Scale of the Universe

'This amazing video illustrates the scale of over 100 items within the observable universe ranging from galaxies to insects, nebulae and stars to molecules and atoms.'

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Conductive Silver Ink Pen

'Circuit Scribe is a rollerball pen that writes with conductive silver ink. It makes creating circuits as easy as doodling.'

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Chernobyl/Pompeii

This headline and photo would be a great prompt for senior students:

Why the Chernobyl Nuclear Ruins Are a 20th-Century Pompeii

PHOTOGRAPH BY ROBERT MAXWELL

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Warped 2D Grids

"Made out of thousands of tiny little triangles, these delicately thatched composites strike a pleasing visual chord through their careful balance of negative and positive space. Created by LA-based artist Katy Ann Gilmore, the organic geometric images are realized through a variety of influences including mathematics, nature, and visual art. The tiny latched shapes spread outward until final pieces emerge, looking like hand-crafted topographic maps.

Gilmore studied mathematics and visual arts, and the experience gained in each field shines through in her unique style. Her layered, two-dimensional drawings explore the concept of perpendicular planes and the distortion of three-dimensional space. Some areas of the images recede where others spring forward, creating the illusion of a finely woven net gripping the land's curvature.

Gilmore’s breathtaking work was initially inspired by a curiosity for how 2D grids would look when warped in all directions, and how the fluctuation of empty space around physical objects affects our perception of solidity. Her work draws thousands of tiny elements together to form beautiful realizations of mathematical concepts through the application of an artistic eye."

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Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2015

"The newly-launched Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards hopes that you’ll chuckle when you see one of their images. You aren’t laughing at them, rather, but with them—these lighthearted photos are meant to be hilarious. The unusual competition combines funny portraits of animals with technical proficiency to showcase works that’ll have you admiring nature’s beauty while smiling at its silliness." - http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/comedy-wildlife-photography-awards

 See the website here

Here are the finalists:

Winner: Julian Rad

Second Place: William Richardson

Third Place: Oliver Dreike

The bold and unusual Sweet Petite Acanthanura

"Sweet Petite Acanthanura

Almost every time I head out into the Dandenong Ranges (Melbourne, Australia) - at this time of year (autumn) - I find an Acanthanuraspringtail. They are usually active on the surface on the surface on wet, mossy, logs: diurnally. Perhaps they are out at night too but it’s more difficult taking pictures at in the dark especially at high magnifications. Mostly I find fully grown adults, stunning animals that they are.

This week I found a baby. At least I’m guessing it is likely the baby of the species I commonly see as a grown up in the area. It was about 2.5 mm long (1/10 inch) and very quick, foraging on the surface of the log, not cryptically like most collembola, but openly. Do the spines and colours scream ‘don’t eat me’ even for something this small?"

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See Before-and-After Photos of the Changing Environment

"Side-by-side comparisons reveal just how much glaciers, lakes, and snowpacks have been altered by nature and humans.

From the ice sheets of Greenland to the deserts of Arizona, many of the world’s landscapes
have been dramatically transformed as their climate grows warmer and drier. At the same 
time, water use and other human activities have altered many landscapes. NASA has 
accumulated striking photos that show just how much our surroundings have changed. 
Slide across each image to see before and after pictures."

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/151229-before-after-earth-features/

This is a great site to show relating to Change - you are able to slide across the images to show the contrast between the before and after images.