The purpose of this thesis work was to analyze the content~ of grade 8 physics textbook prepared by the Amhara Education Bureau in the year 2006. It was conducted realizing the fact that the new education and training policy demands textbooks to be reviewed per 5 years. Samples were taken from different parts of the textbook; Objectives in the minimum-learning competency guides and curriculum guides and activities in the textbook were assessed. Questionnaires were administered to samples of grade 8 students and their teachers from general elementary schools oflnjibara Town Administration. Quantitative analysis technique and calculating index of student involvement were employed for samples of the textbook whereas comparison of the objectives with the action verbs used to indicate the behavior expected of students. The responses from the questionnaires were analyzed by using percentages. Besides teachers and students open-ended comments were analyzed. The results re~ealed that the objectives in the guides and the activities in the textbook showed inconsistency. With regard to quantitative analysis, the different aspects of the textbook such as text narratives, figures and diagrams, end-of-unit questions and summaries, and activities failed to engage students' and teachers' for active student learning. Even though activities are missed from units 6 and 7, the 'lJ~Oportion of activities in the textbook was observed to be good but this does not mean the activities energize students for active learning _.Jo .. environment. Generally, summaries, questions, and figures and diagrams found were to be discouraging for active learning environments.