This worksheet has 9 questions relating to the area. Students will draw the area. They will find the total area of two rectangular shapes. They...
8th Grade Resources
Eighth Grade resources for teachers. Contains videos, worksheets, websites, and activities for students.
This is a great clip to help open a discussion about conflict or character vs. nature.
Introducing the Cell Phone Writing Passages and Prompt - a fun and engaging way for students of all ages to practice their opinion writing skills...
Why did Pluto get demoted from being a planet? Well did you know that there are actually bigger than Pluto objects that orbit our sun? If we...
Optical illusions are some of the most fun things you can browse for on the internet. In this video, ASAP Science discusses a little bit about...
The rumors are partially true that the baldness "gene" comes from your mother's father, but how true is this? Watch this video with your students...
How does tape work? Van Der Waals bonds are the answer. This video describes how tape acts like a solid and a liquid to keep its ability to...
This is an inspirational story of a pilot (Colonel Gail "Hal" Halvorsen, Uncle Wiggly Wings) who began dropping candy by handkerchief parachutes...
In this Earth Science activity, students will gain a better understanding of what gases the atmosphere is made out of. Students will need to work...
Here is a quick video that demonstrates and explains the history of the microscope.
Steve Spangler does a great job presenting videos and experiments for kids. Here is a video and his website. In this video he demonstrates how...
Scientists demonstrate what tree rings tell us about the change in climate over time and how the climate changes in cycles.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting over 40 million people worldwide. And though it was discovered over a century...
Find out how many calories people need to eat per day. The video discusses what calories actually are, how your body burns them, and the...
This educational video discusses why our bodies need water and answers how much we should drink every day.
This is a great clip to help students realize the mentality of the Japanese soldiers who oversaw American prisoners in POW Camps during WWII. (...
This is a great video overview with facts about President Andrew Jackson, produced by Disney.
Enjoy nature while timing your students work. This is a 30-second timer to the beautiful sounds of water rapids in Arizona. Then the end has a...
Eyeball floaters are what you see sometimes floating across your vision when looking at something bright. This video explains what those are.
This is an entertaining newscast that interviews scientists and what they have to say about the movie San Andreas. I show this video in class to...
This is a great video that explains the story of The Star Spangled Banner.
This is a great video to explore the Nuremberg Trials after WWII. (World War 2, WW2, World War II) It has personal accounts from Walter Cronkite...