For the Week of October 11th, 2026

Curiosity-provoking links to get your students (and you) wondering!

1. Here’s a time-lapse of ice cream and popsicles melting. Pause just after 0:13, when the popsicle shows up, and ask students what it will look like as it melts. Then do it again at 1:05 for plain ol’ ice.
2. These are so interesting to watch: turbidity currents. What patterns can students spot amidst the chaos?
3. “Punk Florist” Makoto Azuma uses space as a background for his flowers. Pretty stunning.
4. Dr. Gavin Broad (who is in charge of the bugs at London’s Natural History Museum) explains how to use “light trapping” to catch all kinds of insects!
5. Or, you can make your own insects out of plant clippings.