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Grade 8 Technology: modules and lessons

Explore Grade 8 Technology: 8 modules and 42 lesson entries. Use the dorKk lesson guide to plan revision and catch-up study.

dorKk provides pre-recorded CAPS-aligned video lessons for self-paced study alongside schoolwork. Choose a module below, find the lesson that matches your classwork, and use the sequence to identify gaps. This guide lists lesson titles; access to the videos depends on your subscription. dorKk is not an online school.

Source: dorKk English lesson list dated 21 January 2026. Catalogue entries may differ from current app availability.

Plan your study

  1. Choose the module you are currently studying at school.
  2. Try a textbook question first and note where you get stuck.
  3. Watch the matching lesson, try again and keep a list of questions for your teacher.

STRUCTURES

  1. 1.1.DEFINITION
  2. 1.2.CASE STUDY; ELECTRICAL PYLONS
  3. 1.3.STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
  4. 1.4.ALTERNATIVE BRIDGE SUPPORTS, SUSPENSION BRIDGES AND CABLE STAY BRIDGES
  5. 1.5.ARCHES IN BUILDINGS BRIDGES AND DAMS
  6. 1.6.CANTILEVERS; SIMPLE AND CABLE STAYED
  7. 1.7.STRUCTURAL FAILURE; 3 MOST LIKELY WAYS
  8. 1.8.FORCES THAT ACT ON A MATERIAL
  9. 1.9.ADAPTING MATERIALS
  10. 1.10.METAL SECTIONS

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

  1. 2.1.PURPOSE OF GRAPHICS
  2. 2.2.CONVENTIONS
  3. 2.3.WORKING DRAWING TECHNIQUES FOR PLANNING
  4. 2.4.ARTISTIC DRAWINGS

PROCESSING

  1. 3.1.DESIGN PACKAGING AND MAKE FOR A PURPOSE
  2. 3.2.RECYCLE AND REUSE TECHNOLOGY
  3. 3.3.NEW MATERIALS USED IN TECHNOLOGY

MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS

  1. 4.1.REVISE MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE
  2. 4.2.COMPLEX MACHINERY; THE WEDGE, WHEEL AND AXLE
  3. 4.3.GEARS
  4. 4.4.MECHANISMS THAT CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT; CAM
  5. 4.5.MECHANISMS THAT CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT; CRANK

CONTENT, CONCEPTS AND SKILLS

  1. 6.1.THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIETY
  2. 6.2.CASE STUDY; POSITIVE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY
  3. 6.3.CASE STUDY; NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY
  4. 6.4.COUNTERACTING THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGY

INVESTIGATING AND REPORTING

  1. 7.1.MINING AND ACID DRAINAGE
  2. 7.2.DUST POLLUTION FROM MINE DUMPS
  3. 7.3.IRON AGE TECHNOLOGY
  4. 7.4.BIAS IN TECHNOLOGY

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS

  1. 8.1.REVISE SIMPLE CIRCUIT COMPONENTS
  2. 8.2.ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
  3. 8.3.ADVANTAGES OF SERIES AND PARALLEL BATTERIES
  4. 8.4.PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
  5. 8.5.ELECTRICITY GENERATION FOR THE NATION
  6. 8.6.THERMAL POWER STATIONS
  7. 8.7.HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATIONS
  8. 8.8.WIND DRIVEN TURBINES
  9. 8.9.ALTERNATING CURRENT; STEP UP AND STEP DOWN TRANSFORMERS
  10. 8.10.THE NATIONAL GRID

REVISION

  1. 9.1.TERM 1
  2. 9.2.TERM 2

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