8th Grade Resources

In this Earth Science lab, students will crush a soda can using atmospheric pressure. This is a common science experiment with a twist. In this...

This is the trailer to Jingle all the way. It can be used to demonstrate supply and demand, scarcity, and inflation in economics.(Showing...

This is a great video to help introduce and explain how money circulates in our economic system. It gives a real world example that will help kids...

Find out what the Asteroid belt is.  Did you know that it isn't like what you might see in the movies?  There is much more space in the Asteroid...

Here is a quick video animation that demonstrates how Phagocytosis gets rid of bacteria from in the body.  

This video demonstrates how sugar gives a "high" to your brain, causing you to want to eat more. Carbohydrates, glucose, fructose, sucrose,...

In this activity students will discover information about the four mass movement types: creeps, slides, falls, flows, slumps. They will discover...

In this exercise, students will use a Geologic map to discover what types of rocks, faults, and ages of those rocks are. They will read about the...

Here is a quick 8-minute video that talks about 3 man-made disasters that were all preventable.  The three disasters talked about are, Chernobyl...

This health-related video discusses the importance and science of sleep.  It discusses why some don't sleep well and many of the external stimuli...

This NASA video demonstrates how scientists compare distances between the planets and the sun using the measurement system, Astronomical Units. ...

This is a 16-word word search with a weather theme.  Words contained in the word search are, hail, temperature, thunder, drought, precipitation,...

This video explores why our body craves food so much that we are willing to over eat until we are beyond full.

Students have a difficult time actually understanding how big or small planets are or distances to and from planets compared to other terrestrial...

For most of history, scientists weren't quite sure why our hearts were beating or even what purpose they served. Eventually, we realized that...

This is a fun video to help introduce or review the Presidents of the United States.

This is a great video overview with interesting facts about President Franklin D. Roosevelt, produced by Disney. Includes items like the Great...

In this science video, Veritasium does a fantastic job interviewing the public to see if they know what it actually means to be a solid, liquid or...

Explore with your students Saturn's moon Enceladus.  Did you know that scientists believe they have finally confirmed under-ice oceans on...

Bill Nye said about the Joy of Discovery is awesome.  It is the joy of discovery that makes every human being a scientist.  We explore, test,...

This video explores the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis between the U.S. (President John F. Kennedy) and Russia (Nikita Khrushchev) during the...

This informative video debunks several common myths about the human brain. The video covers seven myths that are often taught to students,...

This is an animated video that describes how the Declaration of Independence came about.  This video also dispels a myth or two about its...