8th Grade Resources

In this student self-guided Earth Science activity, students will read about and work their way through the different techniques used in Relative...

Did you know that horseshoe crabs (they aren't really crabs) are used in the medical field?  Find out how the medical field is using these amazing...

This video explores President Richard M. Nixon's promise and approach to the Vietnam Conflict/War.

In this short National Geographic science video, we get to take a look at how deadly and awesome some eagles can be.  This eagle enjoys reying...

This is a wonderful short documentary about the life of President George Washington. It explains elements of his childhood and life at Mount...

Here is an interesting man/nature made landform found in Turkmenistan.  This video describes how scientists search for oil and natural gas created...

This is an awesome video demonstrating quantities of food that equal 200 calories.  The video goes through the science behind a calorie and show...

In this video National Geographic takes a look at some rock climbing goats.  They discuss some of their strengths and explain how the goats can...

This NASA video describes how the Wright Brothers used the scientific inquiry in learning to fly.  It will demonstrate how their first plane...

This animated "Clearly Stated" video does a great job describing and showing what DNA actually is. It goes furth discussing how the RNA leaves the...

I show this volcano video when discussing cinder cone volcanoes.  Paricutin erupted in 1943 and erupted for 9 years afterward.  It occurred on...

This video explains the advancements and competition of the Space Race between russia and the United States as part of the Cold War.

Discover the Fascinating Tales of Skip the Squirrel: Three Engaging Perspectives

Step into the enchanting world of Skip, a charming...

This video was an educational film for schools during the Cold War to teach them about Duck and Cover Drills in the event of a nuclear attack. (...

This video isn't so much about Thor's hammer as it is about the density of dying stars.  I am only assuming that Vsauce, the video creator, did...

This NASA video describes what the sun is and what it is made out of. 
Part of the discussion is about sun spots and solar flares.  They do...

In this assignment, students will find images of rocks and rock formations that demonstrate that weathering has occurred. They will create a...

This is an amazing video that takes the viewer on a fantastic voyage to observe the majesty of the nature of the Earth. This video can be used to...

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...

Check out this video that will give you the ins and outs of lactose and lactate.  The video discusses what it takes for a human to digest milk and...

This is a really short video about how to become an entrepreneur and discusses what an entrepreneur is in economics.

In this activity, students get to know Alfred Wegener and why and how he came up with the idea of continental drift and the super-continent...

This is a great video to help introduce or reinforce irrational numbers in algebra.

Using colored pencils or crayons, students will read some Christmas puns and then identify nouns, verbs, pronouns, Adverbs, and Adjectives with...