Models of Student Essays for Science Articles

Students, below are the links to model essays you can follow when doing your essays for the science articles. Notice how they are organized properly:

Student Model Essay, Ebola

Student Model Essay, Robots

Student Model Essay, Internet use

Websites on Rocks, Rock Cycle, and Tectonic Plates

Class, these websites are good for learning more about Rocks, landforms, weathering, erosion, fossils, plate tectonics, etc. These are all topics we're going to be learning about in the next month or two. Check out the websites to help you understand these topics and review too. Plus, check out the free videos I posted before to watch videos on these subjects as well. Just click on the links below. Good luck.

Geography4Kids

KidsGeo

WorldBookOnline

Class, there's an excellent website called WorldBookOnline, which is basically an online encyclopedia of information. You can use this website for any subject area, and there are tons of articles, videos, animations, etc.  It's very useful and you can use it to find science articles as well. You need the following log-in and password to go on:

log-in: jhs220k
password: jhs220k

Just click on the website WorldBookOnline and log in with the information above. Check it out, you'll find it very helpful.

-Mr. Villa

Science Videos to Watch for Free

Students, I'm going to post some websites where you can watch free Science videos. On most of these websites you can watch videos for other subjects too. Just click on the links below. Bookmark these websites, they are very helpful. 

1) Neok12

2) BrainPop 

3) StudyJams                                                  

4) Flocabulary 

5) YouTube 

6) PBS Learning Media

7) TeacherTube     

8) Watchknowlearn

Enjoy!

-Mr. Villa

Science Dictionaries

Class, here is an online dictionary you can use to look up science terms- just click here on Science Dictionary

This is another site for a dictionary. Just scroll down on the site- FactMonster- Science dictionary

One more dictionary site- Science Kids Glossary

It will help you understand science words learned in class. Hope it helps!

State Exam Practice for ALL Subjects

If you would like to see copies of the State Exams, I would recommend you take the exam first, and then look at the answers afterward. If you want to do well on the State exams this year and next, practice, practice, practice! Hard work leads to success, don't forget that.

To go directly to the link for the Science State Exams, click here: Grade 8 Intermediate-Level Science Tests

If you would like to see copies of the State Exams from the past several years in ALL different subjects, just click on the link State Exams for all Subjects and do the practice exams. These exams are for ELA, Math, and Science.

Into the Lost Crystal Caves

Class, if you're still interested in seeing more of the video we watched in class about the Lost Crystal Caves in Mexico, click on the video below. It's very interesting!

Don't forget to answer the 2 questions I gave you in class about the video.

Also, if you need extra help for your Quiz on Monday on Earth's spheres and layers, click on the 2 sites below. They go over all the information we learned about in class:
Kids Geo  and Geography 4 Kids

Email me any questions. Enjoy the video and good luck!