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8th Grade Astronomy

8th Grade Literacy

Comprehension Practice
Use this site to practice your reading skills
Reading Comprehension
Use context clues to help you fill in the blanks

8th Grade Math

Coordinate Maze Game
Finding a Linear Equation from "x" Game
Whole Number Cruncher Game
Algebra Balance Beam Game
The Nim Number Game
Match your wits against the computer
SpeedMath Deluxe
Uses +, -, x, and div
SpeedMath Mult & Div
A fun math game

8th Grade Properties of Matter

Algebra

Graphing Calculator

Atoms and Elements

How to Use Google
Four NETS for Better Searching (Advanced Searching on Google)
Using Yahoo as a Search Engine
Using Ask Jeeves as a search engine
What Search Engines to Use and When
Citation Maker
How to Storyboard
Apple Tips on Storyboarding
Tips on Taking Great Movies
More Tips on Taking Great Movies
How to Connect Your Camera to Your Laptop
Adding Transitions between Your Film Clips
Apple
Atomic Learning Website
All About Atoms
Atom Information
Element Information
Creating a Life-Sized Atom
Visual Demo of an Atom with Moving Electron
What are Elements?
Figuring out a Periodic Table
Periodic Table Games
The Velcro Disaster
3 Dimenstional Atom model
parts of a storyboard
Periodic Table Puzzle
Slide the tiles to form a section of the periodic table
Periodic Table Game
Two ways to play, learn the element symbols
The Element Song
This is the song only...no graphics
The Element Song
This is the song with graphics
Periodic Table Jigsaw Puzzle
This interactive site lets you put together a jigsaw puzzle of the periodic table!
Periodic Table Round Crossword Puzzle
This is just what it sounds like
Element Hangman
Yup, it's hangman...science style!
Element Concentration
How good is your memory?
Interactive Periodic Table 1
Interactive Periodic Table 2
Interactive Period Table 3
Lewis structure by group
diagram of ionic and covalent bonds
millionaire game about atoms
Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
See the difference between elements, compounds and mixtures
The Phantom's Portrait Parlor Spectroscope of an Atom
A view of the random nature of electrons around a nucleus
Chemical Bonds Tutorial

Boston Museum of Science

C.S.S.

Educational Spare Time Stuff

Who wants to win 1,000,000?
science stumpers
1 or 2 player game - like Jeopardy

Felix Mystery

dna module
Planet orbit applet
shoeprint patterns
This is a database of most popular shoeprints

Homeroom Stuff

Famous Scientist Research
Use this list to research your famous scientist!

Math Science Games

Who Wants to Win a Million Dollars Science Game

Multiplication Fact Practice

Physics

Leonardo da Vinci - Simple Machines
rollercoaster applet
interactivate roller coaster
what makes roller coasters work
Go to this site before you try building your own!
Parts of a Roller Coaster
This lets you try different kinds of tracks before starting your own.
Building Big Challenge
Simple Machines Tutorial
Simple Machines Toolbox
Simple Machines Franklin Institute
Bowling Ball Physics - Conservation of Energy
Moving Man
PHet Forces and Motion Simulation

hydrology cycle websites

Practice working with pos & neg numbers (limited practice per da

Integers on a number line
Shows how positive & negative numbers look on a number line
Integer Rules
Explains positive & negative numbers
Integers with Counters
Explains postive & negative numbers using counters
Adding & Subtracting Integers
Practice adding and subtracting positive & negative numbers
More Practice Add & Subt. Integers
Gives more practice adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers
Practice with Integers in Word Problems
Rules for Multiplying & Dividing Integers
Practice Mult. & Div. Integers
Practice with Longer Integer Problems

Summer Math Sites