Educator Films at IMAX® Theater
Roving Mars (Opens January 18, 2008)
(Grades 2 and up)
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The Red Planet has remained a mystery… until now! In this Walt Disney Pictures film, you will follow two Mars Exploration Rovers (MER’s) Spirit and Opportunity as they explore Mars firsthand and try to answer the age long question, can Mars sustain life? These rovers combed the planet and found a key component to their question, yes, water persisted on the surface of Mars. These rovers are still searching and gathering information so that the next generation of explorers, those in your classroom, can continue this path of discovery in the search for life beyond Earth.
Standards
Measurement - Standard 3, 4
Data Analysis and Probability - Standard 1, 2, 3
Energy - Standard 1, 2
Earth and Space - Standard 1, 2
Spiderwick Chronicles (Opens February 15, 2008 – 95 minutes)
(PG) (Special Engagement)
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From the beloved best-selling series of books comes THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, a fantasy adventure for the child in all of us. Peculiar things start to happen the moment the Grace family move into the old house owned by their great, great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. Unable to explain the strange disappearances and accidents that seem to be happening the family investigates what's really going on and uncover the fantastic truth of the Spiderwick estate and of the creatures that inhabit it.
Great Adventure Double Feature!
Grand Canyon Adventure (opening March 19, 2008)
(Grades 2 and up)
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Set against the majestic backdrop of the Grand Canyon, this film from MacGillivray Freeman, will take audiences on an exhilarating river-rafting adventure down the Colorado River. The film is focused on raising awareness of issues that are important for the students to understand, from water management and conservation to our individual responsibility to help preserve our natural resources.
Standards
Processes that Shape the Earth - Standard 1, 2
How Livings Things Interact with their Environment - Standard 2
The Nature of Science - Standard 1, 2, 3
Everest (Opens March 19, 2008)
(Grades 4th and above)
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In a story about hope, triumph and strength, Macgillivray Freeman’s monumental film EVEREST returns to take students across creaking icefalls and gaping chasms, up towering cliffs, through a harrowing rescue, and into the oxygen-thin altitude. This film reveals how this tallest mountain was formed and continues to evolve, how high altitude challenges a climber's physical and mental capabilities, and how Sherpa culture permeates the Mount Everest experience.
Standards
How Living Things Interact with their Environment - Standard 1, 2
The Nature of Science - Standard 1, 2, 3
People, Places, and Environments - Standard 1, 2
"Educator Only" Popcorn Previews
Enjoy free popcorn and soft drinks and see what’s coming to Your IMAX Theater this semester!
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Film: Roving Mars
Thursday, March 13, 2008
6:30 – 9:00 pm
Film: Grand Canyon Adventure
Film: Everest
Educator Appreciation Night
“By Invitation Only”
Thursday, May 1, 2008
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Dinner served at 6:00 pm
Film: Antarctica Forces of Nature
Due to limited seating, we ask that only educators attend.
Reservations: 904.940.4010 or po’berry@wghof.org
Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (Through March 2008)
(Grades 3 and up)
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SEA MONSTERS, a brand new film from National Geographic, weaves together a series of paleontological digs from around the globe in a compelling story about scientists working to answer questions about an ancient and mysterious ocean world. Accompany fossil hunters to remote locations as they excavate the remains of some of the most awe-inspiring creatures of all time, unearthing amazing discoveries which shed light on exactly what happened to the film’s incredible cast of characters which includes a family of dolichorynchops (familiarly known as a 'dolly'), long-necked pleisosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, ferocious flippered crocs, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monsters of all, the mosasaurs.
Standards
How Living Things Interact with Their Environment - Standard 1,2
People, Places, and Environments - Standard 1, 2
Blue Planet (Through February 2008)
(Grades 2 and up)
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BLUE PLANET is a space film about Earth shot from the U.S. space shuttle in orbit. Earth is revealed as a place of constant change. It is also delicate and fragile, unique in the solar system and possibly the entire universe. How did Earth begin? How is it changing, and what is mankind's role in these changes? Investigate these questions with footage taken on the ocean floor, on the ground and in space which help us gain new insight into Earth, our one and only home.
Standards
The Nature of Science - Standard 2, 3
Earth and Space - Standard 1, 2
Data Analysis and Probability - Standard 1, 2, 3
Dolphins (Through March 2008)
(All Grades – K-2 appropriate)
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In this Academy Award nominated MacGillivray Freeman film, students will learn that dolphins have much to teach us about our world, and scientists everywhere are watching and listening. They’re discovering where the many kinds of dolphins live and travel; how dolphins families and societies form, and how these marine mammals communicate with one another. This film is a window into a complex realm where dolphins are just one citizen of a magnificent water kingdom.
Standards
The Nature of Science - Standard 3
How Living Things Interact with Their Environment - Standard 1, 2
Processes of Life - Standard 1, 2
Vault Films (available by request only - for groups of 200 or more)
Lewis and Clark: Great Journey West (limited showings)
http://www.destinationcinema.com/our_films/lewisandclark/lewisandclark.asp
(4th and above)
In this National Geographic film, students can relive the 28-month, 8,000 mile trek these two American heroes made across the unmapped West through this film brought to you by National Geographic. Last chance to book this film!
Standards
Time, Continuity, and Change - Standard 1,4,5
People, Places, and Environments - Standard 1, 2
Wild Safari (limited showings)
http://www.nwave.com/wildsafari/
(All Ages – K-2 appropriate)
Experience the trip of a lifetime as you are escorted by a South African zoologist in search of the “Big Five”, the elephant, the Cape buffalo, the rhino, the leopard, and the lion. Travel through the Southern Cape to the arid desert of the Kalahari in the North and learn why these animals, once considered amongst the most dangerous in Africa, are among the most beautiful and graceful in the world.
Standards
Processes of Life - Standard 1, 2
How Living Things Interact with Their Environment - Standard 1, 2
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