School doesn’t always have to be dead serious. I think school needs to be a place to ask hypothetical questions. For example, how does Godzilla generate radioactivity? Someone has actually taken the time to seriously analyze the biology of movie monster Godzilla, so why not use this offbit piece of information to keep your students interested?
And while you’re at it, Oddweek.com features some of the oddest things from the past week. Their contribution for the start of April featured some of the most interesting, exotic and “horrible” deep sea creatures, all wonderfully adapted to their environment. This one’s sure to create some interesting reactions from your students.