Online Resources
Access Your Grades online and checck your progress
Power School - Parent Access - You will need a password that can be obtained from the school office.
Here are some great online resources for 8th grade physical sciecne.
BrainPop - fun and educational video clips that introduce a lot of science topics.
Exploratorium - a great site with a lot of activities for students and teachers. Check out the "Cow Eye Dissection", it's my favorite and I use it when teaching 7th grade science.
Phun Physics - This is a group from the University of Virginia that visits schools, bu their demonstration page has lots of "Phun" physics demonstrations and explanations.
The Nine Planets - A multimedia tour of the solar system. They have recently updated their site and are calling the "8" planets due to the change in Pluto's staus. This website has lots of great information, photographs and links.