8th Grade Resources

This worksheet contains two passages on how plants grow and tips for growing your own plants.  It contains the writing prompt, "How do plants grow...

I do this convection currents demonstration when discussing how air moves. This can be used as well when discussing volcanoes, mantle convection,...

This video explores the beginnings of the Red Scare including the HUAC hearings during the beginnings of the Cold War Era.

In this Earth Science lab, students will create their own homemade barometers using a canning jar, a balloon, and a straw. The barometers can show...

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...

This "Its OK to be Smart" video discusses why our bodies feel cold.  Students will learn that it is all about heat transfer.  The video will...

Here is a quick video that discusses what would happen if you drank too much water.  More importantly though is that it discusses many organs that...

This is a great tribute video to heros. It introduces Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., Flight 93, 9-11, Sandy Hook, and even the Granite...

In this informative video, the question "Why do trees have rings?" is explored in detail. The presenter delves into the fascinating topic of tree...

This video explores why our body craves food so much that we are willing to over eat until we are beyond full.

Bill Nye the Science Guy describes how scientists and physicists might be able to stop an asteroid as it comes closer to Earth.  He discusses the...

The rumors are partially true that the baldness "gene" comes from your mother's father, but how true is this?  Watch this video with your students...

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This is a video that discusses what sound its, how it travels, and why we can or cannot hear it.  The video also discusses how the ear receives...

Here is a quick video demonstrating how the Lunar Landing Module worked when landing and taking off from the moon.

This video on evolution discusses the different lines of evidence that support the theory of evolution.  The discussion is around: comparative...

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 tribute video that helps give some background information and the basic story of the Tuskegee Airmen and their stuggles and...

This video explores the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis between the U.S. (President John F. Kennedy) and Russia (Nikita Khrushchev) during the...

This is a great video to show students the many monuments and layout of our nation's capitol.

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 a catchy song for young students that discusses the 8 planets.  
 

This video demonstrates how sugar gives a "high" to your brain, causing you to want to eat more. Carbohydrates, glucose, fructose, sucrose,...

In this Earth Science lab, students will design an experiment to answer the following question. Will rock weather faster or slower if it has more...