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Main Opening Verse for 8th Grade
Introduction
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Introduction: IMPORTANT: READ FIRST
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Full Year of Eighth Grade to Download (Optional)
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GUIDE to Using Living Lessons with Printed Curriculum
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Eighth Grade FAQs
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Eighth Grade Reading List
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NEW! Eighth Grade Planner/Block Covers for the Year
Eighth Grade Teacher Support Materials & Tutorials
Eighth Grade Anatomy
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Written Lessons & Extra Bonus Lessons for Eight Grade Physiology Block (63:33)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #1: Blood Circulation (43:55)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #2: The Threefold Nature of the Human Being (50:11)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #3: The Body's Three Cavities (45:55)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #4: Digestion and the Stomach (56:29)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #5: Digestion and the Intestines (46:27)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #6: The Miracles of Breath (41:40)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #7: The Lungs (51:10)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #8: Nature's Artistry Through Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide (44:05)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #9: Arteries and Veins (86:14)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #10: Blood, the Healer (49:08)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #11: The Heart: Part I (53:43)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #12: The Heart: Part II (58:40)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #13: The Nervous System (51:53)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #14: Introduction to the Eye (54:30)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #15: The Structure of the Eye (55:58)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #16: More Mysteries of the Eye (59:28)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #17: Why the Nervous System Sleeps (51:45)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #18: The Human Ear (44:35)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #19: More Marvels of the Ear (43:27)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #20: World and Body Senses (54:37)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #21: The Brain, Part I (53:16)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #22: The Brain, Part II (47:10)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #23: The Spinal Cord (81:23)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #24: The Central and Autonomic Nervous Systems (44:03)
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8th Grade Physiology Block Lesson #25: Block Review and Quiz (54:39)
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Eighth Grade Math: Algebra I
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Written Lessons & Extra Lessons for Eight Grade Math Block
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Math Worksheets for All Eighth Grade Math Blocks
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Introduction to Algebra I: READ FIRST
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Algebra Lesson #1: Introduction to Integers (24:41)
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Algebra Lesson #2: Adding Integers (42:27)
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Algebra Lesson #3: Subtracting Integers (38:41)
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Algebra Lesson #4: Multiplying Integers (45:34)
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Algebra Lesson #5: Dividing Integers (34:55)
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Algebra Lesson #6: Introduction to Exponents (33:26)
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Algebra Lesson #7: Exponents Lesson Two (49:43)
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Algebra Lesson #8: Exponents Lesson Three - Squares (40:14)
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Algebra Lesson #9: Exponents Lesson Four (38:21)
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Algebra Lesson #10: Exponents Lesson Five (37:18)
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Algebra Lesson #11: Algebra Lesson One (47:42)
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Algebra Lesson #12: Algebra Lesson Two (49:22)
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Algebra Lesson #13: Algebra Lesson Three (32:40)
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Algebra Lesson #14: Algebra Lesson Four (36:07)
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Algebra Lesson #15: Algebra Lesson Five (26:17)
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Algebra Lesson #16: Algebra Review (26:17)
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Bonus Math Lesson: The Golden Rectangle (9:24)
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Eighth Grade Math: Mensuration Block
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #1: Intro to Mensuration and Review of Area (56:40)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #2: Review of the Three Dimensions (48:09)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #3: Review of Square Roots (51:54)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #4: Double Trouble Square Root Algorithm (54:57)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #5: Square Roots in Decimal Numbers (52:55)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #6: Proof of Square Root of 2 as Irrational and More Square Root Practice (64:34)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #7: Reviewing Sheer and Stretch in Preparation for Proof of Pythagorean Theorem (52:31)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #8: Baravalle's Pythagorean Theorem Proof (63:58)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #9: Area of Triangles and Trapezoids (64:44)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #10: Formula for the Area of a Trapezoid (49:51)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #11: Heron's Formula for the Area of a Triangle (51:54)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #12: Area of an Isosceles Triangle (54:58)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #13: Proof for the Area of a Circle (63:50)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #14: Portions and Arcs (61:23)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #15: Volumes of Square and Rectangular Prisms (54:23)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #16: Volumes of Cylinders (93:15)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #17: Volume of a Pyramid (53:28)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #18: Volumes of Cylinder, Sphere, and Cone (136:13)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #19: Surface Area of Square and Rectangular Prisms and Cylinders (58:13)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #20: Surface Area of a Sphere (57:59)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #21: Surface Area of a Cone (57:45)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #22: The Three Dimensions and the Question of Sustainability (58:23)
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8th Grade Mensuration Block Lesson #23: Block Review and Block Test (50:24)
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Eighth Grade Industrial Revolution Block
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Written Lessons & Extra Lessons for the Eighth Grade Industrial Revolution Block (44:27)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #1: The Threefold Society (49:41)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #2: The Spinning Jenny Heralds the Industrial Revolution (49:43)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #3: The Advent of Steam Power (48:35)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #4: Introducing Pros and Cons of the Industrial Revolution (56:34)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #5: Financial Changes and The Struggle Between Capital and Labor (48:50)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #6: Food and Agriculture (42:10)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #7: Animal Breeding (49:45)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #8: Worker Complaints (74:47)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #9: Owner Responses to Worker Complaints (50:32)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #10: The Sewing Machine (51:15)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #11: The Power Loom (55:14)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #12: The Steam Locomotive: Part I (56:15)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #13: The Steam Locomotive: Part II (48:28)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #14: The Steam Ship: Part I (84:31)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #15: The Steam Ship: Part II (52:13)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #16: Sanitary Reform (48:52)
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New8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #17: Writing a Short Story Lesson (53:52)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #18: The Proletariat (44:49)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #19: The Dogma of Freedom in Economics (44:08)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #20: Robert Owen, the Hero of Brotherhood (51:33)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #21: The Beginning of Unions (51:17)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #22: The Fruition of Trade Unions (45:23)
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8th Grade Industrial Revolution Block Lesson #23: How to Write an Essay (63:20)
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Eighth Grade Elizabethan England Block
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Written Lessons & Extra Lessons for the Eight Grade Elizabethan England Block (96:00)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson 1: Social Classes (55:48)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson 2: Life in Cities and Towns (48:13)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson 3: Changes in Orchards and Gardens (48:22)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson 4: Of Markets and Fairs (99:33)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #5: Of Metals and Minerals (43:02)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #6: Elizabethan Diet: Part I (57:50)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #7: Elizabethan Diet: Part II (53:51)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #8: Law in Elizabethan England (60:15)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #9: Comparison of Modern vs. Elizabethan Law (62:20)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #10: On Universities (51:08)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #11: The Life of Shakespeare (48:33)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #12: Attire and Apparel in the Time of Shakespeare (82:38)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #13: Romeo And Juliet (52:09)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #14: MacBeth (54:03)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #15: Old to Middle to Modern English (45:11)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #16: The Artists of Renaissance Italy (61:30)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #17: The Adventurer-Explorer (47:59)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #18: The Saint (58:30)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #19: The Monarch (42:49)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #20: The Warrior (53:07)
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Elizabethan England: Lesson #21: Block Test (37:24)
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Eighth Grade Physics Block
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Written Lessons & Extra Lessons for the Eighth Grade Physics Block
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #1: How Sound Propagates (52:58)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #2: Sound as Wave Through a Medium and the Doppler Effect (48:29)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #3: Sound Frequency and Pitch (62:57)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #4: Light, Lenses, and Mirrors (53:10)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #5: The Refraction of Light (54:50)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #6: Colors (57:16)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #6B: Artistic Rendering of Newton's vs. Goethe's Theories of Colors (22:05)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #7: Temperature and Pressure (50:08)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #8: The Focusing and Directing of Radiant Heat (48:37)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #9: The Absorption of Heat (58:41)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #10: Making an Electrical Circuit and Primitive Switch (56:02)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #10B: Making an Double Switch (20:53)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #11: Making a Telegraph (57:35)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #12: Testing Electrical Conductivity (53:23)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #13: Making an Electrical Game (58:02)
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8th Grade Physics Block Lesson #14: Block Review and Quiz (51:57)
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Eighth Grade Revolutions: Civil War, French Revolution, Revolutionary War
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Written Lessons & Extra Lessons for the Eighth Grade Revolutionary War Block (29:12)
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Written & Extra Lessons for Eighth Grade Civil War Block (36:55)
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Written and Extra Lessons for the WWI & WWII Block (48:12)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #1: Freedom and Its Enemies (52:37)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #2: The Palace of Versailles (51:54)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #3: King Louis XV, France's Vain Hope (42:00)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #4: The Seven Years War (54:55)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #5: The Count of St. Germain (85:23)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #6: Rousseau and Voltaire, Ideas that Shaped the Revolution (54:08)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #7: Bastille Day (58:45)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #8: Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity (54:11)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #9: War for Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity (52:48)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #10: The Reign of Terror (52:33)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #11: Napoleon Bonaparte (56:37)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #12 - French Revolution Block Review (66:45)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #13 - The Founding of the 13 Colonies (58:05)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #14 - The Factors Leading to the American Revolution (59:01)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #15 - Events that Led to the Declaration of Independence, Part I (61:38)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #16 - Events that Led to the Declaration of Independence, Part II (44:24)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #17 - Events that Led to the Declaration of Independence, Part III (54:47)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #18 - The Declaration of Independence (46:28)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #19 - The Bill of Rights, Part I (57:16)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #20 - The Preamble to the Bill of Rights (66:28)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #21 - Decisive Battles of the Revolutionary War (56:15)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #22 - Impact of the Revolutionary War on Native Peoples (55:49)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #23 - The Role of Women and African American Heroes of the Revolution (55:24)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #24 - The Events Leading up to the Civil War (60:14)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #25 - The Life of a Slave (61:11)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #25B - How to Sing (17:46)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #26 - The Life of a Soldier, Part I (58:28)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #27 - The Life of a Soldier, Part II (60:31)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #28 - Timeline of the Civil War Part I and the Story of Robert Smalls (57:55)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #29: The Battle of Gettysburg (59:47)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #30: The Gettysburg Address (98:52)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #31: The Conclusion of the Civil War (59:50)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #32: The Life and Role of Women During the Civil War (50:04)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #33: The Lives of Former Slaves after the Emancipation (55:41)
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8th Grade Revolutions Block: Lesson #34: Block Review and Quiz (69:57)
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Eighth Grade WWI & WWII Block
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #1 - The Causes of War (62:17)
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #2 - Ethnic Diversity and Imperialism in Europe (58:51)
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #3 - The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand (50:27)
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #4 - The Impact of the Assassination on Europe (57:46)
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #5 - The War at Sea (43:21)
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #6 - The Profiteers of War (59:09)
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #7 - The Disastrous Treaty of Versailles (50:38)
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #8 - The Great Depression (65:04)
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #9 - Life in German Society During WWII (49:58)
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #10 - The Lives of Soldiers During WWII (60:49)
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #11 - Hitler, Mob Mentality, and the Jews (65:20)
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #12 - Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz and the Saving of Danish Jews (49:30)
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8th Grade WWI and WWII Block Lesson #13 - Block Review, Quiz, and Conclusion of the War (55:19)
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Eighth Grade Algebra-Stereometry Block
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Lesson #1 - Intro and Review of Formulas for Rentals and Falling Bodies (51:36)
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#2 - Review of Euclid's Formula for Finding Perfect Numbers and Positive and Negative Integers (60:35)
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Lesson #3 - Simplifying Expressions (60:16)
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Lesson #4 - Order of Operations (60:12)
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Lesson #5 - Evaluating Expressions (62:17)
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Lesson #6 - Working with the Laws of Exponents (57:39)
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Lesson #7 - Using the Distributive Property of Algebra (49:54)
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Lesson #8 - Using the Distributive Property of Algebra with Fractions (59:35)
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Lesson #9 - Cross Multiplying to Solve Equations (52:05)
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Lesson #10 - Working with Repeating Decimal-Fractions (60:48)
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Lesson #11 - Turning Repeating Decimals back into Fractions (56:48)
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Lesson #12 - Using Algebra with Repeating Decimals (49:31)
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Lesson #13 - Algebra Block Quiz (39:54)
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Lesson #14 - Introduction to the Five Elements (49:10)
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Lesson #15 - Terms of 3-D Geometry (50:35)
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Lesson #16 - Brief Bio of Plato and Working with Prisms (56:01)
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Lesson #17 - Pyramids (62:35)
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Lesson #18 - Bipyramids (46:57)
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Lesson #19 - The Element and Solid of Fire (58:19)
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Lesson #20 - The Elements and Solids of Air and Earth (47:52)
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Lesson #21 - The Element and Solid of Water (109:51)
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Lesson #22 - The Element and Solid of Ether (61:55)
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Lesson #23 - The Properties of the Platonic Solids (48:44)
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Lesson #24 - Modeling the Platonic Solids with Card Stock (54:29)
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Lesson #25 - Block Review & Quiz (38:17)
Eighth Grade Asian Geography
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Lesson 1: Landscapes and Climates of Asia (58:26)
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Lesson 2: Resources of Asia (59:22)
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Lesson 3: The Cultures of the Indian Subcontinent, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (64:36)
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Lesson 4: The Cultures of The Himalayas, Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan (63:24)
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Lesson 5: The Cultures of Central Asia from Afghanistan to Siberia (60:55)
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Lesson 6: The Cultures of China, Taiwan, and Mongolia (59:26)
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Lesson 7: The Culture of Korea (59:38)
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Lesson 8: The Culture of Japan (60:00)
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Lesson 9: Cultures of Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (60:15)
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Lesson 10: Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines (62:32)
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Lesson 11: The Culture of Indonesia (60:09)
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Lesson 12: The Culture of the Middle East (59:50)
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Lesson 13: Collectivism vs. Individualism (68:46)
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Lesson 14: Essay on Collectivism vs. Individualism (50:56)
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Lesson 15: Communism in Asia (63:07)
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Lesson 16: The Interplay of Communism and Capitalism (58:16)
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Lesson 17: PROUT, an Asian-Born Philosophy of Sustainability (65:30)
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Lesson 18: Block Review and Quiz (70:27)
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Eighth Grade Chemistry Block
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Written & Extra Lessons for Eighth Grade Chemistry Block
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8th Grade Organic Chemistry Lesson #1 - Sugar and Water (61:14)
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8th Grade Organic Chemistry Lesson #2 - Heating Sugar (53:39)
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8th Grade Organic Chemistry Lesson #3 - Starch and Water (66:02)
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8th Grade Organic Chemistry Lesson #4 - Heating Starch (53:05)
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8th Grade Organic Chemistry Lesson #5 - Investigating and Extracting Fats and Oils (65:08)
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8th Grade Organic Chemistry Lesson #6 - Heating Fats and Oils (52:19)
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8th Grade Organic Chemistry Lesson #7 - Proteins, Water, and Air (65:15)
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Eighth Grade Language Block: OPTIONAL & EXTRA BLOCK
Eighth Grade Advanced Botany Block: OPTIONAL & EXTRA BLOCK
Eighth Grade Local Government Block: OPTIONAL & EXTRA BLOCK
Extra Lessons for Earthschooling Eighth Grade
