MGSS/RTSS – BIOLOGY GRADE 8 SCHEME OF WORK 2023
SCHOOL WEEK/TOPIC
CALENDER
FIRST WEEK 1 – Classification of FOOD AND NUTRIENTS
TERM nutrients
(12 WEEKS) At the end of this unit, each student should be able to:
WEEK 2 - Carbohydrates
WEEK 3 - Proteins
WEEK 4 – ASSESSMENT 1
WEEK 5 – Food tests
WEEK 6 – Vitamins and
Minerals
WEEK 7 – Fibre and Water
WEEK 8 – ASSESSMENT 2
WEEK 9 - Balanced diet
WEEK 10 – Unbalanced diet
(overnutrition and
undernutrition)
WEEK 11 –Revision
WEEK 12 – Revision
SCHOOL WEEK/TOPIC
CHAPTER AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Define nutrients as food substances or molecules that all organisms need for the proper
functioning of their body
 Classify nutrients into carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and minerals
 Select and list examples of food sources rich in carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins,
minerals and dietary fibres
 State the main role of carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins (A and D) in our body
 State that carbohydrates are subdivided into simple and complex carbohydrates, giving
examples such as glucose and starch respectively
 Demonstrate an understanding of starch as a complex carbohydrate made up of many
simple sugar units
 Recognise different examples of food sources rich in glucose and starch
 State that proteins are large food molecules that are made up of smaller units called
amino acids
 Carry out simple food tests
 Identify the components of various food samples using the different food tests
 Define the term ‘balanced diet’ as comprising carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins,
minerals, water and dietary fibres in the correct proportion
 Recognise that malnutrition may be the result of either a lack or an excess of a particular
nutrient in the diet
 State the deficiency diseases of vitamin A, vitamin D, iron and calcium
 Show an awareness that excess of carbohydrates in the diet can lead to diabetes while
excess of fats in diet can lead to obesity and heart diseases
CHAPTER AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
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SECOND WEEK 1 – Organs of the DIGESTIVE AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS

TERM digestive system + Teeth
(13 WEEKS) At the end of this unit, each student should be able to:
WEEK 2 – The process of
digestion
WEEK 3 – The process of
digestion
WEEK 4 – ASSESSMENT 1
WEEK 5 – Organs of the
Respiratory System
 Identify and label the main parts of the digestive system in man
 Explain the terms: ingestion, digestion, absorption and egestion
 State the functions of the main parts of the digestive system in man in relation to
ingestion, digestion, absorption and egestion
 Identify the different types of human teeth
 Explain how each type of teeth helps in the mechanical digestion of food
 Describe the process of peristalsis in the alimentary canal
 Outline the role of the liver and pancreas in digestion

WEEK 6 – Breathing
Mechanism

WEEK 7 – Gaseous
Exchange

WEEK 8 – ASSESSMENT 2

WEEK 9 – Revision

WEEK 10 –Revision

WEEK 11, 12 & 13 – 2nd

Term Examinations

SCHOOL WEEK/TOPIC CHAPTER AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

CALENDER

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 THIRD WEEK 1 – Classification of
TERM communicable and non-
(12 WEEKS) communicable diseases At the end of this unit, each student should be able to:
WEEK 2 – Causes and modes
of transmission of
communicable diseases
WEEK 3 – Influenza
WEEK 4 – ASSESSMENT 1
WEEK 5 – Diabetes
WEEK 6 – Drug Abuse
WEEK 7 – Tobacco Smoking
WEEK 8 – ASSESSMENT 2
WEEK 9 - Revision
WEEK 10 - Revision
WEEK 11 & 12 – 3rd Term
Examinations
COMMUNICABLE AND NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
 State that a communicable disease spreads easily from one person to another
 State that a non-communicable disease does not spread from one person to another
 List examples of communicable and non-communicable diseases
 State that communicable disease is caused by a pathogen
 Identify different modes of transmission of communicable diseases
 Name the causative agent of influenza
 Describe the mode of transmission of influenza List signs and symptoms of influenza
 Outline the ways to prevent influenza
 List the main causes of diabetes
 List the health effects of diabetes
 Outline the ways of preventing diabetes
 State that a drug is a chemical substance (other than food) that affects the way the human
body works.
 State the negative effects caused by smoking cigarette
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