Eighth Grade resources for teachers. Contains videos, worksheets, websites, and activities for students.

This is a great video to help introduce or review Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (Linda Brown) and how it affected the end of...

This is a great video to help introduce using text eveidence to answer inferential questions. It also demonstrates the difference between literal...

In this 4 day lab, students will become very familiar with the procedures involved in identifying minerals.

Day 1: Students will learn...

This is a great to clip to help introduce or review how Plessy Vs. Ferguson and the idea of separate but equal and segregation impacted the Civil...

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...

What is Gluten?  Why are there so many commercials about Gluten.  In this short video you can get the simple answers.

Try this video activity with your students.  See how long it takes for them to keep from yawning.

Find out how many calories people need to eat per day.  The video discusses what calories actually are, how your body burns them, and the...

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...

In this activity students are going to find a small rock, decide what rock type it is, weight it, place it in a tumbler and then over a two week...

This is an animated video about the time value of money.  The calculation of compound interest is discussed.

This video covers a range of key concepts that are essential for any unit on energy, including geothermal energy, solar energy, convection, the...

Unlock the secrets of transparent glass with this captivating and informative video. Through stunning animations, the video unveils the science...

Unveil the fascinating realm of weather prediction through this engaging video. Produced by NASA, this film dives into the intricate world of...

In this lab/demonstration, the teacher will demonstrate how convection currents in the atmosphere occur. This demonstration is very visible and...

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...

This is a great clip to open a discussion about conflict of character vs. society. 

This video describes the philosophy and histories behind the foundations that helped form the Bill of Rights as well as references to the...

In this activity, students will briefly examine 10 fields/disciplines of Geology: hydrology, volcanology, mineralogy, paleontology, stratigraphy,...

In this activity, students will determine the type of soil they have as well as figure out the pH level of the soil. Students will reinforce their...

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

This SciShow video discusses what Demodex mites are, how we get them on our skin, and why they would choose our faces to live.  This video teaches...

Why did Pluto get demoted from being a planet?  Well did you know that there are actually bigger than Pluto objects that orbit our sun?  If we...

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