Photo-of-the-Day: Morning Dew

I'm not one for insects; however, I thought I would share this beautiful picture of a dragonfly covered in morning dew [by photographer Miroslaw Swietek]. 

Photo-of-the-Day: Heart in a Box

A photo by Robert Clark  shows a human heart ready for transplant. The machine can keep the heart warm and viable for up to twelve hours by delivering oxygenated and nutrient enhanced blood throughout. Check out the video below for an explanation as well. 

Photo-of-the-Day: Anatomical Cross-Sections in Paper

Today I happened to come across this fantastic artist named Lisa Nilsson. She constructed various cross sections of the human body using pieces of rolled paper - yes, rolled paper. Check out her work below as well as her site: Lisa Nilsson

Photo-of-the-Day: Periodic Table of Gummy Bears

I stumbled across this image yesterday; however, my Internet did not work (all day) and so I had to wait to share this with you - The Periodic Table of Gummy Bears. Do you like it?

By: Kevin Val Aelst
(hopefully I spelled that correctly - it was hard to see with the black background and faded font)

Photo-of-the-Day: Melting Ice

Here is a time-lapse animation of ice cubes melting in a glass (50 minutes). [Source: Mysid]

Video-of-the-Day: Invasion of the Body Snatchers?!

I'm not going to spend too much time on this post as I should be prepping for bed. If you watched the video above then you really need no explanation. I am intrigued by the awesomeness, yet horror of Cordyceps. It reminds me of two movies - Invasion of the Body Snatchers and John Carpenter's: The Thing; these are probably the reason why I sometimes have nightmares involving this organism. Anyway, I watched it again today and thought I would share it with you. Enjoy and I apologize for any nightmares this may cause you in the future. ;)
--Bond with James--

Artistic Classroom Ceilings

One of my earlier blog posts highlighted a decorated classroom ceiling.The pictures shown below are from a school in Austin, Texas named Travis High School. It is one of the campuses I support. Travis HS was also where I completed my student teaching experience.  The ceiling art (pictures 1 - 4) has to be over 10 years old because that's how long ago my student teaching experience was. I know other classroom ceilings have recently added art (pictures 5-6).

This was something I wanted to do in my own classroom but never got around to it. However, one of my goals is to return in a few years and I plan to have my students decorate my room. Anyway, enjoy the pictures and I hope they inspire you to create something similar or unique in your classroom.  
-Bond with James-