Language Link

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/


A newspaper is a great place to find different points of view. Articles are written by people with different opinions. When you read, it is important to identify the author's point of view. Do you agree with this point of view? Maybe you have a different opinion. The Globe and Mail website gives you access to many articles. Each article is written from a particular point of view. Sometimes is can be difficult to identify a point of view. To improve this skill, I suggest reading news articles on a regular basis. Try to identify the different opinions and think about whether you agree with them or not.


By the end of grade 8, students should be able to identify the point of view in the texts they read. While the Globe and Mail website does not directly teach this skill, it is still a great resource for practicing this skill.


This website teaches the following Grade 8 Language Curriculum expectation:

By the end of Grade 8, students will:
- identify the point of view presented in texts, including increasingly complex or difficult texts; give evidence of any biases they may contain; and suggest other possible perspectives.

Mathematics Link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/comparing/comparingall3/index.shtml

This math link is an excellent resource for comparing decimals, fractions, and percents. In grade 8 you are expected to learn equivalent forms of a number. In other words, you need to know how to identify and write decimals, fractions, and percents that all mean the same number. This website has factsheets, a game, a guiz, and worksheets to review the information that we cover in class. It is a great place to practice your new math skills.

This website teaches the following Grade 8 Mathematics Curriculum expectation:

Number Sense and Numeration
By the end of Grade 8, students will:
- translate between equivalent forms of a number (i.e., decimals, factions, percents).

Science Link

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objID=AP11403

During grade 8 science, students are expected to learn about cells. There are two types of cells: animal cells and plant cells. This link looks specifically at animal cells. The interactive site illustrates a typical animal cell and its organelles. Highlight an organelle with your cursor to learn its function and match each organelle with its name to learn what they look like.

This website teaches the following Grade 8 Science Curriculum expectation:

By the end of Grade 8, students will:

- identify organelles in cells through observation (e.g., vacuole, nucleus, chloroplast) and explain their functions.

Social Studies Link

http://www.foundershall.ca/games/

Visit this link and you will find an interactive quiz that covers some of the internal and external factors that inifluenced Confederation in 1867. How much do you know about Confederation? Take this entertaining quiz to find out if you know the reasons for Confederation.

This website teaches the folllowing Grade 8 Social Studies Curriculum expectation:

By the end of Grade 8, students will:
- identify external and internal factors and events leading to Confederation (e.g., political deadlock, intercolonial trade, reciprocity, Britain's repeal of the Corn Laws, the Fenian raids, the US doctrine of Manifest Destiny, transportation and defence issues).

Some of My Favs!

CBC

http://www.cbc.ca/

CBC.ca is great Canadian news website. This website has links to news (both national and international), sports, entertainment, radio, weather and television. You can also access your local news from this website. CBC.ca is a great resource for current and important issues. Check it out!


Super Text Twist

http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/texttwist.jsp

This word game is a lot of fun and it also builds your vocabulary. Can you beat the clock?


The Daily Sudoku

http://www.dailysudoku.com/sudoku/

You can play as many of these challenging puzzles as you want on this website and at a variety of levels.