8th Grade Resources

This is a powerful tribute to help explore the realities of the Ghettos during during the WWII era. It helps students to grasp the severity of the...

This is a comical video that demonstrates the importance of using grammar properly.  If you don't, you might just get arrested.

This educational resource is a set of two 5-paragraph essays about school uniforms. The first essay discusses the benefits and advantages of...

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 video is a great way to introduce the evolution of languages.  How do linguists trace the origin of words?

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...

Here is some simple history behind the spacesuit.  Find out who comes up with the idea and how they have changed over time.

Why does swiss cheese have holes?  I have to admit I never thought about it, but this video show how bacteria goes through processes that create...

How many times to we tell our children to put on warm clothes during the
winter so that they won't get a cold?   This video does an...

Looking for a new way to teach the rock cycle? Check out this exciting twist on a classic activity from ...

Here is a video from 1982, when Robin Williams gave a great comedy performance about the United States flag.  Very funny and very patriotic.

Engage your students in a hands-on exploration of water erosion with this worksheet This activity and reading passage is designed to help students...

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

Here is a website that has a sliding animation to demonstrate the size of...

What would it be like to get punched by Superman?  Here is a video that attempts to explaine the physics behind it.

This animated video discusses solar energy and why we as humans don't use it for everything yet.

This is a quick video that discusses the discovery and history of the Great Salt Lake.

This is a great clip to use as a hook or a discussion point to introduce the Navajo Code Talkers in WWII. (World War 2, WW2, World War II)

This is a great video clip to help explain the George Kennan's proposed policy containment of Soviet style communism at the end of World War II (...

Find out why the sky is blue in this SciShow video.  The video discusses the way light reflects colors and the fact that you really have to be...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia, affecting over 40 million people worldwide. And though it was discovered over a century...

This is a great video overview with facts about President Andrew Jackson, produced by Disney.

This is a great short clip to introduce or review President JFK's announcement of a "moral issue" of discrimination during the Civil Rights...

With this fraction model tool, teachers can custom create both bar fractions and pie fractions.  It is quite customizable.  You can change the...