Astronomy Resources for 8th Grade

Explore 26 curated astronomy learning resources designed for 8th Grade students. Browse curricula, apps, videos, worksheets, and more to find the perfect fit for your learner.

The Astronomy Adventure Kit

Stars & PlanetsIn ASTRONOMY you will: Pace off a scale model of the SOLAR SYSTEM! Experience how gravity would feel on OTHER PLANETS! See the CRATERS of the MOON through your binoculars! Learn to recognize SHOOTING STARS, SATELLITES, PLANETS a...

Outer Space Kit with DVD

This kit contains 12 labs, DVD, and complete Teacher's Guide. It is designed to be a comprehensive study of Our Star and Outer Space. The kit is recommended for students 12+ years of age, but is not grade- or age-specific because it covers all...

Exploring the Night Sky: The Equinox Astronomy Guide for Beginners

Exploring the Night Sky is aimed at novice star gazers anxious to expand their astronomical repertoire beyond the Big and Little Dippers. Dickinson has designed a superb introduction to astronomy that is clear, concise, beautifully illustrated, and v...

ScienceFusion Module G: Space Science

Buy grade 6-8 ScienceFusion Homeschool Package Grades 6-8 Module G: Space Science, ISBN: 9780547746654 online. Shop directly from HMH now! ScienceFusion, Grades 6-8, offers 11 modules, ten covering key life, earth, and physical science topics plus...

The Complete Book of Spaceflight: From Apollo 1 to Zero Gravity 1

A commanding encyclopedia of the history and principles of spaceflight-from earliest conceptions to faster-than-light galaxy-hopping, Here is the first truly comprehensive guide to space exploration and propulsion, from the first musings of the Greek...

Astronomy Kit

What you will do in this course: Experiment with Earth's Tilt, Rotation & Revolution Experiment with a Sundial Make a Constellation Experiment with Moon Phases Experiment with Moon Craters Dissect the Elliptical Paths of the Planets M...

DK Handbooks: Stars and Planets

A practical guide to the night sky that can be used by amateur astronomers anywhere in the world, this book features entries on all 88 constellations of the northern and southern hemisphere skies and a set of clear, easy-to-use star charts. Full colo...

Astronomy 101: From the Sun and Moon to Wormholes and Warp Drive, Key Theories, Discoveries, and Facts about the Universe

Explore the curiosities of the cosmos in this engaging book! Too often, textbooks go into more detail than readers have in mind when they want to learn a little something about astronomy. This is where Astronomy 101 comes in. It takes you out to th...

Exploring Creation With Astronomy, 2nd Edition

What would living on Venus be like? Are there really black holes? How did God create the cosmos? Curious kids want to know! This book covers the major structures of our solar system, starting with the sun and working towards Pluto. Along the way, the...

Scale of the universe

The Earth is huge, but it is tiny compared to the Sun (which is super huge). But the Sun is tiny compared to the solar system which is tiny compared to the distance to the next star. Oh, did we mention that there are over 100 billion stars in our gal...

6-8 Earth and Space Science: Astronomy

6-8 Core Curriculum - Earth and Space Science: Astronomy Take your student's understanding of astronomy to new heights with this interactive exploration of the cosmos. Highlights include 25 hands-on activities and experiments to engage y...

Reach for the Stars

Reach for the Stars presents early learners with a new approach to astronomy, one that educates and inspires in ways no conventional materials can hope to match. Produced by a collaboration between the Space Telescope Science Institute and SAS, this...

The Universe

Where did everything come from? Where are we heading? Big History tells the story of the Universe starting from the Big Bang, the formation of stars, planets, life on Earth, modern civilization — and what might exist in the future....

Exoplanets

Learn about planets outside our solar system - what they might be like, how their seasons work, which might support life, and what kind of weather they have....

Nasco Science Experiment Kits

Find a wide variety of science kits that will help kids learn physics, chemistry, astronomy, and much more.

Observing with NASA

NASA's space science researchers control some of the world's most sophisticated space probes and orbiting telescopes to get amazing images of objects in space. Now YOU can join them by operating your OWN ground-based "MicroObservatories" - real robo...

Cosmology and astronomy

The Earth is huge, but it is tiny compared to the Sun (which is super huge). But the Sun is tiny compared to the solar system which is tiny compared to the distance to the next star. Oh, did we mention that there are over 100 billion stars in our gal...

Air and Space Anywhere

Visit Air and Space from wherever you are! Explore our collection, online activities, virtual tours, and educational resources....

The Universe and Space Stuff

Series of beautifully-animated videos explaining fundamental astronomy topics, including: Black holes Red Dwarfs What is Light? Dark matter and dark energy Neutron stars The solar system...

Stars

Learn all about stars in this series of 26 videos that covers topics from neutron stars to solar "tornadoes" to zombie stars....

Astronomy

From our solar system neighbors to the edge of the galaxy....space and its endless possibilities have always captured the interests of children of all ages. From hunting water on Mars to living in space, from counting the age of stars to engineerin...

Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space

This course is designed for anyone who is interested in learning more about modern astronomy. We will help you get up to date on the most recent astronomical discoveries while also providing support at an introductory level for those who have no back...

WorldWide Telescope

The WorldWide Telescope is a rich visualization environment that functions as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground- and space-based telescopes to enable seamless, guided explorations of the universe. WorldWide Telescope...

100,000 Stars

100,000 Stars is an interactive visualization of the stellar neighborhood created for the Google Chrome web browser. It shows the location of 119,617 nearby stars derived from multiple sources, including the 1989 Hipparcos mi...

SkySafari 5

Professional Telescope Astronomy Software Accurate Simulation Simulate the sky from anywhere on Earth, up to 10000 years in the past or future. Animate transits, conjunctions, eclipses, and other events with time controls. Telescope Control With our...

Our Solar System and Earth

Ever since the Big Bang, the Universe has been drifting and expanding. The birth and death of stars leave an aftermath of galaxies, planets, and even living organisms. Watch the Earth transform from a violent, molten rock to a supporter of life. Dis...