This video discusses the theories and hypotheses related to the formation of the moon. This video also discusses some holes in each of the...
8th Grade Resources
Eighth Grade resources for teachers. Contains videos, worksheets, websites, and activities for students.
This video explores some of the basic state symbols for Arizona.
This video clearly states what gene mutations are. The Amoeba Sisters discuss Sickle Cell Anemia, gene mutations, DNA transfer, meiosis,...
This video explains the development and rise of McCarthyism, and specifically the role of Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare during the...
In this informative video, students will learn about the 1816 "Year without a Summer" and the devastating impact that it had on the world. The...
Have you ever wondered why dogs pant? This video would be great to show your students when you are talking about animal adaptations and how their...
Students will research 8 common metamorphic rocks. Marble, quartzite, hornfels, slate, phyllite, schist, gneiss, and amphibolite. Students will...
This video explains and demonstrates President Ronald Reagan’s conviction and determination against the spread of Communism towards the end of the...
In this one-day activity students will read and learn about the different types of landforms that are out there. They will then, as groups, create...
Students will find vocabulary that deals with metamorphosis. I use this when teaching 3rd-graders about how caterpillars turn into butterflies....
I show this video during my unit on volcanoes when discussing the two Hawaiian volcano flow types, Pahoehoe and aa lavas. It shows both very well...
How do scientists know the patterns of bird migration? This video demonstrates how science over the years has evolved in its discovery of bird...
What can you do with Geography…This video gives some examples of jobs using Geography.
In this assignment, students will access a database with documented tornadoes since 1950. Students will use a Google spreadsheet as a class to...
I show this volcano video when discussing cinder cone volcanoes. Paricutin erupted in 1943 and erupted for 9 years afterward. It occurred on...
This video explains the advancements and competition of the Space Race between russia and the United States as part of the Cold War.
This video explains how swallowed air becomes a burp and sometimes a smelly fart. It also describes why those two bodily functions can smell.
This is a great video clip to introduce or start a discussion about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr - MLK.
This short animation explains how DNA can get a mismatch mutation and how the body repairs such an error.
Show students how to use protractors and ruler in this interactive website. Teachers can also easily show polygons and quadrilaterals. Shape...
In this activity, students will hone their observation, inference, and making conclusions skill by trying their best to use a dichotomous...
This animated video describes the formation of minerals particularly the mineral quartz and how that quartz becomes sand. The video will discuss...
This is a very short clip that demonstrates the launch of Sputnik by Russia during the Space Race in the Cold War during the 1950s.
This video discusses what would happen to the human body if it were to dehydrate. This is a great video to use when discussing the importance of...