8th Grade Earth Science Resources
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EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Summer Reading (Grades 6-8)
Variety of genres and interesting activities for all reading levels Help your students retain the reading skills the…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureScienceEarth Science -
LESSON PLANS
Recycled Art
Students will use found and recycled objects to make art. Then, they will evaluate their artwork and how their group…SubjectsScienceEarth ScienceRecycling -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Frequently Asked Questions about Tsunamis
Find answers to commonly asked questions about tsunamis -- the science behind them and their history.Subjects:ScienceEarth Science -
LESSON PLANS
Cause and Effect Lesson
How to teach cause and effect analysis effectively Use this resource to help your students understand the effects of…Subjects:Natural DisastersEarth ScienceScience -
WORKSHEETS
Life Science Test: Living Things and the Environment
Gauge students' understanding of living things and the environment with this printable test about ecosystems and natural…Subjects:ElectricityElectricity and Magnetism (Electromagnetism)Physics -
WORKSHEETS
What Causes Seasons?
Review how Earth's rotation and its movement around the Sun cause seasons. Students will identify when seasons begin in…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceSeasons -
WORKSHEETS
The Human Impact on the Environment–Key Term Review
Challenge students to solve this world puzzle by correctly defining terms related to the human impact on the…Subjects:VocabularyLanguage Arts and WritingNatural Resources -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
The Ocean Floor
Identify ocean landforms, including guyots and trenches, with this labeled diagram of the sea floor.Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceOceans (Oceanography) -
ACTIVITIES
Which Soil Is Best for Plants?
Students are asked to identify which of two soil samples would be best for planting a garden. Assesses their…Subjects:SciencePlants and BotanyEarth Science -
LESSON PLANS
How Can Different Polymers Be Identified?
One word: Plastics Students study six types of plastic and make comparisons between them based on their physical and…SubjectsScienceEarth ScienceScience Projects -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Favorite Summer Activities Slideshow (K-8)
View this collection of our favorite summer-themed activities, lessons, and printables. Click through the slideshow to…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceSummer Season -
VIDEOS
Recycling & Waste Management – Educational Videos & Activities
Explain the recycling processes for aluminum, plastic, glass, and paper through educational videos about waste…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceRecycling -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Disasters – Natural and Unnatural
Background information on the effects that natural and unnatural disasters have on children and their communities.Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceNatural Disasters -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Favorite Classroom Activities for Going Green
Educate students about ways they can go green. The activities in this slideshow will help you teach students how to…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceRecycling -
WORKSHEETS
Activity: Types of Fossils
After reading a passage about fossil molds and casts, students will answer comprehension questions and identify types of…Subjects:FossilsAnimals (Zoology)Geology -
MAPS
Contour Lines Activity
Develop students' map reading skills with this Earth science worksheet. After reading a paragraph about contour lines,…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceLandforms -
WORKSHEETS
What Is the Nitrogen Cycle?
In this science printable, students will interpret a diagram and correct false statements about the role of plants,…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceAtmosphere and Air -
WORKSHEETS
What Causes Land Pollution?
Review the causes of land pollution in this printable. Students will match each term related to land pollution with its…Subjects:ScienceEarth SciencePollution -
MAPS
What Are Ocean Currents?
Give students practice reading a map with the skill challenge in this oceanography printable. Students will evaluate…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceOceans (Oceanography) -
WORKSHEETS
Activity: Classifying Natural Resources
Enrich your study of the environment with a science activity that is perfect for Earth Day! Students will list one…Subjects:ScienceEarth ScienceEnvironmental Science -
WORKSHEETS
How Does the Environment Affect Inherited Traits?
The questions in this science printable will challenge students to consider the ways in which the environment can affect…Subjects:Genetics and DNAEnvironmental ScienceCellular Biology -
WORKSHEETS
Plate Tectonics Test
Test students' knowledge and understanding of plate tectonics with this printable science exam. Students will interpret…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryEarth SciencePlates and Tectonics -
LESSON PLANS
Dinosaur Detectives
In this lesson, students learn about amphibian evolution by comparing fossils with a modern-day skeleton. This is a…SubjectsAnimals (Zoology)BiologyScience -
WORKSHEETS
Composting Unit: Environment Activities for the Classroom
Composting is the controlled decomposition of organic materials. This printable guide to the basics of composting – and…Subjects:Environmental ScienceNatural Resources ConservationRecycling
