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

This is a great video to introduce or explore the Birmingham, Alabama protests during the Civil Rights Movement.

This is a fun, short informational video with basic facts about President John Adams.

Prepare to be amazed and informed by this excellent animated video on the topic of tsunamis. Through the use of stunning visuals and easy-to-...

In this Study Jam video, students will learn about the water cycle.  The vocabulary used in the video is precipitation, evaporation, condensation...

If you are teaching physical science and have often tried to come up with a great explanation about why objects hit the ground at the same time if...

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

I show this volcanic eruption when trying to discuss the different types of eruptions.  This one is called a lava dome eruption. Lava Dome...

This is a great video overview with interesting facts about president Ulysses S. Grant, produced by Disney.

Find out what happens to the body as it lacks water.

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 and demonstrates President Ronald Reagan’s conviction and determination against the spread of Communism towards the end of the...

This is a great video that explores a brief history of President Thomas Jefferson and the history behind the Memorial.

This video teaches the science behind getting nervous and how it involves adrenaline. 

I designed this 5 paragraph expository text writing organizer to help my 3rd graders have space to restate the prompt, come up with three big...

This is an animated video discussing the age of the earth.  It discusses uranium and zirconium dating methods.  Part of the video also talks about...

What is light pollution?  Most of the world can no longer even see the Milky Way Galaxy.  This video discusses why.

In this short National Geographic science video, we get to take a look at how deadly and awesome some eagles can be.  This eagle enjoys reying...

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...

This video discusses how there is a myth that the "undeveloped" countries are still having huge child mortality rates.  He demonstrates that the...

Students have a difficult time actually understanding how big or small planets are or distances to and from planets compared to other terrestrial...

MinuteEarth, a youtube channel demonstrates how a river goes from straight to meandering. ...

This video clip explains and shows the events of Lee Harvey Oswald being shot by Jack “Ruby” Rubenstein after Oswald had been arrested for the...

This math resource contains 36 numbered boxes that can be used during assessments.  This allows students enough room and the ability to keep track...

This is a three-point rubric for informative writing. It includes grading criteria for the topic sentence, organization, details, conclusion,...