8th Grade Resources

Honeybees create their honey-cone out of hexagons.  Why is this?  This video demonstrates how bees use math to maximize space and energy.

This is a fun video that takes students on a quick tour of the U.S. and visit the state capitals.

This is a fun video that gives examples of the Bill of Rights as seen in Disney movies.

Here is a quick video demonstrating how the Lunar Landing Module worked when landing and taking off from the moon.

This animated video does a great job of talking about the relativity of speed.  This would be an excellent video to show during a physics or...

Note: You will need some fossil examples in order to complete this lab.

In this historical geology lab, student groups will do their best...

A 14-year-old girl describes a great American adventure, crossing the Plains by wagon on a 2000-mile journey west

Experience the awe-inspiring power of a strombolian eruption with this fascinating video found on ...

This is a good video, yet kind of sad, about the use of Laika the dog as the first living organism to enter space during the Space Race of the...

This video is a news story about how Ping Pong opened the door to diplomatic relations between President Nixon and China during the 1970's.

Here is a video that discusses all of the chemical reactions that occur when cooking a cookie.  Great video to show the science behind cooking.

During a leap year, this video would be great to show your students when the question arises, "Why do we have a leap year?"  This video discusses...

If you are a science teacher and don't have a water rocket lab, you should begin.  This experiment is the highlight of our year.  This is a doc...

This animated video discusses force and motion.  Inertia, Mass, Gravity, Force, Friction, Newtons, Energy are all discussed in this StudyJam film...

This video examines President Kennedy’s vision for Americans at home and abroad.

This worksheet reviews the concept of area and perimeter.  Types of questions include the area of irregular shape, adding the total area of two...

This is a short biography video of President George Washington. Learn about the life of the first President of the United States.

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

This video demonstrates some of the actual scientific means for muscle growth.  Very strong individuals might owe their muscle growth to a...

I took another copy of this and then edited some of the slower parts and parts that might be objectionable for High School students.  This video...

Learn how gypsum and selenite crystals got formed in the Great Crystal Cave found in Mexico.  The crystals are some of the largest ever discovered...

This is a great video that explores the life and culture of the Middle Colonies.

In this Earth Science Lab, students will gain an understanding of what relative humidity and dew point are. There are four parts to the lab. The...

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...