Science - Class VIII Resources

The following list of online resources are provided as a sample of curated resources. New resources shall be added as we come across interesting and relevant online materials.

1. Cells

Description: This weblink is about functions of different parts of an animal and plant cell.

Core Concepts: Cells.

Link: Video on plant and animal Cell

2. Levels of Organization

Description: This weblink contains video on the role and relationship of cells, tissues, organs and the organ system in the development of the organism through investigation.

Core Concepts: Levels of organization.

Link: Video on cell, tissues, organs and organ system

Description: This weblink contains video on simple and permanent tissue of plant and their function and characteristics.

Core Concepts: Levels of organization.

Link: Video on plant tissues

3. Levels of Organization

Description: This weblink contains video on types of muscles and their functions, types of joints and their functions and working principle of antagonistic muscles.

Core Concepts: Levels of organization.

Link: Video on muscles and joints

Description: This weblink contains video on respiration, types of respiration and mechanism of breathing.

Core Concepts: Levels of organization.

Link: Video on respiratory Systems

4. Humans as Organisms

Description: This weblink contains video on fertilization and implantation in humans and development of foetus in the uterus and the function of the placenta.

Core Concepts: Humans as organisms.

Link: Video on reproduction in human

Description: This weblink contains video on structure and functions of the eye, ear, nose and tongue and the significance of the role of sense organs in the life of a human being.

Core Concepts: Humans as organisms.

Links:

5. Green Plants

Description: This weblink contains video on importance of vegetative propagation in plants.

Core Concepts: Green plants.

Link: Video on vegetative propagation

Description: This weblink contains video on differences between organic and inorganic farming, the advantages and disadvantages of crop rotation and mixed-cropping.

Core Concepts: Green plants.

Link: Video on organic and inorganic farming

6. Living Things and Their Environment

Description: This weblink contains video on various kinds of competitions faced by the organisms in the habitat.

Core Concepts: Living things and their environment.

Link: Video on adaptation and their survival

Description: This weblink contains video on the cause and effect of biomagnification on the health of organisms sharing a feeding relationship.

Core Concepts: Living things and their environment.

Link: Video on biomagnification

7. Living Things and Their Environment

Description: This weblink contains video on sustainable development practices in the locality.

Core Concepts: Living things and their environment.

Links:

Description: This weblink contains video on advantages and disadvantages of selective breeding in crops and animals.

Core Concepts: Living things and their environment.

Link: Video on breeding

8. Classifying Materials

Description: This weblink contains video on subatomic particles including their relative masses and charges, composition and distribution of electrons and common elements with electron configuration and diagrammatic representation of atomic structure.

Core Concepts: Classifying materials.

Links:

9. Classifying Materials

Description: This weblink contains video on the properties of isotopes to learn their application in daily life.

Core Concepts: Classifying materials.

Links:

Description: This weblink contains video on the properties of compounds using the concept of chemical formula, valency and radicals.

Core Concepts: Classifying materials.

Link: Video on elements and compounds

10. Materials and Change

Description: This weblink contains video on endothermic and exothermic reactions to determine their differences.

Core Concepts: Materials and change.

Link: Video on endothermic and exothermic reaction

Description: This weblink contains video on various types of reactions to explain the mechanism of reactions and conservation of mass in chemical reactions.

Core Concepts: Materials and change.

Links:

11. Separating Mixture

Description: This weblink contains video on the various techniques of separating mixtures.

Core Concepts: Separating mixture.

Link: Video on separating mixture and methods

12. Patterns in Chemistry

Description: This weblink contains video on different classes of acids and bases in relation to their strength, concentration and chemical properties.

Core Concepts: Patterns in Chemistry.

Link: Video on classification of acids and bases

13. Patterns in Chemistry

Description: This weblink contains video on application of neutralization in our daily life.

Core Concepts: Patterns in Chemistry.

Link: Video on neutralization reaction

Description: This weblink contains video on the causes, prevention and impact of acid rain.

Core Concepts: Patterns in Chemistry.

Link: Video on acid rain

14. Force and Linear Motion

Description: This weblink contains videos and simulation on comparison between speed and velocity exemplified by practical applications and Interpretation of distance-time graph.

Core Concepts: Force and linear motion.

Links:

15. Force and Linear Motion

Description: This weblink contains videos on acceleration due to gravity, with emphasis on the factors affecting it and, its effect on mass and weight and gravitational forces are attractive and depend on the masses of interacting objects.

Core Concepts: Force and linear motion.

Links:

16. Work, Power and Energy

Description: This weblink contains videos on various sources of energy in our country.

Core Concepts: Work, power and energy.

Link: Video on various sources of energy

17. Electricity and Magnetism

Description: This weblink contains simulation on relationship between voltage, current and resistance.

Core Concepts: Electricity and magnetism.

Link: Simulation on Ohm's Law

Description: This weblink contains circuit diagram of mains electricity.

Core Concepts: Electricity and magnetism.

Link: Circuit diagram of domestic electricity

18. Light and Sound

Description: This weblink contains video on formation of an image by lenses with examples, its application and the characteristics of image formed by lenses.

Core Concepts: Light and sound.

Link: Video on formation of images by lenses

19. Sound and Hearing

Description: This weblink contains videos on the relationship between the pitch of the sound and the frequency of the vibration.

Core Concepts: Sound and hearing.

Links:

Description: This weblink contains video on how sound causes the eardrum to vibrate through an activity and explain why different people have different audibility ranges.

Core Concepts: Sound and hearing.

Link: Video on hearing and its mechanism

20. The Earth and Beyond

Description: This weblink contains video on different sources of light in the universe and the natural forces involved in planetary motion through an activity.

Core Concepts: The earth and beyond.

Link: Video on centripetal and centrifugal force

Loading