Grade 8

What your child learns in grade 8

• Grade 8 mathGrade 8 math gets your child ready for high school: the Pythagorean theorem, lines and slope, exponents and square roots. Here is what it covers, where kids usually get stuck, and one way to help.
• Grade 8 scienceGrade 8 science gets more precise: measuring density, looking inside cells, explaining why a ship floats and a pebble sinks. Here is what it covers, where kids usually get stuck, and one way to help.
• Grade 8 EnglishGrade 8 English gets children ready for high school: analysing literature, writing arguments, and reading the news and media critically. Here is what it covers, where kids usually get stuck, and one way to help.