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...
8th Grade Resources
Eighth Grade resources for teachers. Contains videos, worksheets, websites, and activities for students.
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...
This is a great video to help introduce students to the Statue of Liberty.
I created this program to generate unlimited opportunities to create sentences using names, nouns, adjectives, and verbs. Just click the "...
This is a 5-minute video that does an excellent job talking about bats, their conservation, their feeding habits, their evolution, and their...
This is a great video that shows a general simulation of how the launch, orbiting, and re-entry worked for John Glenn as he beacme the first...
This is a good video that explores the history of the U.S Capitol Building.
This is a great video to introduce and explain Consumer Price Index within economics.
This is a fun video that takes students on a quick tour of the U.S. and visit the state capitals.
This video covers a range of key concepts that are essential for any unit on energy, including geothermal energy, solar energy, convection, the...
This is a great video to encourage the pursuit of science. Adam Savage (Mythbusters) gives the history of some of the simplest ideas and how they...
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 is a great clip to open a discussion about conflict or character vs. character. Harry Potter vs. Volermort
The Chelyabinsk Meteor was an awesome event that occurred in Russia. This video explains the ins and outs of this meteorite impact.
This engaging video series offers a fun and quick way to introduce basic economic concepts to students. The series is broken up into several short...
This is a great video that shows actual footage and news information for the public about the DooLittle Raids over Japan during WWII. (World War 2...
This is an entertaining newscast that interviews scientists and what they have to say about the movie San Andreas. I show this video in class to...
This video discusses and demonstrates how levers are used to reduce the amount of work and energy required to lift something. This would be...
This video is a great way to introduce the evolution of languages. How do linguists trace the origin of words?
This is a comical video that demonstrates the importance of using grammar properly. If you don't, you might just get arrested.
This video explores some of the basic state symbols for Arizona.
Students have a difficult time actually understanding how big or small planets are or distances to and from planets compared to other terrestrial...
Did you and your students know that we all have cancer genes? This video goes through the cell cycle and how cancer cells begin forming and talks...