List 25 - Lists that are educational and entertaining

The web is full of websites that post "best of lists" but I haven't discovered anything quite like List 25. This site gathers lesser known facts on many topics and generates fun and interesting lists. The site has a search bar and a categories drop down menu with many educational topics like geography, history, science, arts and literature. Readers are allowed to submit their own lists which are reviewed and if your list is posted you are rewarded with recognition. Sorry, no cash. With list titles like "the 25 craziest political promises" and "the 25 most awkward family photos" it is clear that List 25 is entertaining and educational.

Graphing Manly Words?

Graphing Stories is a series of "real world" videos by Dan Meyer and Buzz Math that have a graphing measurements theme. It sounds boring but the videos and accompanying graphing worksheet are an engaging way to demonstrate concepts. The videos are free to download and as mentioned before, they come with a generic graphing worksheet.

Next up is a site called Man Crates which offers gift "crates" (no baskets) that appeal to men. The crates have masculine themes such as "survivalist, beer, sports, and carnivores. Each manly gift is delivered to your door and even comes with its own crow bar to open the crate.

22 Words is a blog by Abraham Piper that features 10 to 12 "curious, cute, comical or "crazy" posts a day. Each post is essentially a picture, a video, or cartoon that is funny, amazing, or disturbing. 22 words is a good site to check out if you want be entertained or have a good laugh.