Year 8 Maths

The tables below detail the individual topics studied throughout the year at each of the three tiers: Higher, Intermediate and Foundation. In the right hand column, links are provided to video tutorials on each of these topics. Some topics have more than one video so please ensure you watch them all if you are having difficulties with a particular topic.

Special thanks to CorbettMaths for the video tutorials.

Higher

Term Topic Video Link(s)
Term 1 Four Operations with Negative Numbers 205, 206, 207
Discrete & Continuous Data 343
Bar Charts 147, 148
Two Way Tables 319
Questionnaires 268
BIDMAS 211
Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying & Dividing Decimals 90, 91, 94, 93
Solving Simple Equations 110
Expanding Brackets 13
Substitution 20
Nets of 3D Shapes 4
Angles in Triangles, Quadrilaterals & Parallel Lines 37, 33, 25
Term 2 Squares & Square Roots 226, 227, 228
Cubes & Cube Roots 212, 213, 214
Indices 172, 174
Rounding to Nearest 10, 100, 1000, Whole No 277a, 277b, 276
Rounding to Decimal Places & Significant Figures 278, 279a
Scale Drawings 283
Plans & Elevations 354
Real Life Graphs 151, 152, 171
Straight Line Graphs 186
Enlargements 104, 104a
Converting Metric Units of Length, Mass & Capacity 349a, 349b, 349c
Converting Metric Units of Area & Volume 350, 351
Ratio & Proportion 269
Term 3 Adding & Subtracting Fractions and Mixed Numbers 132, 133
Multiplying & Dividing Fractions 142, 134
Finding a Percentage of an Amount, Writing as a Percentage 234, 235, 237
Increasing or Decreasing by a Percentage 238
Probability & Relative Frequency 251245, 250, 248
Line & Rotational Symmetry 316, 317
Volume & Surface Area 355, 356, 310

 Intermediate

Term Topic Video Link(s)
Term 1 Factors, Multiples & Prime Numbers 216, 220, 225
Squares & Square Roots 226, 227, 228
Cubes & Cube Roots 212, 213, 214
Lowest Common Multiple & Highest Common Factor 218, 219
Four Operations with Whole Numbers 6, 304, 200, 98
Multiplying & Dividing by Powers of 10 20299
Converting Metric Units of Length, Mass & Capacity 349a, 349b, 349c
Reading Scales 284
Pictograms & Bar Charts 162147, 148
Averages from a List 53, 56, 50, 57
Four Operations with Negative Numbers 205, 206, 207
Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying & Dividing Decimals 90, 91, 94, 93
Basic Angle Rules 34, 35, 30, 39
Line & Rotational Symmetry 90, 91, 94, 93
Plotting Coordinates in All 4 Quadrants 84
Term 2 Rounding to Nearest 10, 100, 1000, Whole No 277a, 277b, 276
Rounding to Decimal Places 278
Substitution 20
Fractions - Equivalent, Ordering & Simplifying 135, 144, 146
Writing One Amount as a Fraction of Another 136
Finding a Fraction of an Amount 137
Simplifying Expressions 9
Angles in Triangles & Quadrilaterals 37, 33
2D & 3D Shapes 1, 2, 3
Area & Perimeter 45, 49, 241
Finding a Percentage of an Amount, Writing as a Percentage 234, 235, 237
Increasing or Decreasing by a Percentage 238
Converting Between Fractions, Decimals & Percentages 129
Term 3 Sequences 286, 287
Solving Simple Equations 110
Time 322
Probability 251245, 250

Foundation

Term Topic Video Link(s)
Term 1 Adding & Subtracting Whole Numbers 6, 304
Times Tables 204a
Multiplying & Dividing by 10, 100, 1000 20299
Metric Units of Length, Mass & Capacity 72p, 73p, 71p
Converting Metric Units of Length, Mass & Capacity 349a, 349b, 349c
Time, Calendars & Timetables 66p, 68p, 322
Plotting Coordinates 84
Term 2 Rounding to Nearest 10, 100, 1000 277a, 277b
Sequences 286, 287
Square Numbers, Cube Numbers, Triangle Numbers 226, 212, 229
2D Shapes 1, 2
Tessellations 36
Line Symmetry 316
Pictograms & Bar Charts 162147, 148
Pie Charts 163, 164
Fractions 26p, 31p
Finding a Fraction of an Amount 137
Percentages 46p
Negative Numbers 41p
Area & Perimeter 45, 49, 241
Term 3 Types of Angles 38
Measuring Angles 31
Basic Angle Rules 34, 35, 30, 39
Angles in Triangles 37
3D Shapes - Names & Nets 34
Volume of Cubes & Cuboids 355
Factors, Multiples & Prime Numbers 216, 220, 225