Key Stage 3
Year 8 Maths
Algebra steps up: expanding brackets, factorising, and solving equations with unknowns on both sides. The year also covers straight line graphs, percentage multipliers, reasoning with ratio, and describing transformations.
What Should a Student Know in Year 8?
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17 topics
Year 8 Topics
Ratio
Understand what a ratio describes
Proportion and scale
Recognise when two quantities grow together
Algebraic manipulation
Turn a situation into an expression using letters
Coordinates and graphs
Plot points anywhere on a grid
Equations and inequalities
Solve an equation in 1 or two steps
Indices
Add and subtract terms containing powers
Sequences
Continue a sequence described in words
Multiply and divide fractions
Multiply a fraction by a whole number
Percentages
Find a percentage of an amount
Standard form
Understand positive and negative powers of 10
Symmetry and reflection
Find the lines that split a shape into matching halves
Area, volume and density
Name flat and solid shapes
Angles in parallel lines and polygons
Recall the basic angle rules and notation
Circles
Name the parts of a circle
Interpret and represent data
Tell the different types of data apart
Graphs and charts
Read and draw picture charts and bar charts
Tables and probability
Use the language of chance correctly
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