Grade 8 Nova Scotia curriculum
What Grade 8 students practise in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Nova Scotia Curriculum. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Squares, Cubes & RootsPerfect squares and cubes, and their roots
- Pythagorean TheoremRight triangles and a² + b² = c²
- Integer OperationsMultiply, divide and mix
- Fraction OperationsAdd, subtract, multiply and divide
- Percents & MoneyDiscounts, tax, budgets and change
- Ratios, Rates & ProportionsUnit rates, best buys and scale
- Patterns & Two-Step EquationsExpressions, patterns and solving for x
- Surface Area & VolumePrisms, cylinders, nets and views
- Nets & ViewsFold nets into solids and picture top, front and side views
- Probability & DataChance, mean, median and mode
English Language Arts(“Language Arts” in the app)
- Voices & Cultural ExpressionsExplore how language, point of view and audience shape what we share.
- Word StudyRoots, affixes and connotation
- Reading DetectivePredict, infer and summarize
- Forms, Patterns & VisualsText forms, patterns and visual design
- Close ReadingTheme, tone and evidence
- Whose Story Is It?Limited, omniscient and unreliable narrators
- Literary DevicesIrony, symbolism and point of view
- Argument & MediaClaims, evidence and bias
- Digital CitizensSafe, smart and respectful online
- Write It BetterVoice, revising and proofreading
- Grammar & StyleClauses, voice and punctuation
Science
- Cells & Life ProcessesOrganelles, photosynthesis and respiration
- Particles & MatterKinetic theory and the atom
- Viscosity & FlowWhy some fluids flow fast and others creep
- Density & BuoyancyMass, volume, floating and sinking
- Pressure & Pascal's LawSqueezing, heating and passing on force
- Hydraulics & PneumaticsMachines and bodies that move fluids
- Evidence of Climate ChangeSpot the clues that show Earth is warming.
- Climate Change: Causes & ActionFind out what causes climate change and what we can do.
Social Studies
French Immersion
- Les registres de langueFamilier, courant, soutenu
- Parler et se faire comprendreVoix, gestes et mimiques
- La légendePersonnages et phénomènes
- Le théâtreHéros, opposant, didascalies
- Le schéma narratifDu début à la fin d'un récit
- Informer et argumenterIntroduction, arguments, conclusion
- Point-virgule et guillemetsPonctuer avec précision
- Qui, que, oùLes subordonnées relatives
- L'accord du participe passéÊtre, avoir et le complément direct
- Les complémentsDirect, indirect, circonstanciel
- Futur simple et conditionnelDemain et les demandes polies
Core French
- Past, present, futureHier, aujourd'hui, demain
- Asking questionsOù, quand, pourquoi…
- How often?Toujours, parfois, jamais
- Opinions and reasonsÀ mon avis, parce que
- Comparing and contrastingPlus que, aussi que, mais
- Sounds and lettersEau, ai, gn, liaisons
- Reading and retelling storiesCharacters, setting, plot
- The Francophone worldFrench around the world
- Culture and respectAppropriation and plagiarism
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