BC SCIENCE 8 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Hardcover

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BC Science 8

McGraw-Hill Ryerson

ISBN 0070972990

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• How to Use This Book

• Safety in Your Science Classroom

UNIT 1 - CELLS AND SYSTEMS

1 The cell is the basic unit of life

• 1.1 Living Things

• 1.2 Cells

• 1.3 Movement across the Cell Membrane

2 The life systems of the human body work independently and together

• 2.1 Body Systems

• 2.2 Digestion and Excretion

• 2.3 Respiration and Circulation

3 The immune system protects the human body

• 3.1 Immune System

• 3.2 Factors Affecting the Immune System

UNIT 2 - OPTICS

4 Many properties of light can be understood using ideas about waves

• 4.1 Properties of Waves

• 4.2 Properties of Visible Light

• 4.3 Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

5 Optical systems make use of mirrors and lenses

• 5.1 Light Waves and Light Rays

• 5.2 Using Mirrors to Make Images

• 5.3 Using Lenses to Make Images

6 Human vision can be corrected and extended using optical systems

• 6.1 Human Vision

• 6.2 Correcting and Enhancing Human Vision

• 6.3 Optical Devices

UNIT 3 - FLUIDS AND DYNAMICS

7 Kinetic molecular theory explains the characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases

• 7.1 States of Matter

• 7.2 Density

8 Forces applied to fluids can change their characteristics

• 8.1 Forces

• 8.2 Fluid Pressure

• 8.3 Viscosity, Adhesion, and Cohesion

9 There are both natural and constructed fluid systems.

• 9.1 Fluid Systems

• 9.2 Movement of Fluids

• 9.3 Problems in Fluid Systems

UNIT 4 - WATER SYSTEMS ON EARTH

10 The water cycle plays a vital role on Earth

• 10.1 Distribution of Water

• 10.2 The Nature of Salt Water

• 10.3 The Nature of Fresh Water

• 10.4 Water's Effect on Shaping Earth's Surface

11 The oceans control the water cycle

• 11.1 The Nature of Ocean Basins

• 11.2 Ocean Currents

• 11.3 Oceans and Climate

12 Changes in water quality and quantity can harm living things

• 12.1 Fresh-Water Environments

• 12.2 Salt-Water Environments

• 12.3 Water Quality and Its Effects on Living Things

SCIENCE REFERENCE

Safety Symbols
Scientific Inquiry
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Organizing and Communicating Scientific Results
Scientific and Technological Drawing
Estimating and Measuring
Using Models in Science
Using a Microscope
Using Your Textbook as a Study Tool

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