This is a short tribute to the legacy of Rosa Parks and her role in the Civil Rights Movement.
8th Grade Resources
Eighth Grade resources for teachers. Contains videos, worksheets, websites, and activities for students.
In this volcano video, students will be able to see a climb up Krakatoa's child, Anak. I find this video fascinating because it vividly shows the...
In this activity, students will briefly examine 10 fields/disciplines of Geology: hydrology, volcanology, mineralogy, paleontology, stratigraphy,...
In this Earth Science activity, students will gain a better understanding of what gases the atmosphere is made out of. Students will need to work...
This is a patriotic video that shows why we should teach our students to be more patriotic!
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...
Find out what solar flares are and how scientists are completing studies on them. Also part of this video discusses how scientists are trying to...
This is a great video that explores the history and background of President George Washington and the Monument itself.
This is an introduction to population distributions. It talks about the three different population distributions: aggregated, uniform, and...
This Study Jam video does a great job demonstrating the differences between weather and climate. It discusses how temperature and air pressure...
Discover the haunting Survivor Account of Kristallnacht, a pivotal event that unfolded during the early stages of World War II and marked a...
In this science video, we see how a mosquito behaves, a little bit about the history of mosquitoes, and the possible side effects from a mosquito'...
This is a great video to help introduce or reinforce simplifying radical expressions in algebra.
Honeybees create their honey-cone out of hexagons. Why is this? This video demonstrates how bees use math to maximize space and energy.
Have you ever wondered what those packets that say "don't eat" on them? You know those packets found in shoe boxes, jerky packages, and leather...
Here is a fun poem created to show all of the elements on the periodic table. Much of the poem demonstrates where the different names came from...
In this video, the definition of an ecosystem is visually demonstrated and discussed as well as the different biomes. This is a good introduction...
This video would be more for advanced students, but it does a good job of explaining how media can get scientific ideas completely screwed up. ...
This is a short video that does a good job describing the Yellowstone Supervolcano. It does a great job showing the potential of large magma...
This video on evolution discusses the different lines of evidence that support the theory of evolution. The discussion is around: comparative...
This video is a fun rap about the organization and powers declared in the Constitution.
This is a great video to help introduce or review the Nashville, Tennessee Sit ins during the Civil Rights Movement.
How does tape work? Van Der Waals bonds are the answer. This video describes how tape acts like a solid and a liquid to keep its ability to...
This video explores the downfall of President Nixon’s Presidency because of the Watergate scandal.