8th Grade Resources

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

Here is a website that shows the periodic table of elements.  What is unique about it, is that for each element there is a linked video file...

This is a great video summary of WWI that can be used as a review for a WWI Unit.

Have you ever wondered how big the solar system is?  This video explores the size and distance of our solar system.  It also discusses where...

This is a great video that explores the history and background of President George Washington and the Monument itself.

This is an introductory video to avalanches.

Looking for an informative video about geothermal energy? Look no further than this fascinating 10-minute video from...

This is a great video about the differences between a birds-eye and a human eye.  

This is a great video to introduce and explain Consumer Price Index within economics.

A quick video that will describe erosion found in the mountains and show beautiful scenery, then you have found a good one.  This video shows...

This video explains the Amendments of the Bill of Rights.

This is a cute retelling of the events of the Continental Congress on the road to independence at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. It could...

This is a great video clip to introduce or start a discussion about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr - MLK.

This Google search activity allows students to go to the internet to search for specific minerals and then to use the Periodic Table to discover...

In this Earth Science Earthquake activity, students will explore the USGS current earthquake website. Students will understand what is to be found...

This file includes all of the assignments, instructions, lab notes, labs, worksheets, and presentations to teach the first chapter of Earth...

This video shows one of President Eisenhower’s campaign commercials.

This NASA video describes how the Wright Brothers used the scientific inquiry in learning to fly.  It will demonstrate how their first plane...

This is a great video that can be used as an introduction or a simple review of the characteristics of life.

With this video, students will learn about how energy and matter get transferred through different organisms via the food chain.  Sun Energy,...

In this video students will learn about volume and capacity.  Students will be shown how to decompose milliliters into liters.  The video talks...

I show this video when discussing the different types of volcanic eruptions.  This volcanic eruption style is a Hawaiian style.  The lava does a...

This video provides a glimpse into the preparation and recovery steps for the launch of Alan Shepard, the first American in space during the Cold...

In this Earth Science Lab, students will design and experiment that will help them determine the densities of different rocks and minerals. This...