ABCya
Ab Cya: Wonders Around the World Spot the Differences
Explore some of the world's most spectacular structures with ABCya's game: Wonders around the World - Spot the Differences! This game presents history and illustrations of man-made architectural phenomena, from Machu Picchu to the Great...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: X Inactivation Marks the Spot for Cat Coat Color
A tortoiseshell cat has two different fur colors, black or brown and red or orange. The gene that gives rise to the red or orange fur color is on the X chromosome. Female cats have two X chromosomes, while males only have one, which...
Other
Homework Spot
Check out this all-encompassing website. From this location students can surf and get information on any subject. Forget about 6 to 10 different URLs --just use this one to get what you need!
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Western Spotted Skunk
Eastern and Western Spotted Skunks were for years thought to be one and the same species, but they differ in an important detail of the reproductive process. In the Western Spotted Skunk, a very long period of delayed implantation...
Other
Seekers Blog Spot: How Setting Affects Characters
Information and examples of different ways the setting of a text can affect the characters and character development. (Published: Sept. 29, 2016)
Other
Book Spot's Book Discussion Center
Scroll down to the Guides for Selected Titles to find a wealth of information on a variety of titles for adults and teens. Each entry, though they come from different sources, includes book discussion questions and some background about...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Volcanism
Volcanoes are one of the most dynamic, powerful, and visible forces on Earth. This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service uses images to describe different types and parts of volcanoes, volcanic rocks, magma, and...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Well Whale
Well Whale is a fun spot the difference puzzle for kids. Players must spot the differences between the two moving illustrations before the time runs out! Time is up once the ship makes four passes on the screen.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to Phrases and Clauses
Learn to spot the differences between phrases and clauses.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Demand, Supply, and Markets
This site discusses in great detail the differences between demand, supply, and markets. Useful economic terminology is identified in bold.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Gray Whale Migration Study
Follow gray whales as they make their long journey from Mexico to their feeding grounds in the Arctic. This webpage gives students background information and up to date news about the migration of the gray whales. Also, students can...
BBC
Bbc: Skillwise: English: Sentence Variety Grammar Games
Designed to help students practice the elements of sentence design, these games provide different levels of difficulty for users of all ages. The sentence variety games include: Is This a Compound Sentence, Logging Sentences, Make a...
Other
Effective Communication Skills:self Assessment Exercise
Take this self-assessment to learn about your communication style and habits, so you can capitalize on your strengths and identify your bad habits. Additional information about working with people who have different communication styles.
Other
Writing Effective Leads
Do you know your news elements? Can you spot the most important one? This site helps you spot different kinds of leads, and which news element they emphasize. Includes an exercise for use in your own classroom.
Other
Real Clear Politics:national 2004 Presidential Race Polls
All the different presidential poll results are featured here in one spot. There are different charts for different polls.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Mahatma Gandhi, the Missing Laureate
Although Mahatma Gandhi was nominated five different years for the Nobel Peace Prize, he died before he could receive one. The Nobel Prize Committee differed over whether a prize could be awarded posthumously, and there were...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Peg + Cat: Highlight Zone
Online game tests your skills in recognizing and comparing shapes and counting to 10. Everything is black and white in the Highlight Zone! Shapes and sizes have changed, too. Peg and Cat have to spot ten differences in the Highlight Zone...
PBS
Pbs: The Living Edens/patagonia/natural History
This site lets you click on six different spots in the Patagonian region of Argentina to learn about the physical geography. For each area, a description is given along with information on conservation efforts.
Other
Their Circular Life
Travel to five different locations in Italy and, through time-lapse photography, get a feel for what it would be like at that spot over a 24-hour period.
Other
U.s. Securities and Exchange Commission: Internet Fraud
"This alert tells you how to spot different types of Internet fraud, what the SEC is doing to fight Internet investment scams, and how to use the Internet to invest wisely."
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Kids in Motion: Fitness Bingo
This activity is similar to traditional bingo. Each student gets a fitness bingo card. Creating space between them and their peers, students will act out the exercise if they have it on their bingo card. Students will continue this until...
Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly
Word Based Games for Esl Students
Games that focus attention on different trouble spots in English language learning: irregular words, homonyms, prefixes, and more.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Starfish
A brown and white spotted starfish on the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia. There are around 1800 different species of starfish (also known as sea stars) around the world. Some starfish species have the ability...