Science: Age 8

17 illustrated Science lessons for Age 8.

Ice Crystals That Melt on the Way Down High in a cold cloud, water freezes into little ice stars. If the air lower down is warm enough, they melt int…
Layers of Earth Earth is made of layers, like a ball with different parts inside. At the middle is a solid metal ball, then a …
Asteroid Hits Earth A huge space rock crashed into Earth 66 million years ago. The crash changed the world so much that most dinos…
Inside a Cherry Blossom A cherry blossom has both male and female parts inside it. The stamens make pollen, and the pistil holds the o…
Moon and Ocean Tides The Moon pulls on Earth's oceans. Water on the side facing the Moon swells outward and makes a high tide there…
Sun, Wind, Water, Oil Sunlight, wind, and flowing water are replaced by nature. Oil, coal, and gas are limited and make dirty smoke …
Towering Summer Cloud On a hot day, air near the ground warms and rises. High in the sky it cools, and its water turns into a tall d…
Teeth and Stomach Make Mush Your teeth crush and grind food while saliva makes it wet and slippery. In your stomach, strong muscles squeez…
A Dog's Wet Nose A dog's nose has openings and wet skin. Air carrying scent flows through it and reaches tiny smell sensors ins…
Sun Behind, Rain Ahead A child stands with the Sun behind them and rain falling in front. A rainbow appears in the rain ahead.…
Droplets on Tiny Specks Water vapour in the air cools down. It sticks to tiny dust and plant bits, then grows into clear round droplet…
Golden sap inside a plant A plant makes sugary sap in its leaves, and that sweet liquid travels through tubes in the stem. The sap reach…
How an Eye Makes a Picture Light comes from an object and enters the eye through the clear front. A lens inside the eye bends the light s…
Butterfly Life Cycle A butterfly starts as a tiny egg on a leaf. The egg hatches, the caterpillar grows, and then it becomes an adu…
Ice, Water, Steam Water can be solid ice, liquid water, or gas steam. It changes between these forms when it gets colder or warm…
Meadow Food Chain Grass makes its own food from sunlight. A rabbit eats the grass, and a fox hunts the rabbit.…
The Water's Round Trip The sun warms the sea, and tiny bits of water float up into the sky as invisible vapour. Up high the vapour tu…