Grade 8 - Science Resources
Grade 8 - Science Resources
Unit 1: Reproduction, Heredity, and Evolution
Unit 1: Reproduction, Heredity, and Evolution
Genetics & Heredity
Britannica – Geneticshttps://www.britannica.com/science/genetics
Ducksters – Biology for Kids: Geneticshttp://www.ducksters.com/science/biology/genetics.php
Factmonster – Geneticshttps://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/science-and-technology/geneticshttps://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/science/genetics
KidsHealth – All About Geneticshttp://kidshealth.org/en/parents/about-genetics.html
How Life on Earth Continues and Adapts in Response to Environmental Changes
Adaptations of Plants and Animals to Their Habitathttps://www.aplustopper.com/adaptation-plants-animals-habitat/
American Geosciences Institute - How are Living Things Adapted to Their Environments?https://www.americangeosciences.org/education/k5geosource/content/fossils/how-are-living-things-adapted-to-their-environments#:~:text=Living%20organisms%20are%20adapted%20to,and%20reproduce%20in%20their%20habitats.
LiveScience - Animals and Plants Adapting to Climate Changehttps://www.livescience.com/3863-animals-plants-adapting-climate-change.html
Physical and Behavioral Adaptations of Plants and Animalshttps://sciencing.com/physical-behavioral-adaptations-plants-animals-7240650.html
World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) - Habitat & Adaptationhttps://wwf.panda.org/discover/knowledge_hub/teacher_resources/webfieldtrips/hab_adaptation/?
Advances in Genetic Engineering Affect the Variations of Species
Animal Husbandryhttp://www.factmonster.com/encyclopedia/science/animal-husbandry.htmlBrief explanation of the role of domesticating wild animals in the prehistoric transition of human civilization from hunting-and-gathering to agriculture.
Can Wild Animals Be Kept as Pets?http://www.factmonster.com/wildanimals1.htmlAn opinion piece that explains the difference between keeping a wild animal vs. domesticated animals.
Domestication – Encyclopedia Britannica Onlinehttps://www.britannica.com/science/domesticationOverview that mentions several breeds of animals.
Domestication – National Geographic Encyclopediahttp://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/domestication/Brief profile about plant and animal domestication and their origins and effect on humans.
Evolution, Consequences and Future of Plant and Animal Domestication – Nature Magazinehttp://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v418/n6898/full/nature01019.htmlScroll down to section “Why So Few Wild Species Were Domesticated,” accompanied by a comparison chart.
How Environmental Conditions Affect the Survival of Individual Organisms
Britannica - Ecology & Habitatshttps://www.britannica.com/animal/animal/Ecology-and-habitats
EPA: Plants, Animals & Ecosystemshttps://archive.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/impacts/effects/ecosystems.html
Khan Academy - What is Ecology?https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/ecology/intro-to-ecology/a/what-is-ecology
Unit 2: Forces and Motion on Earth
Unit 2: Forces and Motion on Earth
How the Laws of Motion: Movement of Objects on Earth & Affect of Variables on Motion & Force
Britannica - Newton's Laws of Motionhttps://www.britannica.com/science/Newtons-laws-of-motion
Khan Academy - Newton's Laws of Motionhttps://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computer-programming/programming-natural-simulations/programming-forces/a/newtons-laws-of-motion
LIveScience - Force, Mass & Acceleration: Newton's Second Law of Motionhttps://www.livescience.com/46560-newton-second-law.html
LiveScience - Equal & Opposite Reactions: Newton's Third Law of Motionhttps://www.livescience.com/46561-newton-third-law.html
LiveScience - Inertia & Newton's First Law of Motionhttps://www.livescience.com/46559-newton-first-law.html
LiveScience - Newton's Laws of Motionhttps://www.livescience.com/46558-laws-of-motion.html
Newton's First Lawhttps://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/forces-newtons-laws/newtons-laws-of-motion/a/what-is-newtons-first-law
NASA - Newton's Laws of Motionhttps://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/newtons-laws-of-motion/
The Physics Classroom - Newton's First Lawhttps://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-1/Newton-s-First-Law
The Physics Classroom - Newton's Second Lawhttps://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-3/Newton-s-Second-Law
The Physics Classroom - Newton's Third Lawhttps://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-4/Newton-s-Third-Law
How People Use the Laws of Motion to Ensure Safety
BBC - Newton's Laws and Car Safetyhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zgn82hv/revision/11#:~:text=Upon%20sensing%20a%20collision%20the,person%20(Newton's%20Third%20Law).
Instructables Workshop - The Physics of Car Safety (includes videos)https://www.instructables.com/The-Physics-of-Car-Safety/
NASA - Newton's First Law Applied to Airplaneshttps://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/BGH/newton1.html#:~:text=A%20cruising%20aircraft%20flies%20at,velocity%20in%20a%20straight%20line.
Newton's Laws of Gravity & Firefightershttps://www.firehouse.com/safety-health/article/10574053/newtons-laws-of-gravity-and-firefighters
Unit 3: The Sun, Earth and Moon System
Unit 3: The Sun, Earth and Moon System
The Roles Forces Play in the Patterns and Stability of the Solar System
NASA Space Place - What is Gravity?https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/what-is-gravity/en/
Scholastic - The Solar Systemhttps://www.scholastic.com/digital/resources/flipbooks/scienceflix/index.html
Sciencing - The Effects of Gravity in Our Solar Systemhttps://sciencing.com/effects-gravity-solar-system-10009794.html
Sciencing - The Two Forces that Keep the Planets in Motion Around the Sunhttps://sciencing.com/two-planets-motion-around-sun-8675709.html
How Forces in the Solar System Affect Phenomena on Earth
Britannica - Interaction Between Celestial Bodieshttps://www.britannica.com/science/gravity-physics/Interaction-between-celestial-bodies
The Planets of Today - Gravitational Forces of Planetshttps://www.theplanetstoday.com/gravitational_forces_of_the_planets.html
Tides and Water Levelshttps://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/tutorial_tides/tides02_cause.html
What are the Impacts of This Dynamic Space System on Humanity?https://science.nasa.gov/heliophysics/big-questions/how-does-solar-variability-affect-human-society-technological-systems-and-the-habitability-of-planets
How Scientists Use Technology to Understand the Behavior of the Sun, Earth, and Moon System
NASA - 10 Things: Tech We Use to Study Earth (and Make Gifs)https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/416/10-things-tech-we-use-to-study-earth-and-make-gifs/
Wonderopolis: How to Scientists Explore the Solar System?https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-do-scientists-explore-the-solar-system
How Scientists and Philosophers Used the Environment Around Them to Explain and Formulate Ideas About Our Time System
Brief History of Time Measurementhttps://nrich.maths.org/6070
Britannica - Calendarhttps://www.britannica.com/science/calendar
Britannica - Clockhttps://kids.britannica.com/students/article/clock/605080
History of the Calendarhttps://www.calendar.com/history-of-the-calendar/
The Very Long and Fascinating History of Clockshttps://interestingengineering.com/the-very-long-and-fascinating-history-of-clocks
Unit 4: Humans and the Environment: Needs and Tradeoffs
Unit 4: Humans and the Environment: Needs and Tradeoffs
How Human Consumption of Resources Affects the Environment and our Health
Khan Academy – Human Impact on the Environment Reviewhttps://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-ecology/hs-human-impact-on-ecosystems/a/hs-human-impact-on-ecosystems-review
National Geographic – Human Impacts on the Environmenthttps://www.nationalgeographic.org/topics/resource-library-human-impacts-environment/?q=&page=1&per_page=25
PBS Learning Media – Human Impact on the Environmenthttps://ny.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/climate-change-understanding-the-impact/
How Environmental Changes and Adaptive Characteristics of a Species Affect Survival
Smore Science - Top 10 Animal Adaptationshttps://www.smorescience.com/top-10-animals-with-unique-adaptations/
National Geographic - Adaptationhttps://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/adaptation/
World Wildlife Foundation - Habitat and Adaptationhttps://wwf.panda.org/discover/knowledge_hub/teacher_resources/webfieldtrips/hab_adaptation/
How Energy Resources Can Affect Future Planning for the Continuity of Life on Earth
Britannica Kids – Conservationhttps://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/conservation/352993
Center for Biological Diversity – Conservation for Kidshttps://www.biologicaldiversity.org/youth/conservation_for_kids.html
Kids Britannica – Environmenthttps://kids.britannica.com/students/article/environment/609446
National Geographic – Conservationhttps://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/conservation-encyclopedic/
The World Counts – Made by Nature, Not by Manhttps://www.theworldcounts.com/stories/natural-resources-for-kids