Jacaranda Science Quest 8 Victorian Curriculum Third Edition (learnON & Print)

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Jacaranda Science Quest 8 Victorian Curriculum | Third Edition

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Table of Contents

About This Resource v
Meet Our Author Team xiii
Acknowledgements xv
Understanding command terms in the Victorian Curriculum xvi

Discovering Science

1 Investigating science 1

1.1 Overview 2
1.2 Observing 4
1.3 Measuring and reading scales 9
1.4 Questioning and predicting 12
1.5 Controlled, dependent and independent variables 17
1.6 Writing an aim and forming a hypothesis 19
1.7 Planning investigations 21
1.8 Conducting investigations 27
1.9 Organising data 32
1.10 Creating a simple column or bar graph 42
1.11 Drawing a line graph 46
1.12 Constructing a pie chart 49
1.13 Using a spreadsheet 52
1.14 Problem solving 57
1.15 Review 62

Biological Sciences

2 Cells 67

2.1 Overview 68
2.2 A whole new world 70
2.3 Focusing on a small world 76
2.4 Form and function - cell make-up 84
2.5 Zooming in on life 92
2.6 Focus on animal cells 98
2.7 Focus on plant cells 102
2.8 Plant cells - holding, carrying and guarding 106
2.9 Review 116

3 Systems 121

3.1 Overview 122
3.2 Driven by curiosity? 123
3.3 Working together 131
3.4 Digestive system - break it down 141
3.5 Digestive endeavours 152
3.6 Circulatory system - blood highways 158
3.7 Transport technology 170
3.8 Respiratory system - breathe in, breathe out 178
3.9 Short of breath? 189
3.10 Excretory system 198
3.11 Same job, different path 205
3.12 Review 212

Chemical Sciences

4 Elements, compounds and mixtures 221

4.1 Overview 222
4.2 It is elementary 225
4.3 Elements - the inside story 229
4.4 Types of elements and the periodic table 237
4.5 Compounding the situation 249
4.6 Review 263

5 Chemical change 269

5.1 Overview 270
5.2 Physical and chemical changes 272
5.3 Chemical reactions 279
5.4 Corrosion - a slow chemical change 285
5.5 Combustion - a fast chemical change 291
5.6 Indicators of chemical change in our everyday world 299
5.7 Plastics and fibres 306
5.8 Recycling 311
5.9 Making use of properties - identifying some mystery powders 318
5.10 Review 322

Earth and Space Sciences

6 Dynamic Earth 327

6.1 Overview 328
6.2 Earth's dynamic layers 330
6.3 The theory of plate tectonics 336
6.4 Plate boundaries 343
6.5 Folding and faulting 350
6.6 Earthquakes 356
6.7 Volcanoes 367
6.8 Human response to tectonic events 376
6.9 Review 384

7 Rocks 389

7.1 Overview 390
7.2 Minerals 392
7.3 Mining for minerals 398
7.4 Igneous - the ‘hot’ rocks 403
7.5 Sedimentary - the ‘deposited’ rocks 413
7.6 Metamorphic - the ‘changed’ rocks 421
7.7 The rock cycle 426
7.8 Rock knowledge 432
7.9 Fossils 437
7.10 Review 447

Physical Sciences

8 Energy 451

8.1 Overview 452
8.2 Different forms of energy 454
8.3 Energy transfer - conduction, convection and radiation 465
8.4 Energy transformations and efficiency 469

9 Energy efficiency at home 495

9.1 Overview 496
9.2 Sustainable homes 498
9.3 Thermal efficiency 504
9.4 Electrical efficiency 512
9.5 Auditing your energy use 520
9.6 Review 530

10 Electrical circuits 553

10.1 Overview 534
10.2 Electrical current, voltage and resistance 536
10.3 Series and parallel circuits 541
10.4 Controlling electrical devices 554
10.5 Household electricity 558
10.6 Review 564

Glossary 567
Index 580