What textbooks were you studying in year 8 for a good head start?

[monokekie]

Do you still remember which ones you used for Maths, English, Sciences, etc?

thanks 

[TrueTears]

maths i used the ones they use in china, although i think my school used a diff one

science we used handouts from school and a book called "science to sixteen" (i think)

english - no idea

[monokekie]

haha, I see =) thanks

so .. like.. did anyone use maths quest and stuff?

[GerrySly]

haha, I see =) thanks

so .. like.. did anyone use maths quest and stuff?

My little bro uses Essentials (he's in year

[Aqualim]

Our school uses Maths Quest from year 7 to 12, although after being introduced to the Cambridge range, the Essentials text is much better

[EvangelionZeta]

...people get ahead in year 8?  I just did my homework.  ._.;;

[luken93]

...people get ahead in year 8?  I just did my homework.  ._.;;

minus the homework part

[monokekie]

hah maybe not a head start xD the year has already started..

too late too late, haha

[physics]

year 8 huh.....that was like 4 years ago..i rmbr the thin science textbooks T__T they were so light and had heaps of coclourful diagrams D:but i didnt learn much..or pay attention

[Gloamglozer]

Maths - Heinemann (then to Essentials in VCE)

Science - Science Quest (then to StudyOn in year 11 and the Heinemann - Chemistry.  Physics was Heinemann all the way)

English - A few here and there but random and useless ones.

I love my long-term memory.  It's a shame about my short-term though. 

[kyzoo]

I don't think I cared about the textbooks until I got to Y11; never touched them unless I had to. It's amazing how much my attitude changed between Y10 and Y11 >.<.

[slothpomba]

Im not even sure if we actually had any text books beside a math text book and novel for english in year 8...

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Back in year 8 I read novels.

[taiga]

Read plenty of newspapers / good novels. It will develop your english to a standard much greater than what can be achieved from the start of year 11.

Science wise in year 8, I would suggest learning anything about newtons laws (physics), basic chemistry (element properties, valencies etc), and I'm not sure about biology.

In mathematics I think plenty of algebra (factorisation) and drawing graphs will help you

I don't know texts, but Scienceworld 8 (try 9 if you're advanced) is good