8th Grade Social Studies Skills Worksheets

Students gain insight into the 1787 Constitutional Convention and the founding ideals of the newly formed government with this engaging social studies worksheet!

Learn how to analyze and interpret current events with the help of this graphic organizer! 

Use this worksheet to help middle school students learn how to tell the difference between historical facts and opinions!

Investigate the difference between primary and secondary sources with this helpful social studies worksheet!

Use this stand-alone timeline as a handy reference for key events leading up to the beginning of the Civil War in 1861.

Students review a timeline and answer questions about key historical events that took place from 1763 in lead up to the 1770 Boston Massacre.

Introduce students to the Babylonian king Hammurabi and the code of laws he created with this three-page social studies worksheet.

Introduce students to the primary-source text of the Gettysburg Address—and the context in which was delivered—with this three-page social studies worksheet.

Students read background information about the women’s voting rights cartoon and answer questions to uncover textual and visual messages hidden in the cartoon.

Learn how the Texas territory changed hands several times before becoming a U.S. state with this helpful timeline! 

Explore the differences between primary, secondary, and non-historical sources with this social studies worksheet!

Investigate how to read and interpret BCE/CE timelines with this explanatory social studies worksheet!

Learners explore the challenges involved in the U.S. establishing a new nation and Washington’s significant role in that development with this engaging social studies worksheet.

Use this social studies worksheet to give students practice analyzing primary sources while learning a bit about Colonial America during the French and Indian War.

This social studies worksheet give students an opportunity to examine a political cartoon about the banking controversy during Andrew Jackson’s presidency.

Introduce learners to key excerpts from Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty" speech with this two-page social studies worksheet.

Use this handy reference sheet to provide students with a valuable framework for reading and analyzing political cartoons.

Students learn about the ancient Minoans and draw conclusions about their culture and social traditions by analyzing three colorful wall paintings, called frescoes.

Learn how to analyze historical artwork with the help of this social studies worksheet!

Practice identifying bias with this worksheet for sixth through eighth graders!

Dig into Black history and work on your research skills in this helpful worksheet!

Reflect on the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this quote response worksheet for middle-grade students.

Learn about Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to go to space, in this middle-grade worksheet!