Grade 8

Welcome to the Grade 8 page.
Below the contact information, you will find online curricular resources that
provide additional support/assistance.
Click on the teacher's name to send an email or click here to go to the Staff Email page

Inclusion Resource for Grade 8- Ms. Abelson(voice mail #8047)

For special information on upcoming events and projects, visit us at schoolnotes.com.

Online Resources

Language Arts (top)
Tale of Two Cities
www.sparknotes.com/lit/twocities
This site provides an overview of A Tale of Two Cities, including character analysis, and themes.

Charles Dickens: An overview
Hosted by Brown University, this site provides a multitude of resources related to Charles Dickens.

Summer of My German Soldier
www.bettegreen.com
To help you in reading Summer of My German Soldier, they have researched the German Prison Camps in Arkansas during World War II. This site should give you a better understanding of both the period and the region in which the book takes place.

Math (top)
Graph Paper to Print
Need graph paper right now? Print as many sheets as you need right from your computer just minutes from now. Get both 4 and 5 squares per inch. Available in Windows Word 2000 and PDF files. The 4 sq/inch is also available in Works 2000.

Texas Instruments Student Center
In addition to useful product information, you'll find tons of cool stuff - games, homework help, and lots of freebies!

NCTM Illuminations i-Math investigations
i-Maths are online, interactive, multimedia math investigations. All i-Maths are built around interactive math applets, and some also include video clips. There are two lengths of i-Maths: single-day and multi-day, as identified below.

Brain Teasers
This site includes a new math problem each week designed to challenge students.

Dr. Math
Get answers to your questions from teachers, parents, and students about mathematics.

Science (top)
Science Fair Studio
Hosted by Discovery School, this site offers a comprehensive guide to creating your science fair project!

Chembalancer
This online game with visual aids can help beginning chemistry students learn how to balance chemical equations.

Social Studies (top)
Understanding Slavery
Read personal accounts, witness an auction, and gain a global view.

Pathways to Freedom; Maryland and the underground railroad
This interactive web site from MPT brings the story of the Underground Railroad to life.

Chronology on the History of Slavery
Compiled from Archive, library and Internet source documentation, this is a timeline on Slavery and in part the History of Racism.

The American Civil War Homepage
Civil War Resources

Douglass Archiv

Smithsonian Institution
American History Timeline

A More Perfect Union: Japanese Americans and the U.S. Constitution
This site explores the period of U.S. history when, "racial prejudice and fear upset the delicate balance between the rights of a citizen versus the power of the state." Through music, images and first-person accounts, this site focuses on the experience of Japanese Americans who were placed in detention camps during World War II.