Science for 8th grade (page 2)
Earth, life and physical science, and how scientists work.
- Solar system project rubricPrintable
A free solar system project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): planets in order, accurate facts, size and distance, how planets move, and clear labels.
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- What Really Tells You to Breathe: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how the body controls breathing for 8th grade, 258 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How a Body Learns to Handle Summer Heat: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about adjusting to hot weather for 8th grade, 257 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Burning Food to Count Its Calories: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how food energy is measured for 8th grade, 267 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Foley Artist's Studio of Odd Props: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about film sound jobs for 8th grade, 271 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Mapping the Harbor Floor With Sound: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about hydrographic surveying for 8th grade, 258 words, with seven comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why a Guitar Needs an Empty Box: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about resonance and sound boxes for 8th grade, 270 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How Polarized Sunglasses Tame a Shiny Lake: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about polarized light and glare for 8th grade, 259 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why Water Stays in a Spinning Salad Spinner: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about inertia and circular motion for 8th grade, 258 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Sound Channel Deep Under the Sea: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about sound in the deep ocean for 8th grade, 256 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Plants That Catch Insects: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about carnivorous plants and bogs for 8th grade, 288 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Snowshoe Tracks to the Closed Weather Station: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about tracks leading to a mountain hut for 8th grade, 261 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Cuttlefish Who Could Not Hide His Mood: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about a color-changing sea animal for 8th grade, 270 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Aunt Winifred's Weather Knee: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about a tall tale about a forecasting knee for 8th grade, 275 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Nine Hundred Photographs of a Walking Squirrel: 8th grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about stop-motion animation for 8th grade, 274 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.