Discover! Eighth Grade – Advancing Skills & Deepening Understanding
Students explore big ideas and deeper connections with the Discover! Eight Grade, with hands-on science, literary analysis, and historical inquiry build critical thinking and communication skills. From multicultural literature to U.S. history through 1865, students engage with diverse perspectives, strengthen research abilities, and connect academic learning to real-world understanding and identity.
Discover! English Language Arts 8 immerses young minds in the transformative power of literature and writing to shape identity. Students critically examine a wide range of multicultural texts while developing informational and persuasive writing skills, honing arguments through debates, and exploring poetry, theater, historical fiction, documentary film, and digital literacy. The instructor guide ensures that lessons are delivered effectively.
Discover! Science 8 engages students into the captivating realms of life sciences, matter, energy, force, and geology. Interactive worktexts feature hands-on activities, mini-labs, and lessons on nature’s balance, electromagnetism, and simple machines. A comprehensive instructor guide, lab book, and assessment booklet provide structured support, experiments, and evaluations, making science exploration interactive and accessible for all learners.
Discover! Social Studies 8 assists students in exploring America’s formative years, from Indigenous societies to the Reconstruction era. Students investigate Colonial America, the American Revolution, westward expansion, and the Civil War by analyzing primary and secondary sources. The instructor guide delivers a comprehensive roadmap for teachers to plan and execute lessons with confidence.
Eighth Grade Curriculum Samples
Discover! English Language Arts 8 guides students through literary analysis, multicultural literature, persuasive writing, argumentation, poetry, theater, historical and science fiction, research skills, documentary film, and digital literacy tools.
Discover! General Science 2 engages students in exploring life and balance in nature, matter, energy, electromagnetism, force and motion, simple machines, and geology through hands-on activities.
Discover! Social Studies 8 immerses students in early U.S. history—from Indigenous cultures and colonial life to revolution and reconstruction—through interactive lessons that bring America’s past to life.
