Fun Friday #3 - Building a Heart

This video shows a rat heart grown from stem cells.  It beats on its own and is absolutely amazing.   We know that this is pretty accepted in science today, but it will still impress your students!

Enjoy and Teach True!

Fun Friday #2- Powerful Great White Video

This video is beyond amazing!  You have to share this with the kids.  Kimi Werner is a spearfisher in Hawaii.  This is a video of her swimming with a gorgeous Great White Shark without a cage.  She even grabs its dorsal fin and is pulled for a while. 

Besides the wow factor, this video is also educational.  Kimi also talks about sustainability and our place on the planet.  Just Beautiful.

The Huffington Post article about this, which has more information, is HERE.

Fun Friday #1- Chimera Cat

On Fridays in the classroom I like to share a fun short video, cool image, or just a "funny" with the class.  I usually do this right after the flashback, and it doesn't take more than three minutes.  It's a great way to bond with the kids and show them how amazing nature and science can be.

One of my favorite Fun Fridays comes from geekologie.com.  Meet Venus, the chimera cat!  She is her own fraternal twin.  Chimeras result when two fertilized eggs or early embryos fuse into one organism.  As you can see, the results can be stunning!  You can read more about chimeras HERE.

Students find this so cool.  They ask questions, and it usually leads to some good discussions on genetics. Enjoy!