8th Grade

SUBJECT

CONTENTS

Math

Practical mathematics.
Percentages.
Signed numbers.
Equations (linear equations, equations with only one variable).
Factorization.
Numerical bases.
Sets.
Theorems.
Laws of logic.
GEOMETRY
Volumes of solids.
Exact geometric drawing in three dimensions.
Differentiate the circle from the circumference.
Experimentally find the number “pi”.
Finding a perimeter.
Measure a suggested area.
To translate and rotate a figure in the plane.
Draw similar figures.
Project a figure in the plane.

Spanish

Review of all grammar.
Journalistic texts.
Journalism in Spain.
Commercial and practical writing.
The Abstract: Definition and structure.
Writing a short play or sketch.
Spelling.
Theatrical play.
Reading and analysis of a play.
Preparation and dramatic representation.
Diction and oral expression for acting.

Social Sciences

From the 18th century to the contemporary era.
The Enlightenment.
The French Revolution.
The industrial revolution.
The independences of America.
Biographies: Jefferson, Bolibar, Martí, Morelos… up to modern times, Napoleon, Ford, Emerson, Edison, Lincoln.
Geography of Asia, Australia and Antarctica.
Global geography, contrasts.

Natural Sciences

PHYSICS
Hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, aerostatics and aerodynamics from a practical perception.
Acoustics.
Thermodynamics.
Non-static electricity.
Magnetic effect of current and its applications.
Results and laws of electricity.
Hydraulics.
Optics.
CHEMISTRY
Metals.
Gases.
Solids.
Mixtures.
Cereal crushing techniques.
Carbonization test: Flour analysis.
Animal products.
Sugar in nature.
Transformation of starch into acid.
Relationship between fire and water. Fehiling’s solution.
The fermentation process.
Fat and its relation to heat and fire.
Soap manufacture.
Cellulose: manufacture of paper.
PHYSIOLOGY
Bone and muscular system.
Articular system.
Sensory receptors: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.

Handwork

Learn to take measurements of one’s own body.
Make a pattern and handle purchased patterns.
Practice and handling with the treadle sewing machine.
Handling of the electric sewing machine.
Making a piece such as a shirt, blouse or tunic for the play.
Identification of fabric types.

Form Drawing

Accurate geometric drawing in three dimensions.
Volumes of solids.
Contemplative design.

English

Vocabulary enrichment and word study.
Directed dialogues.
Grammar and syntax.

Music

Composer biographies.
Gregorian chants.
Elizabethan songs.
Afro-American songs.
Symphonic form.
American music.

Literature

Shakespeare.
Epic and dramatic poetry.
Stories of different peoples of the world, their folklore and poetry.
The time of the Conquest and the Colony.
Literature: Modernism and realism.
Readings for dramatization.

Sculpting

Study of human anatomy (head, ear, bones…).
Geometry: relief of the five Platonic solids.
Transformation of the platonic solids into each other.

Painting

Perspective of objects, shadows, interior architecture.
Study of color.
Collage and linoleum.
Discovery of space in color.
Modeling and drawing (bones or vertebrae).

Movement: Gymnastics, games and eurythmy

Greco-Roman wrestling.
Circus art. Gymnastics and team sports (hoops, trampoline, fabrics, colt…).
Poems with tension and relaxation (contraction and expansion).
Modulation from major to minor.
Gestures of the soul.
Poems about desire, admiration and surprise with very contrasting moods.
Ballads with dramatic movement.

Gardening

General horticultural work requiring skill, stamina and physical effort.
Mowing grass or forage with a sickle.
Repairing tools or constructions for planting.
Manufacture foodstuffs from the harvested products: jams, pickles, pickled gherkins, etc.
Study of cultivated plants, rotation, monoculture, advantages and disadvantages.
Charcoal burning.
Soil as an ecological component.
Dynamics of ecosystems.

Carpentry

Job planning from a list of required materials and tools.
Measuring and precise cuts.
Pattern handling and use of precision tools.
Accurate measuring and cutting for the production of a hinged lid box or stool.