Eighth Grade Science Sites

	Middle School Library Media Program Curriculum Resources

Eighth Grade Science Sites Informational sites for student use can be found below. Many are interactive.	Professional Resources for Eighth Grade Science Teachers Lesson plans, ideas, worksheets, and more.
	Eighth Grade Science Webquests

General

Explore Science.com. Students can participate in online, multimedia science activities. Click on the "Go to Activities" link or take a look at the "Featured Activity." **NOTE** The Shockwave Plugin is required to use the activities. If the activities aren't working on a computer you are using at school, please contact your media specialist.
http://www.explorescience.com

Matter and Energy

Atom's Family Exhibit includes simple online and offline activities to demonstrate and explain basic principals such as kenetic and potential energy; atom's and matter; properties of light, waves, and particles; conservation and energy transfer; and different forms of electricity and electrical safety. Requires JAVA plug-in for some online activities.
http://www.miamisci.org/af/sln

Chemical Elements.com is an online, interactive periodic table of elements. Click on an element on the periodic table and get basic information about that element; the atomic structure; Isotopes; the element's historical facts; and related links.
http://www.chemicalelements.com

Changes in Matter

The Internet Plasma Physics Educational Experience. Interactive pages on matter, electricity, magnetism, energy and fusion. Included is a virtual fusion reactor, Tokamak, and a magnetic stability module. Analyze actual data from the past and current fusion experiments. Need JAVA.

Motions of Objects

Amusement Park Physics Unit. How do the laws of physics affect amusement park ride design? Students can apply these laws by designing their own coasters. Includes a physics glossary to find out more about terms used on the site.
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics

External Link Notice
Links to external servers and resources do not imply any official Plymouth-Canton Community Schools endorsement of the opinions or ideas expressed therein, or guarantee the validity of the information or content provided. Links to commercial sites are not endorsements of any vendor's products or services. A supervising adult should always monitor children's use of the web.