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Class 8 is broadly equivalent to Year 9 British · Grade 8 American · MYP 3 IB

Science — Class 8

CBSE (Indian Curriculum) · Ages 13-14

CBSE Class 8 Science covers crop production and management, microorganisms, synthetic fibres and plastics, materials including metals and non-metals, and coal and petroleum.

Physics topics cover force and pressure, friction, sound, chemical effects of electric current, and some natural phenomena including lightning. Biology covers cell structure, reproduction and adolescence, and the syllabus closes with light, the solar system, and air and water pollution.

Key topics covered

Crop Production & Microorganisms — Agricultural practices, and useful and harmful microorganisms.
Materials — Synthetic fibres, plastics, metals, non-metals, coal and petroleum.
Force, Pressure & Friction — Types of force, pressure in fluids, and friction and its effects.
Sound & Light — Production and propagation of sound, reflection, and the human eye.
Cell Structure & Reproduction — Cell organisation, reproduction in animals, and adolescence.
Electricity & Natural Phenomena — Chemical effects of current, lightning and earthquakes.
Environment — Air and water pollution, conservation and the solar system.

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