8th Grade facts
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The final science exam for 8th grade students in Ketchikan Alaska is a 2 night survival trip on an uninhabited island.
Steve Jobs in 8th grade called then CEO of HP, Bill Hewlett for parts of his project to build a frequency counter and Bill not only agreed to give him parts but also offered a job at HP, assembling frequency counters.
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Only 15% of Americans can read at a University Bachelor’s degree level, with most people reading at a 7th to 8th grade level.
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Only 50% of Americans can read at an 8th grade level
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Amish people end formal education at the 8th grade. This is mainly because they value apprenticeship and hands-on learning, and that more advanced learning can foster anti-Christian beliefs and counter their values.
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In 2011 researchers from the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois developed a way to hack into voting machines and modify votes from up to half a mile away. They showed that this could be done using $26 worth of electronics and an 8th-grade science education.
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The Oregon Trail game was originally a board game created by an 8th grade history teacher and was later developed as a computer game by his roommates, math teachers
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The Waldorf School of the Peninsula near San Jose, CA doesn't introduce screen-based learning until the 8th grade, even though 75% of the children's parents are high level tech executives.
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Pre-K through 8th grade students at St. Thomas More Cathedral School, Virginia designed, built and tested a small satellite that was deployed in space. A research group at Arizona State University developed small satellites called femtosats that cost as little as $3,000 to put in orbit.
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In 1901 California passed an act that effectively abolished homework for kindergarten through the 8th grade. But, in 50s, with increasing pressure on the US to stay ahead in the Cold War, homework made a resurgence, and children were encouraged to keep up with their Russian counterparts.
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Ansel Adams was kicked out of multiple schools for being too hyperactive. He would eventually finish his education after graduating from the 8th grade. He later hung his diploma in his guest bathroom.
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There was an 8th grade English exam that contained a story about a talking pineapple racing a hare. The moral of the story was "Pineapples don't have sleeves."
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Jimmy Fallon's 8th grade teacher predicted he'd replace David Letterman on "Late Night."
Patrick Mahomes could throw a 91mph fastball in 8th grade - source
