Grade Eight

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English Language Arts	Math	Social Studies	Science	Teacher Resources

English Language Arts

The Biography Maker	http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomak2.htm
Grade Eight Novels	An RRSD Site
Reader's Theater	http://aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.html
Internet4Classrooms: ELA	http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_8th_lang.htm

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Math

AAA Math	http://www.aaaknow.com/grade8.htm
Jim Reed's Math Page	http://argyll.epsb.ca/jreed/math8/
Internet 4 Classrooms: Mathematics	http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_8th_math.htm

Social Studies

Ancient Egypt	http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/
Mummies of Ancient Egypt	http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/mummy/
Castles and Other Medieval Things	http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/
Medieval Life & The Hundred Years War	http://www.hyw.com/Books/History/1_Help_C.htm
Medieval - The Site	http://www.mtlakes.org/ww/tech/webtools/med.htm
Medieval Times (Requires Flash)	http://medievaltimes.com/
Castles for Kids	http://www.castles.org/Kids_Section/Castle_Story/
Medieval Life	http://www.medieval-life.net/index.htm
Middle Ages	http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/
Middle Ages Sites	http://oswego.org/staff/cchamber/resources/middleages.cfm

Science

Canadian Wildlife Service National Site	http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/index_e.cfm
Grade Eight Science: Information About Science Units	http://www.edu.pe.ca/vrcs/2002/Courses/8science/science.htm
Cells alive!	http://www.cellsalive.com/
Optics Highlights	http://www.ee.umd.edu/~taylor/optics.htm
Reeko's Mad Scientist Lab: Buoyancy	http://www.spartechsoftware.com/reeko/Experiments/floating.htm
Ground Water: The Hidden Resource	http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/scripts/htmlgen.exe?DOCUMENT_SS112

Teacher Resources

Grade Seven	English Language Arts	Math	Social Studies	Science
Cluster 0	~	~	Overview	Overall Skills and Attitudes
Cluster 1	Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.	Patterns & Relations	Understanding Societies Past and Present	Cells and Systems
Cluster 2	Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to comprehend and respond personally and critically to oral, literary, and media texts.	Statistics & Probability	Early Societies of Mesopotamia, Egypt, or the Indus Valley	Optics
Cluster 3	Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to manage ideas and information.	Shape & Space	Ancient Societies of Greece and Rome	Fluids
Cluster 4	Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to enhance the clarity and artistry of communication.	Number	Transition to the Modern World (Circa 500 to 1400)	Water Systems on Earth
Cluster 5	Students will listen, speak, read, write, view, and represent to celebrate and to build community.	~	Shaping the Modern World (Circa 1400 to 1850)	~
Cluster 6	~	~	Blackline Masters	~

Literacy with ICT Learning Experiences
	ELA	Math	Science	Social Studies
7	Historical Narrative	Data Analysis and Collection / Display Issues	Unicellular and Multicellular Organisms: Cells, Tissues and Systems	How do Greece and Rome influence our contemporary world?

Resources Just For Teachers

Ancient Egypt - Unit Plan	http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Egypt.htm
Novel Study for Cowboys Don't Cry	http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/adapthandbook/units/cowboy.html
Brian's Winter: Reading Responses	http://olp.swlauriersb.qc.ca/readresp/brian.htm
Brian's Winter: Teacher's Guide	http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780440227199&view=tg
Timeless Teacher Stuff: Reader's Theatre	http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/
STAM: Science Teachers' Association of Manitoba	http://www.stam.mb.ca/stam_grade8_links.html