Students will dive into the world of balancing using levers and fulcrums. Through a virtual simulation called "Phet Balancing Act," students will...
8th Grade Resources
Eighth Grade resources for teachers. Contains videos, worksheets, websites, and activities for students.
In this Earth Science Earthquake activity, students will explore the USGS current earthquake website. Students will understand what is to be found...
This is a quick video that discusses the discovery and history of the Great Salt Lake.
This is a great video that explores the life and culture of the Middle Colonies.
In this assignment, students will access a database with documented tornadoes since 1950. Students will use a Google spreadsheet as a class to...
In this lab I have students observe what happens to water, which represents air, warms up and what happens to water as it cools down. Using a hot...
This is a great video to introduce Feudalism in the Middle Ages. It explores the structure of the Feudal system of Nobility (Kings), Lords,...
In this 4 day lab, students will become very familiar with the procedures involved in identifying minerals.
Day 1: Students will learn...
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting over 40 million people worldwide. And though it was discovered over a century...
Have you ever had students question, "Why do we yawn?" In this video your students will get a very quick and accurate description as to why we...
If you are teaching physical science and have often tried to come up with a great explanation about why objects hit the ground at the same time if...
Unveil the fascinating realm of weather prediction through this engaging video. Produced by NASA, this film dives into the intricate world of...
This is a great video that explores the life, events, and death of President Abraham Lincoln., including the Lincoln Douglas Debates, the...
This video explains and demonstrates President Ronald Reagan’s conviction and determination against the spread of Communism towards the end of the...
This website gives teachers the ability to quickly create random numbers that can be used for adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, order of...
Students have a difficult time actually understanding how big or small planets are or distances to and from planets compared to other terrestrial...
This is a short summary of the story of Emmett Till that would help spark the Civil Rights Movement.
This is a great tribute video to heros. It introduces Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Flight 93, 9-11, Sandy Hook, and even the Granite...
This is a brief educational video on the geography (including location, size, and regions) of the United States.
Watch as a whole line of cars falls off into a ravine in this amazing amateur video. This would be a great video to show during a unit on erosion...
This scientific video from BBC is really neat. It shows a few different types of fish that use luminescence to attract prey and obtain their food...
This TEDed video shows just how big the ocean is. It does a great job at putting the sheer size of the ocean into perspective.
In this informative video, Earth Science students will delve into the fascinating world of plate tectonics. The video covers a wide range of...
This is a great video to help introduce or reinforce the concepts of real numbers, integers, and rational, and irrational numbers.