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

This video was an educational film for schools during the Cold War to teach them about Duck and Cover Drills in the event of a nuclear attack. (...

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 educational resource is a set of two 5-paragraph essays about school uniforms. The first essay discusses the benefits and advantages of...

This video answers the question, "Why is our solar system flat?"  

In this activity, students will determine the type of soil they have as well as figure out the pH level of the soil. Students will reinforce their...

This is a great video that explores the life and culture of the New England Colonies.

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

Have you ever tried to teach your students that sleep is important?  Here is a video that discusses sleep importance and what happens when you don...

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

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...

Here is an interesting man/nature made landform found in Turkmenistan.  This video describes how scientists search for oil and natural gas created...

In this activity students will discover information about the four mass movement types: creeps, slides, falls, flows, slumps. They will discover...

How do plastic polution affect oceans.  This video does a good job explaining the science behind plastics and some of the dangers they pose.

This video demonstrates how to create a geyser that you can show to your students. I have used this demonstration for multiple levels of science....

This is a fun song to help review or reinforce the Bill of Rights.

This video discusses how the brain makes room for more information.

This is a quick summary of the events of the Cuban Missile Crisis between the U.S. (President John F. Kennedy) and Russia (Nikita Khrushchev)...

This is a great video that can be used to introduce or review the main ideas and supporting details in a story or paragraph.

This video discusses and demonstrates how levers are used to reduce the amount of work and energy required to lift something.   This would be...

This is a powerful tribute to help explore the realities of the Ghettos during during the WWII era. It helps students to grasp the severity of the...

This is performance of the official state song of Arizona.

Have you ever wondered why your cat loves you to death?  You know when he takes out his claws and proceeds to dig them into your flesh.  This is...

This animated "Clearly Stated" video does a great job describing and showing what DNA actually is. It goes furth discussing how the RNA leaves the...

This video clip examines the influence of the first televised presidential debate during the election for president in 1960 between John F....