GeoBee Challenge from National Geographic
Test your geography smarts right here online. Each day they post ten questions from the National Geographic Bee. Go to the main page to register your school in the GeoBee.
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Daily Geography Quiz
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
Monday, September 24th, 2007100 Words Every High School Graduate Should Know
The editors of the American Heritage® dictionaries have compiled a list of 100 words they recommend every high school graduate should know.
Here is a sample from the list:
acumen
antebellum
auspicious
belie
bellicose
lugubrious
metamorphosis
mitosis
moiety
reciprocal
reparation
respiration
sanguine
soliloquy
Wikinews World News Quiz
Monday, September 24th, 2007Wikinews, the free news source
World News Quiz gives you a chance to test your knowledge on this weeks news. This multiple choice quiz is ten questions about major events in the news.
Play Web Sudoku
Thursday, September 20th, 2007Puzzles to Play Online
Play Sudoku online from easy to evil. Web Sudoku also supplies Sudoku puzzles for newspapers, magazines, Sudoku books and websites.
Obscure Words and Vocabulary Resources
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007The Phrontistery
A dictionary of obscure and rare words, the compendium of lost words, a compilation of ultra-rare forgotten words.
Dictionary.com Word of the Day Archive
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007Word of the Day Archive
Dictionary.com’s word of the day archive going back to 1999. The first Word of the Day was on May 3, 1999.
Just Kids Games
Saturday, September 15th, 2007
Just Kids Games.com
The games at Just Kids Games are part of a series of Flash activities designed to help students perform better on standardized tests. The activities were conceived, developed, and tested at the Altoona Area School District in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Education Cartoons
Saturday, September 1st, 2007Just Kidding by Rod Maclean
“Just Kidding” is a very funny single panel educational cartoon created by a former principal. The site also has a feature where you can pay to have a likeness of a family member, friend, colleague, faculty/staff member or yourself in a “Just Kidding” cartoon.
Printable Certificates and Awards
Friday, August 31st, 2007123certificates.com
Free customizable reward certificates to print. Many themes available, including: cool, sports, formal, designer, holidays, cute and more.
