking
· Classifying more
materials into questions for
floating and better
sinking understanding
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