Magnificent Mission Adaptation
Photo credit: www.planet-science.com Mission Adaptation is a fun game that has students identify plants and animals that are native to various ecosystems, […]
Category: 8th Grade Science
Surreal Surviving Change Game
Photo credit: Michigan State University Life Preservers was created by Games for Entertainment and Learning Lab to teach students about the anatomic […]
Marvelous Marshmallow Ice Core Lab
Photo credit: Anna McKee Anna McKee with brainstorming help from Heidi Roop, developed a lesson to help her 8th grade students understand […]
Beneficial Bill Nye Videos for 8th grade
Photo credit: Bill Nye Some 8th grades still like Bill Nye videos, as they are high energy, fast-paced, and provide a lot […]
Comparative Sizes of Objects in the Solar System
Photo credit: Andrew Corden After students make a scale model of the solar system, this simulator can show them the relative sizes […]
The History of Earth Played Out on a Football Field
Photo credit: npr The geologic history of Earth contains many fossils which document key events in time. See how this story unfolds […]
The Day the Mesozoic Died
Photo credit: Howard Hughes Medical Institute In the film, “The Day the Mesozoic Died” scientists follow the chain of evidence that leads to […]
Natural Selection Simulator from PhET
Photo credit: University of Colorado Here is a simulator, from PhET, for determining scenarios of natural selection. I like the options that […]
Date a Rock
Photo credit: Date a Rock is an activity where students put their knowledge to use. They count the amount of beans (Beanium) […]
Telltale Timeline of Life
Photo credit: Images In Time by Stephen Greb with the Kentucky Geological Society (http://www.uky.edu/KGS/) Timeline of Life is a card sorting game, […]