Use this assignment to help students understand the difference between a mineral and other objects that they might think are minerals. The...
8th Grade Resources
Eighth Grade resources for teachers. Contains videos, worksheets, websites, and activities for students.
This is a great video to introduce or explore the Birmingham, Alabama protests during the Civil Rights Movement.
Have you ever wondered whether or not ketchup was considered a liquid or a solid. After all it can take a lot to get ketchup out of a bottle. ...
Eyeball floaters are what you see sometimes floating across your vision when looking at something bright. This video explains what those are.
In this Earth Science or Physical Science lab, students will gain an understanding of the three types of thermal energy transfer, conduction,...
This is a short quality summary of the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis between President John F. Kennedy and Russian Premier Nikita Khrushchev...
TEDEd created this video, which is an animation about how a cell is attacked by a virus. It is very detailed and uses language that is easy to...
During my unit on volcanoes, I have the students do some research on some famous volcanoes. Mt. Vesuvius is one. This video shows a quick tour...
If you don't know why stars can look like they are twinkly, then this video would be great to watch and show to your students.
This is a great video to introduce or review prefixes, suffixes, and roots when decoding a word.
Embark on an illuminating video that unravels the secrets of wind. Explore the fascinating mechanisms behind wind generation on our planet....
This music video can bring some joy to your lesson about light, gravity, waves, and the big bang as they listen to a parody of the Lion King song...
If you are just getting ready to teach a lesson on DNA, you might want to use this video to introduce the concept. It does a good job explaining...
This is an interesting video that describes some problems with the aquatic food web that contains certain types of trout.
Have you ever wondered where the heat inside the Earth comes from? Look no further than this fascinating video found on...
This video does an excellent job explaining the answer to the question, "How small is an atom? It compares an atom to the size of a grapefruit...
This is a video that discusses what sound its, how it travels, and why we can or cannot hear it. The video also discusses how the ear receives...
In this web research activity, students will research 14 volcanoes via the internet. All of these volcanoes are famous for either their size of...
This video shows highlights of President John F. Kennedy's (JFK) challenge to go to the moon speech at Rice University as part of the Space Race...
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...
This is a short tribute to the legacy of Rosa Parks and her role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Note: You will need some fossil examples in order to complete this lab.
In this historical geology lab, student groups will do their best...
Have you ever wanted to know how rainbows are formed? This video quickly and graphically demonstrates and explains how they are formed.