8th Grade Health
Digital Resources for your Class
If you are away from school, you will need a password for the Gale eBooks and username and password for WorldBook. Get it from Sam, or check the CY Library bookmark. For Axis 360, students have their own Library Card ID (CY+6-digit lunch number) and PIN (school password.)
- Find the Gale Virtual Reference Library book (UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs and Dangerous Substances) by clicking here.
- Find more eBooks and other sources in Student Resources in Context, Health and Wellness Center, and other Gale resources.
Also try World Book Online. - The following eBooks are available for checkout on the Axis 360 library. Select “Health 8th” from the “Staff Picks” menu on the Magic Wall. Each of these books is “multi-user,” so everyone in a class can check one out at the same time. Follow these directions to set up your account on your iPad so you can check out a book.
Conflict Resolution Smarts: How to Communicate, Negotiate, Compromise, and More
Conflict—nobody likes it. And from the hallways of your school to the family dinner table, conflict can be hard to avoid. But conflict doesn’t have to be all bad. If you handle a conflict well, you might even come up with a “win-win” solution, and everyone will walk away happy. Conflict management involves understanding the roots of conflict, opening the lines of communication, and coming up with a solution that everyone can live with. (USA Today Teen Wise series)
Relationship Smarts: How to Navigate Dating, Friendships, Family Relationships, and More
Supplemented with articles and information from USA TODAY, the Nation’s No. 1 Newspaper, Relationship Smarts delivers solid advice and firsthand stories of real teens facing many of the same types of situations you are. Ready to wise up on relationships? Read on! (USA Today Teen Wise series)
Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football’s Make-or-break Moment
Offers a look at the origins of football and the latest research on concussion and traumatic brain injuries in the sport.