Educator Films at IMAX® Theater
Educator Film List
Antarctica - Now playing
(All Ages)
For the first time in history students will be able to explore the beauty of the southernmost continent in the world through breathtaking aerial and underwater footage. The coldest and driest continent on Earth is home to some of the most beautiful penguins, seals and other exotic life forms. Students will learn about the scientific research that is conducted on this continent by countries around the world and the benefits of this research.
Standards:
Measurement Standard 1, 3, 4
The Nature of Matter Standard 1
Processes that Shape the Earth Standard 1, 2
How Living Things Interact with their environment Standard 1, 2
Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia - Now playing
(Grades 3 and up)
Dinosaurs are amongst the most fascinating animals to have ever walked the Earth. Their enormous size and mysterious disappearance millions of years ago have intrigued generations of scientists to how these great creatures suddenly vanished. Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia takes you back in history through palentological digs to the evolution and through the extinction of dinosaurs to help shed light on these fascinating creatures. CGI images will transport students back into history to learn firsthand the truths and myths about dinosaurs.
Standards:
Data Analysis and Probability Standard 1, 2, 3
How Living Things Interact with their environment Standard 1, 2
The Nature of Science Standard 1, 2
BUGS: A Rainforest Adventure - Now playing
(Grades 3 and up)
Join a fascinating universe where bizarre, beautiful insects are magnified 250,000 times their size to explore the miracle of their evolution. BUGS! tells the story of the circle of life through two protagonists, a praying mantis and butterfly, while introducing students to a fascinating array of other insects.
Standards:
Processes of Life Standard 1, 2
How Living Things interact with their Environment Standard 1, 2
Wild Ocean - Now playing
(Grades 3 and up)
Wild Ocean is in an uplifting, cinema experience capturing one of nature's greatest migration spectacles. Plunge into an underwater feeding frenzy, amidst the dolphins, sharks, whales, gannets, seals and billions of fish. Filmed off the Wild Coast of South Africa, Wild Ocean celebrates the animals that now depend on us to survive and the efforts by the local people to protect this invaluable ecological resource. Hope is alive on the Wild Coast, where Africa meets the sea.
Standards:
The Nature of Science Standard 3
How Living Things Interact with their environment Standard 1, 2
Processes of Life Standard 1, 2
Madagascar 2 - Special Engagement Film - Now Playing
Madagascar 2 is the upcoming 2008 sequel to the 2005 film, Madagascar. After escaping Madagascar on a plane, the animals' plan to return to New York City is thwarted when they crash land in Africa. Initially, the animals are delighted to finally be among their own kind in the wild, however, life in Africa turns out to be different from what they anticipated. The film stars the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, and Sacha Baron Cohen.<
COLORING SHEETS and ACTIVITY KIT for Madagascar Escape 2 Africa:
(Click on links below and print out for the Activity Kit and Coloring Sheets)
Vault Films (available by request only - for groups of 200 or more)
Wild Safari
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
Dolphins
(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. Theyre 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
Everest
(Grades 4th and above)
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In a story about hope, triumph and strength, Macgillivray Freemans 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
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