This book is specifically written for the Year 8 Australian Curriculu m Science Course. The three topics (strands) covered are: Science as a H uman Endeavour, Science Inquiry Skills and Science Understanding.

All the Science Understanding subtopics (substrands) are covered as fol lows in the chapters:É

• cells and body systems (Biological Sciences)É
• elements and compounds (Chemical Sciences)É
< li>minerals, rocks and the environment (Earth and Space Sciences)É
• energy (Physical Sciences)

Chapters:

1. cells and body systems
2. elements and compounds
3. minerals, rocks and the environment
4. energy
5. inves tigations and problem solving
6. course test 1
7. course tes t 2
8. answers
9. index