Grade 8
Showing 217–224 of 305 resultsSorted by popularity
-
Government
Hopes, Needs, Rights & Laws: How do governments and citizens manage migration and settlement?
$12.95 Add to cartAs our world becomes “smallerâ€, how do governments and citizens manage and react to migration and settlement? Themes explored in this intriguing book include: rights and laws—freedom of movement across borders, human rights, seeking asylum, and immigration controls; the different types of migrants—asylum seekers, refugees, illegal immigrants, the undocumented labor force; coping with migration—migrants need safety, schooling, health care, and housing. How can governments provide this to new populations? How do existing citizens view the help given to incomers? How can governments and citizens promote tolerance, encourage integration, and celebrate diversity?
Reading Level:Â Gr. 6
Interest Level:Â Gr. 5-8 -
Algebra
Horizons Algebra 1 Student Book
$68.99 Add to cartGive your homeschooler a solid foundation in algebraic concepts with the Horizons Algebra I Student Book from Alpha Omega Publications! Containing 160 colorful math lessons, 16 sports and real-life applications, and 15 college test-prep problem sets, this workbook teaches basic operations with monomials, polynomials, and rational expressions, as well as linear equations and graphing, quadratic equations and functions, conjunctions, and disjunctions. A tests and resources book is sold separately.
-
Canadian Social Studies
I Am Canada: Graves of Ice
$14.95 Add to cartA dramatic Arctic adventure set during Sir John Franklin’s doomed search for the Northwest Passage
George Chambers is a fourteen-year-old aboard HMS Erebus, one of two ships under the command of Sir John Franklin on his quest to discover the Northwest Passage. But when the Erebus and Terror are trapped in crushing ice, 129 men of the crew die from cold, scurvy, and starvation.
Only two remain alive when George begins to recount his story: himself and Commander James Fitzjames. As his strength dwindles and starvation weakens him, George recalls the events that led him to Canada’s desolate North, and the expedition’s failure — including gravediggers, a close call with a polar bear, standing up against sailors threatening mutiny, and his own impending death.
George does not know whether the story he tells will be all that survives of Franklin’s doomed Arctic expedition.
-
Anatomy
God’s Design for Life (Teacher Guide – MB Edition)
$44.99 Add to cartThis teacher supplement book provides an introduction on how to teach the curriculum, a supply list and answer key for each lesson, a resource guide containing suggested books, videos, and field trips, and a master supply list for God’s Design for Life: The Human Body. Also includes student supplement worksheets and tests in an electronic form.
-
Rocks & Minerals
Geotechnical Engineering and Earth’s Materials and Processes
$10.95 Add to cartEvery structure that touches the ground could benefit from the skills of a geotechnical engineer. Readers will discover how these engineers study rocks, soil, natural processes, and potential hazards to help make the safest, strongest foundations possible. This book introduces key concepts and the engineering design process with interesting examples from the field. A hands-on activity and a design challenge engage readers in engineering action.
Reading Level: Gr. 5
Interest Level: Gr. 5-8 -
Canadian Social Studies
Emily Carr At the Edge of the World
$25.95 Add to cartThe brilliant artist Emily Carr lived at the edge. When she was born, in 1871, Victoria, British Columbia was a small, insular place. She was at the edge of a society that expected well-bred young ladies to marry. For years, she was at the edge of the world of artists she longed to join.
Emily Carr’s life was not an easy one. She struggled against a family that did not approve of her art and against poor health. She found her pleasures in her many pets – a Javanese monkey named Woo, parrots, and many beloved dogs. Later, she would meet the artists of the Group of Seven and among them find her soul mates.
When illness put a stop to her painting, she found expression and comfort in her writing. Her book Klee Wyck received Canada’s highest literary honor – the Governor General’s Award.
Emily Carr: At the Edge of the World is an introduction to this remarkable artist and her paintings.
-
Environment
Earth’s Water Cycle
$11.95 Add to cartEarth’s Cycles in Action provides readers with a comprehensive look at key processes that are essential to life on Earth. Created to support the Next Generation Science Standards, this innovative series combines accessible text with vibrant images to explore how natural elements and compounds, such as carbon, nitrogen, and water, move through nature in cycles. The text examines how human actions disrupt Earth’s delicate balance and highlights how scientists and engineers are working to help restore it. Readers are encouraged to find ways to take action and find solutions.
-
Grade Assigned
Daily 6 Trait Writing 8 Evan-Moor
$41.90 Add to cartDaily 6-Trait Writing gives your eighth graders scaffolded, focused writing practice. Each of the 25 weekly units provides trait-based writing practice in concise activities that cover the essential traits of strong writing: ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, and conventions. The weekly units present a writing skill on Day 1, and writing activities progress in difficulty until students apply what they’ve learned to a writing prompt on Day 5. Daily 6-Trait Writing is easy to use and offers you the flexibility to teach weekly units in consecutive order or to pick and choose lessons to meet student needs.25 weeks of instruction cover the following trait-based writing skills:
Unit 1: Ideas
Week 1: Focusing Your Topic
Week 2: Supporting the Main Idea
Week 3: Developing Story Elements
Week 4: Maintaining Your Focus
Week 5: Writing from ExperienceUnit 2: Organization
Week 1: Organizing Information Logically
Week 2: Connecting Details
Week 3: Deciding on the Organization
Week 4: Writing an Effective Introduction
Week 5: Writing Effective ConclusionsUnit 3: Word Choice
Week 1: Communicating Clearly
Week 2: Writing About Action
Week 3: Using Figurative Language
Week 4: Avoiding Overused Language
Week 5: Writing for the Topic and the AudienceUnit 4: Sentence Fluency
Week 1: Creating a Purposeful Rhythm
Week 2: Varying Sentence Structure and Length
Week 3: Fluency in Poetry
Week 4: Using Quotations
Week 5: Writing a Smooth ParagraphUnit 5: Voice
Week 1: Using Your Own Voice
Week 2: Writing from Different Points of View
Week 3: Making a Story Engaging
Week 4: Using the Right Voice for the Purpose
Week 5: Connecting with Your Readers
