8th Grade Earth Science Activities (page 2)

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Geology

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River Erosion

Students create a model demonstrating how flooding affects the amount of material eroded by a river. Assesses their…

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Floods

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Making Salinity Currents

Students create a model for currents caused by differences in salinity, using the materials provided. Assesses their…

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Earth Science

Oceans (Oceanography)

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Slowing Evaporation

Students design an experiment to test how to slow the evaporation of water in an open swimming pool in a dry climate.…

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Atmosphere and Air

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Comparing the Weather

Students compare the weather in their city or part of the country with the weather in three other locations, for a…

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Weather

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Air in Motion

Students hypothesize what will happen when objects come into contact with a column of air shooting upward at high speed.…

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Force and Motion

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Speedy Mediums (Speed of Waves)

Students determine the speed of waves in two different mediums: water and vegetable oil. Tests their understanding of…

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Earth Science

Wave Theory

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Gold Nuggets

Interesting facts and fun activities related to the largest mass of gold ever found.

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Earth Science

Metals

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Swallows Return to Capistrano

Interesting facts and fun activities related to the hundreds of swallows who return each year to Mission San Juan…

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Birds

Seasons

Animals (Zoology)

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Activity: Layers of the Atmosphere

Develop math skills while enriching your Earth science curriculum with this research and graphing activity. Students…

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Science

Earth Science

Graphs and Charts

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Activity: Clouds

After using reference materials to find the approximate height at which each cloud combination forms, students will…

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Weather

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Graphing Air Temperature Activity

Connect math and science with this graphing activity about air temperature (in Celsius). Students will organize a week…

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Earth Science

Mathematics

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Seasonal Activities

Enrich your science and social studies curriculum with this printable. Students will describe their local weather and…

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Social Studies and History

Science

Earth Science

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Activity: Elements in the Crust

Supplement your study of minerals and their properties with this Earth science activity. Students will research an…

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Chemistry

Earth Science

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Earth and Shadows: The Reasons for Seasons

Try a printable science activity that helps students understand the reasons for the seasons by making a model of Earth…

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Earth Science

Seasons

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Making Time Lines: Relating Time to Distance

Explore an activity that integrates math and science, as students create a large chart to plot a time line of Earth's…

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Geology

Earth Science

Science

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Making Model Fossils

Students learn about fossils and how they are created. They then simulate this process, using plaster to make their own…

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Science

Earth Science

Fossils

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Glaciers: Ice That Flows

In this activity, students learn how glaciers are formed and how they move materials around Earth. They then experiment…

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Science

Earth Science

Glaciers

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Earthquake Waves

In this activity, students create model buildings from toothpicks. Using Jell-O, sand, and modeling clay, they then…

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Science

Earth Science

Earthquakes

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About Metals

Learn more about some common metals.

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Earth Science

Metals

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Activity: Solar Energy

Explore uses of solar energy by reading the passage in this physics printable. Students will refer to the passage and…

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Science

Sun

Earth Science

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Activity: Fertilizers

Enrich your study of soil with this printable about the two main types of fertilizers: mineral and organic. In this…

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Earth Science

Soil

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Wave and Wind Erosion Activity

Help students learn about erosion caused by waves and wind with this printable Earth science activity. Students will…

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Science

Earth Science

Weathering and Erosion

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Hydrologic Sciences Activity

Using a dictionary, students will define the four branches of hydrologic sciences: hydrology, limnology, hydrogeology,…

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Earth Science

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