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This RESOURCE BUNDLE will SAVE YOU 85% and is for California 8th grade science teachers who are teaching according to the California Preferred Integrated Course Model.

This bundle was created by analyzing California’s Department of Education 8th Grade NGSS curriculum document standard by standard. This bundle delivers exactly what California teachers need to meet specific state expectations according to the Preferred Integrated Course Model.


✅ Covers All NGSS Standards: Fully aligned with California’s Preferred Integrated Model for Grade 8 Science.

✅ Massive Resource Library: Includes labs, lessons, readings, activities, quizzes, and more across all science domains.

✅ Organized by Standard: Easy-to-navigate layout helps you teach MS-LS3, MS-LS4, MS-ESS1, MS-ESS3, MS-PS2, MS-PS3, MS-PS4, and MS-ETS1 objectives.

✅ No Prep & Editable: Ready-to-use PDFs, Word docs, and digital versions for seamless classroom integration.

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It includes resources from the following standards

  1. MS-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits
  2. MS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
  3. MS-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe
  4. MS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
  5. MS-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
  6. MS-PS3 Energy
  7. MS-PS4 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
  8. MS-ETS1 Engineering Design

The resources within this bundle are organized by standard and each standard clearly displays which resources are to be used to teach it.

This bundle follows 'The Preferred Integrated Model' which integrates all four disciplines of science into each grade-level course and allows students focus on the content they need to understand real-world phenomena.


The following resources are included:

MS-LS3 Heredity: Inheritance and Variation of Traits

MS-LS3-1

  • DNA Genes and Mutations Lesson
  • Mutations and Inheritance of Traits - Station Activity
  • DNA Paternity Tests Reading
  • Gregor Mendel - Reading
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - How Genes Express Themselves
  • DNA, Genes, Chromosomes, and Alleles – A Digital Scavenger Hunt Activity
  • DNA, Genes, Chromosomes, and Alleles - Lab Station Activity
  • DNA, Genes, Chromosomes, and Alleles - Less

MS-LS4 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity

MS-LS4-1

  • Fossils and Geologic Time Lesson
  • Fossils Reading
  • Evidence of Evolution in Fossils - Station Activity
  • Fossils and Geologic Time Lab Station Activity

MS-LS4-2

  • Evolution Lesson
  • Fossils Reading
  • Common Ancestry - Station Activity
  • Evolution - Scavenger Hunt
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - The Timeline of Life

MS-LS4-3

  • Comparing Embryos Evidence of Common Ancestry and Evolution Lesson
  • Comparative Embryology - Station Activity
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet Human Evolution and Chimps

MS-LS4-4

  • Physical & Behavioral Adaptations Lesson
  • Natural Selection Lesson
  • Natural Selection and Adaptation - Station Activity
  • Physical Adaptations Reading
  • Animal Adaptations Reading
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet Population Genetics

MS-LS4-5

  • Genetic Technologies and Gene Therapy Lesson
  • Reproductive Technologies Lesson
  • Reproductive Technologies - Scavenger Hunt
  • Artificial Selection - Station Activity
  • GMO Research Activity
  • Genetically Modified Organisms Reading
  • Genetics and Gene Therapy Reading

MS-LS4-6

  • Physical & Behavioral Adaptations Lesson
  • Natural Selection and Population Modeling - Station Activity
  • Physical Adaptations Reading
  • Natural Selection Lesson
  • Animal Adaptations Reading
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - Life’s Way of Stayin Alive

MS-ESS1 Earth’s Place in the Universe

MS-ESS1-1

  • The Moon – Lesson
  • The Seasons - Lesson
  • Eclipse - Scavenger Hunt
  • The Seasons - Scavenger Hunt
  • Earths Seasons - Lab Station Activity
  • Eclipse - Solar and Lunar - Lab Station Activity
  • The Moon and its Phases - Lab Station Activity
  • Solar and Lunar Eclipses Digital INB
  • The Seasons Digital INB
  • Solar and Lunar Eclipses Reading
  • Why Do We Need the Moon - Reading
  • The Seasons - Reading
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - Moon Phases
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet – Eclipses
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - The Moon
  • Two Student-Led Moon Activities
  • Bill Nye Seasons Video Worksheet

MS-ESS1-2

  • Our Solar System – Lesson
  • Galaxies Other Objects and the Universe – Lesson
  • Model Solar System Activity
  • Exploring the Solar System Project
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - The Gravity of the Situation
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - The Solar System
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - Newtonian Gravity
  • Stars Galaxies and the Universe - Word Search and Scramble
  • Bill Nye Outer Space Video Worksheet
  • Our Solar System Digital INB

MS-ESS1-3

  • Distances in Space – Lesson
  • Galaxies Other Objects and the Universe – Lesson
  • Our Solar System - Lesson
  • Model Solar System Activity
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - The Solar System
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet – Telescopes
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - Distances in Space
  • Case Study - The Vastness of the Universe
  • Stellar Bonds- A Friendship Across the Cosmos - Reading Prompt

MS-ESS1-4

  • Rock Types and the Rock Cycle – Lesson
  • Fossils and Geologic Time – Lesson
  • Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tsunamis – Lesson
  • Geologic Time - Reading
  • The Rock Cycle - Scavenger Hunt
  • The Rock Cycle - Lab Station Activity
  • Earths Systems and the Rock Cycle Review Game - Science Word Sprint
  • The Earths Puzzle - A Geologic Adventure - Story Prompt
  • The Rock Cycle Word Search and Scramble Activity

MS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity

MS-ESS3-4

  • Understanding Biodiversity – Lesson
  • Biodiversity and Climate Change – Lesson
  • Earth’s Natural Resources - Mineral Energy and Groundwater - Lesson
  • Biodiversity – Reading
  • Earth’s Natural Resources - Reading
  • Build Your Own Aquifer – Project
  • Invasive Species – Project
  • Human Impact on Ecosystems - Assignment
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - The Effects of Climate Change
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - Human Population Growth
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - Mineral Extraction
  • Case Study - Plastic Pollution and Marine Ecosystems
  • Case Study - Causes and Consequences of Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest
  • Case Study - Investigating the Impact of Climate Change on Coral Reefs
  • Case Study - The Impact of Industrial Pollution on Local Water Sources
  • The Effects of Pollution Reading
  • Urban Sprawl Reading
  • Climate Change Lesson

MS-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions

MS-PS2-1

  • Newtons Laws of Motion – Lesson
  • Newton’s Laws Identification Worksheet
  • Newton’s Third Law and Colliding Objects - Activity
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet Newtons Laws
  • Isaac Newton - Reading

MS-PS2-2

  • Newtons Laws of Motion – Lesson
  • Newton’s Second Law Student-Led Lab
  • Newton’s Laws Identification Worksheet
  • Newtons Laws of Motion Word Search and Scramble Activity
  • The Newtonian Adventures - Story Prompt

MS-PS2-3

  • Magnets and Electromagnets – Lesson
  • Motors and Generators – Lesson
  • Magnets and Electromagnets - Reading
  • Electricity and Magnetism Word Search and Scramble Activity

MS-PS2-4

  • Gravitational Interactions - Mass and Distance – Lesson
  • Orbit Rope Model Activity
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet Compilation - GRAVITY
  • Crash Course Video Worksheet - The Gravity of the Situation

MS-PS2-5

  • Magnets and Electromagnets – Lesson
  • Static Electricity - Lesson
  • Magnets and Electromagnets - Reading
  • Effects of Everyday Forces - Reading
  • Forces at a Distance – 4 Student-Led Activities
  • ElectroQuest- The Spark of Discovery - Story Prompt
  • Bill Nye – Static Electricity Video Worksheet
  • Static Electricity Word Search and Scramble – Activity
  • Static Electricity - Lab Station Activity

MS-PS3 Energy

MS-PS3-1

  • Relationship Between Kinetic Energy Mass & Speed – Lesson
  • Rolling Into Energy - Lab Investigation
  • Kinetic Catapult Challenge

MS-PS3-2

  • Energy at a Distance - Understanding Potential Energy – Lesson
  • Gravitational Potential Energy – Lesson
  • The Science of Roller Coasters - Reading

MS-PS4 Waves and Their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer

MS-PS4-1

  • Waves An Introduction – Lesson
  • Experimenting with Waves – Activity
  • Crash Course Traveling Waves - Video Worksheet
  • Crash Course Sound - Video Worksheet
  • Earthquakes - Reading

MS-PS4-2

  • Light – Lesson
  • Lasers, Absorption and Transmission – Lesson
  • Why is the Sky Blue - Reading
  • Crash Course Light - Video Worksheet
  • Light and Optics Word Search and Scramble
  • Bill Nye Light and Color - Video Worksheet

MS-PS4-2

  • Digital vs Analog Signals for Communication – Lesson
  • How Waves Are Used for Communication - Reading

MS-ETS1 Engineering Design

MS-ETS1-1, ETS1-2, ETS1-3, ETS1-4

  • STEM Challenge Journal
  • Paper Ball Run STEM Engineering Challenge
  • Wind-Powered Car STEM Engineering Challenge
  • Pasta Tower STEM Engineering Challenge
  • Portable Water Purification STEM Engineering Challenge
  • Portable Water Purification – Reading
  • The Scientific Method PBL

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