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Unit Studies by Grade Level - Grades 7-8

Links to online unit studies for Grades 7-8. Free unit studies to explore a topic and enhance your homeschooling curriculum.
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Bermuda Triangle

Grades 7-8 - Science - Oceanography
Students will uncover the history and myths surrounding the legendary Bermuda Triangle. Students will develop their writing skills based on the information they obtain from the unit.

Country Unit

Grades 4-8 - Geography - Countries
This exciting, hands-on unit covers all academic subjects and more. It is a refreshing change from the boring "look-it-up in the Encyclopedia" country studies of old.

Desert - A WebQuest

Grades 6-8 - Geography - Desert
Students learn different aspects of the desert, and how animals, plants, and humans must adapt in order to survive. Although beautiful, the desert creates a challenging life for those who call it home.

Diving Unit - Recreational Diving

Grades 7-12 - Physical Education/Math - Diving
This unit will help the students to be more aware of their bodies, to observe effects of diving, to shop around on the Web, to evaluate data using prior knowledge, and to gain experience and understanding the concepts of graphs/charts.

The Heart: An Online Exploration

Grades 5-12 - Health - Heart
Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its development and structure. Follow the blood through the blood vessels. Wander through the weblike body systems. Learn how to have a healthy heart and how to monitor your heart's health. Look back at the history of heart science.

Human Anatomy

Grades 4-12 - Health - Human Body
Learn about the human body.

Lewis and Clark

Grades 7-8 - History - Lewis and Clark
Examine geographic, scientific, and other discoveries made by the expedition to learn why it is considered one of the most successful expeditions in United States history.

Links and Chains

Grades 7-9 - Science - Oceanography
The goal of this unit is to teach students how a seemingly unimportant event can have a significant effect on their lives. We will focus our unit on the links and chains associated with the ocean. They will learn how disruptions in these chains can affect their lives.

My State

Grades 3-8 - Geography - States
This Unit Study is designed to help you study your state (or any state) with unit studies! You may choose a chronological or topical study. This unit study will cover Civics, History, Geography, Language Arts, Applied Math, Science, and Art.

Province Unit Studies

Canadian Province Unit Studies are designed to help children learn the geography of Canada and learn factual information about every province. 

Revolutionary War

Grades 4-8 - History - Revolutionary War
This site is designed to be an online reference tool and a forum for discussion on American History around the time of the Revolution (1763-1810).

State Unit Studies

State Unit Studies created to help children learn the geography of the United States and learn factual information about every state. 

Summer of My German Soldier

Grades 7-12 - Language Arts - Literature
Literature unit with comprehension questions, vocabulary, recipes to make, and story stretchers that will make the book come alive.

Waves

Grades 7-12 - Science - Oceanography
In this unit we will explore how waves are related to science, social studies, language arts, and math.

Westward Movement

Grade 7-9 - History - Westward Movement
These lessons revolve around the move Westward in covered wagons. They are designed to give a better understanding of the geographical region of the Great Basin while gaining an insight on what a trip West in a covered wagon might have been like.

Young Women of God

Help your girls grow into young women of God with this five week Bible study.

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