Science Year 8 · Stage 4-5

Living World

Systems inside the body and inside the leaf: how organisms obtain and use the matter and energy they need.

Dot points
8
Module
1 of 4
Course
Science Year 8
01What this module asks of you

The 8 syllabus dot points in Living World

These are the statements the Science Year 8 syllabus makes about Living World. Dux records each one against the questions you answer, so you can see which of them you have actually been tested on and which have never been asked.

  1. 01

    The digestive system

    The digestive system - Living World, Year 8.

  2. 02

    Respiration in cells

    Respiration in cells - Living World, Year 8.

  3. 03

    The circulatory system

    The circulatory system - Living World, Year 8.

  4. 04

    Gas exchange in plants and animals

    Gas exchange in plants and animals - Living World, Year 8.

  5. 05

    Photosynthesis

    Photosynthesis - Living World, Year 8.

  6. 06

    Transport in plants

    Transport in plants - Living World, Year 8.

  7. 07

    Comparative organ systems

    Comparative organ systems - Living World, Year 8.

  8. 08

    Health and lifestyle effects on body systems

    Health and lifestyle effects on body systems - Living World, Year 8.

02How it is examined

What a Living World question asks you to do

Year 8 Assessment Task Shape is 50 marks in 75 minutes. Questions on Living World are not one shape repeated: the command word decides what the marker is looking for, and the mark value decides how much of it. These are the ones Science Year 8 uses.

calculate2–4describe2–3evaluate4–6explain3–4identify1predict1

Dux writes practice for this module in exactly these shapes, so the drill is the same task the paper sets — not a general knowledge quiz with the module name on it.

03Where this module sits

Living World in the Science Year 8 course

Living World opens the Science Year 8 course. Students routinely lose marks because a question spans two modules, so the neighbouring modules are worth reading next to this one.

Start of courseLiving World
Next moduleChemical World8 dot points

Find the Living World dot points you have never been asked

Dux diagnoses Science Year 8 dot point by dot point, then writes questions in the shape this course marks. Written answers come back marked against the bands.