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Grade 8 Science Worksheets

Free printable and interactive Grade 8 science worksheets aligned to NGSS. 154 worksheets so far. Every worksheet has an answer key and can be completed online with instant feedback.

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Grade 8 Science topics & skills

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Physical Science

MS-PS2-1

Use Newton's third law to explain what happens when two objects collide and design a solution for a collision problem.

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Coupling Model Rail Cars: A Science Fair Test of Force Pairs
Physical Science · MS-PS2-1
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Studio Session Physics: Drumsticks and a Slamming Door
Physical Science · MS-PS2-1
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Tubing Hill Bumps: Newton's Third Law at Winter Camp
Physical Science · MS-PS2-1
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Air Hockey Build: Force Pairs Between Mallet and Puck
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Batting Cage Backstop: Force Pairs Between Bat, Ball and Wall
Physical Science · MS-PS2-1
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Helmet Lab: Force Pairs When a Head Hits the Ground
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Rocket Club: Force Pairs at Launch and Landing
Physical Science · MS-PS2-1
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Plan investigations showing that an object's change in motion depends on the net force on it and its mass.

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Ask questions about what affects the strength of electric and magnetic forces, such as distance and current.

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Argue from evidence that gravity is attractive and depends on the masses of the objects.

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Investigate how fields let objects exert electric and magnetic forces on each other without touching.

MS-PS3-1

Use graphs and tables to show how kinetic energy depends on an object's mass and its speed.

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Model how changing the distance between interacting objects changes the potential energy stored in the system.

MS-PS4-1

Use math to describe how a wave's amplitude relates to the energy it carries, and read wavelength and frequency.

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Model how light and sound waves are reflected, absorbed or transmitted through different materials.

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Explain why digital signals carry information more reliably than analog signals.

Life Science

MS-LS3-1

Explain how gene mutations can change proteins and have harmful, helpful or neutral effects on an organism.

MS-LS4-1

Read the fossil record for patterns in the existence, diversity, extinction and change of life over Earth's history.

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Compare anatomical similarities and differences among living and fossil organisms to infer how they are related.

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Compare patterns in embryo development across species to find relationships not seen in adult anatomy.

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Explain how genetic variation in traits makes some individuals more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Explain how technologies such as artificial selection and genetic engineering change the traits of organisms.

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Use math and data to explain how natural selection changes the share of a trait in a population over time.

Earth & Space Science

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Model the Earth-Sun-Moon system to explain moon phases, eclipses and seasons.

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Model the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.

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Analyze data to find the scale properties of objects in the solar system.

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Explain how rock strata and fossils are used to organize Earth's 4.6-billion-year history.

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Argue how growth in human population and resource use affects Earth's systems.

Grade 8 Science topics & skills

Physical Science

Life Science

Earth & Space Science

Physical Science

MS-PS2-1

Coupling Model Rail Cars: A Science Fair Test of Force Pairs

Studio Session Physics: Drumsticks and a Slamming Door

Tubing Hill Bumps: Newton's Third Law at Winter Camp

Air Hockey Build: Force Pairs Between Mallet and Puck

Batting Cage Backstop: Force Pairs Between Bat, Ball and Wall

Helmet Lab: Force Pairs When a Head Hits the Ground

Rocket Club: Force Pairs at Launch and Landing

MS-PS2-2

Smooth Starts for a Delivery Robot: Net Force, Load and Speed

Falling Washers, Rolling Cart: A Science Fair Test of Force and Mass

Stopping Road Cases in a Recording Studio Hallway

Gear Sleds on the Snow: Net Force, Mass and Motion

Hovercraft Fan Runs: Planning Tests of Net Force and Mass

Gym Scooter Pulls: Planning a Fair Test of Force and Mass

Heavy Loads: Testing Force and Mass With Cargo Trailer Carts

MS-PS2-3

Zaps and Sweepers at the Indoor Skate Park

Stalled on the Ramp: Questions About a Robot's Motor

Science Fair Board: Does the Charge on Both Objects Matter?

Pickups and Records: Questions About Pull in a Music Studio

Clingy Popcorn: Asking Questions About Electric Pull

Repair Café Latch: Questions About Magnetic and Electric Pull

Scrap Yard Crane: What Makes an Electromagnet Stronger?

MS-PS2-4

Balls and Potatoes: Why Some Moons Are Round

Ramp Lab: Arguing About Gravity at the Skate Park

The Gravity Survey Robot: Finding a Hidden Cave

Wobbling Stars: Evidence That Gravity Pulls Both Ways

Rover Weights on Three Worlds: Gravity and Mass

Space Camp Mission: Gravity Near a Small Asteroid

Lead Spheres and the Pull of Gravity

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Launch Day Fields: A Magnet Switch and a Foil-Leaf Jar

The Kitchen Stir Plate: Weighing a Pull Across a Gap

Skate Science Day: The Floating Model Skateboard

Robot Docking: Mapping the Fields Around a Charging Dock

Bending Water and Turning Needles: Fields at a Science Fair

Studio Speakers: Measuring a Magnetic Field

Forces Across a Gap on a Winter Camping Trip

MS-PS3-1

Sizing Helmet Foam: Headform Mass, Impact Speed and Energy

Soft Landings: Kinetic Energy From Liftoff to Touchdown

Kitchen Drop Tests: Speed, Mass and Kinetic Energy

Longboard Clinic: Graphing Speed, Mass and Kinetic Energy

Delivery Robot Test Runs: Load, Speed and Kinetic Energy

Ball Launcher Lab: How Mass and Speed Change Kinetic Energy

Bike Lane Data: Mass, Speed and Kinetic Energy

MS-PS3-2

Stadium Stairs and a Ball Toss: Height and Stored Energy

Helmet Design Lab: Magnet Buckles, Magnet Cushions and Stored Energy

Launch Day Altimeter Log: Height and Stored Energy

Kitchen Systems: Spice Tins, Flour and Stored Energy

Physics Day: Coasters, Balloons and a Compass Needle

Warehouse Robots: Distance and Stored Energy

Stored Energy in Gaps: A Science Fair Project

MS-PS4-1

The Skewer Wave Machine: Wavelength, Swing and Energy

Ripple Tank Lab: Shallow Water and Spreading Rings

Battle Ropes and Stinging Bats: Wave Size and Wave Energy

Trail Bell Design: Amplitude, Energy and Wavelength

Marching Band Sound Check: Pitch, Wavelength and Drum Energy

Surf School Buoy: Wave Height, Frequency and Energy

Robot Arm Waves: Amplitude, Energy and Wavelength

MS-PS4-2

Inside the Snow Shelter: Light and Sound in Winter Camp

Makerspace Rover: Why Its Sensors Miss Things

Sports Lab Light Tests: Timing Gates and a Kick Tank

Seen and Heard: Testing Helmet Covers for a Night Ride

Launch Day Tests: Bright Streamers and Double Pops

Colored Lights and a Noisy Mixer

Echoes and Skylights at the Indoor Skate Park

MS-PS4-3

Four Boxes in the Vocal Chain: Voltage or Numbers?

Snow Camp Night Watch: Two Tent Monitors, One Cold Night