8th Grade Resources

This is a great video that explores not only the Lincoln Memorial, but its history, and also the background story of President Lincoln himself.

Kepler is a camera that looks for exoplanets.  This video discusses the processes behind finding exoplanets.  It also demonstrates how math is...

Here is a quick tribute to Rosalind Franklin the lady scientist who helped discover the double-helix shape of DNA.

People hear talk all the time about the Debt Limit and how we need or don't need to raise it. This video does an excellent job explaining many...

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

In this biology video, students will grasp a better understanding of how cells divide through mitosis and meiosis, but the emphasis is on how...

This is a great video to encourage the pursuit of science. Adam Savage (Mythbusters) gives the history of some of the simplest ideas and how they...

This Educational Technology Tutorial demonstrates how teachers can use LightShot or any other screen capture software to quickly and easily add...

This video shows a man on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, losing $15,000 because he didn't under stand the concept of squares.  What is even...

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

What can I say more than this is a great video about goats, their sounds, ability to see, and other animal adaptations that make them what they...

This video shows the hearings of Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, supposed spies, during the Red Scare at the beginning of the Cold War...

This "It's OK to be Smart" video discusses the human nose and its awesome ability to sense smells.  Please note that this video does talk about...

This is a great video clip to help introduce or review the March on Washington with Martin Luther King (MLK) during the Civil Rights Movement.

Here is a video from 1982, when Robin Williams gave a great comedy performance about the United States flag.  Very funny and very patriotic.

This is a great video that shows actual footage and news information for the public about the DooLittle Raids over Japan during WWII. (World War 2...

During a leap year, this video would be great to show your students when the question arises, "Why do we have a leap year?"  This video discusses...

Discover the Fascinating Tales of Skip the Squirrel: Three Engaging Perspectives

Step into the enchanting world of Skip, a charming...

This NASA educational video discusses the Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights.

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

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

This video is going to be hilarious to show your students?  The joke, "Silent but Violent" when referring to gas or farts is the basis of the...

This is a pretty cool 3d animation comparing the different depths of water bodies all the way down to the Marianas Trench. This would be a cool...

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