8th Grade Science Homeschool Curricula

Wanting to use cK-12's online textbook to teach life science? These worksheets go along with the free online textbook. These engaging and thorough worksheets are perfect for homeschools or teachers that want to add some enrichment or in-seat work for sub days!

Included are 9 pages of resources going over sections 1.1 - 1.10 of the cK-12 Middle School Life Science online textbook. Perfect for homeschool!

The unit is divided into 4 lessons, each with a separate page for students to use to as they are reading.

Also includes:

1. Biblical connection - Bible verses that highlight God's creation and science
2. Hands-on activity - lab or other hands-on experiment that can be done at home
3. Enrichment activity - critical thinking activity for students that need to be enriched
4. Assessment - 10 multiple choice questions to assess learning of the unit (with key included)

NGSS Middle School

Being an introduction to life science, this unit covers a wide range of standards, but does not cover any specific standards thoroughly

• MS-LS2-2: Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems.

This product includes notes for students who should focus on the important details of reacting to their environment.

Vocabulary words that are emphasized in this packet include: the five senses - taste, touch, sight, smell, and hearing, changes in our environment, living things in their environment, stimulus, response, reaction, external stimuli, internal stimuli, what sense organs some animals use to detect changes in their environment.

These notes can also be used as adapted notes for students who need more support. This packet includes students to answer comprehension questions using short answer and fill in the blank responses based on what was reviewed in the notes. There is a review packet attached that includes fill in the blank questions. Keys are provided on each page to help students when figuring out the correct answer.

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Dive into the fascinating world of prehistoric giants with The History of Dinosaurs Reading Passage, Q&A, and Note-Taking Sheets**!** This comprehensive The History of Dinosaurs Reading Passage, Q&A, and Note-Taking Sheets resource is designed specifically for middle to high school students, making it perfect for homeschoolers and traditional classrooms alike. ***The History of Dinosaurs Reading Passage, Q&A, and Note-Taking Sheets ***resource provides a detailed, engaging, and age-appropriate exploration of dinosaurs, covering essential topics like their origins, adaptations, extinction theories, and the connection to modern birds. Students will develop critical thinking and note-taking skills while exploring the scientific, historical, and biological aspects of these incredible creatures.

Tailored to meet the needs of middle and high school learners, this resource helps students grasp complex topics with ease. The well-structured reading passage breaks down information into manageable sections, ensuring clarity and comprehension. Paired with guided note-taking sheets and 20 thought-provoking Q&A questions, it encourages students to delve deeper into the content while practicing essential academic skills like critical thinking and evidence-based reasoning.

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Enrich your studies of history with this simple worksheet about the historical figure: Thomas Edison. The student will fill out important dates, interesting facts, etc, and can color a picture of the historical figure. Collect each worksheet as you travel through time. Great addition to any historical timeline or social studies project.

Wanting to use cK-12's online textbook to teach life science? These worksheets go along with the free online textbook. These engaging and thorough worksheets are perfect for homeschools or teachers that want to add some enrichment or in-seat work for sub days!

Included are 15 pages of resources going over sections 2.1 - 2.24 of the cK-12 Middle School Life Science online textbook. Perfect for homeschool!

The unit is divided into 9 lessons, each with a separate page for students to use to as they are reading. Each page includes a lesson summary and questions to answer while reading. Perfect to use while reading or as a study guide!

Topics included:

1. Biochemistry
2. Basic Unit of Life: The Cell
3. Cellular Organization
4. Transport of Materials
5. Photosynthesis
6. Cellular Respiration
7. Cellular Energy
8. Cell Cycle
9. Meiosis and Reproduction

Also includes:

1. Biblical connection - Bible verses that highlight God's creation and science
2. Hands-on activity - lab or other hands-on experiment that can be done at home
3. Enrichment activity - critical thinking activity for students that need to be enriched
4. Assessment - 10 multiple choice questions to assess learning of the unit (with key included)
5. Another assessment serving as checkpoint half way through the lesson

NGSS Middle School

• MS-LS1-1: Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cell; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells
• MS-LS1-2: Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways the parts of cells contribute to the function
• MS-LS1-6: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms
• MS-LS1-7: Develop a model to describe how food is rearranged through chemical reactions forming new molecules that support growth and/or release energy as this matter moves through an organisms
• MS-LS2-3: Develop a model to describe the cycling of matter and flow of energy among living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem
• MS-LS3-2: Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic information and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation

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Pokemon themed activity with 28 matches (56 cards total) of the Pokemon to the animal it is based on in real life. 7 pages total. Great for Pokemon themed parties or days at school. Great enrichment for animal units at home or school. This is a printable, digital file. You may want to print it on cardstock to make the cards sturdier.