For the Week of November 15th, 2026

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

1. Check out these marble racing on tracks - complete with a commentator! The level of professionalism in these videos is fantastic. Thanks to Jennifer for the link.
2. A magnetic Newton’s Cradle. To activate curiosity, strategically pause the video to allow for wondering and predicting. For example, stop this video at 0:34 and let students predict! Then, unpause and enjoy their reactions.
3. Cats and dominos! There is some absolutely thrilling suspense in this video.
4. Closeup footage of steam rising up and creating a rainbow effect called iridiscence. Surprisingly beautiful! Then you can watch this video for the explanation.
5. These delightful robot fighters give me hope that the robot uprising is a long way off 😆. The robot standing back up at 1:28 is both hilarious and terrifying!