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May 10, 2023 · The Lego Movie. Grades 1+. This hilarious save-the-world tale appeals to the builder in all of us; creative engineering solutions abound as the heroes embark on their block-building journey. (See also: The Lego Movie 2.) Teacher tips: Have students identify the engineering design process at work in the movie.
- The Lego Movie (Grades 1+) This hilarious save-the-world tale appeals to the builder in all of us; creative engineering solutions abound as the heroes embark on their block-building journey.
- Big Hero 6 (Grades 2+) In this Disney adaptation of a comic with the same name, a 14-year-old genius invents special microbots to join his brother’s university robotics program.
- Dream Big: Engineering Our World (Grades 2+) This documentary highlights engineers from various backgrounds — many of whom are women — and the projects they’re designing, from earthquake-proof structures to footbridges in developing countries.
- Hidden Figures (Grades 4+) This inspiring true story of African American women at NASA in the 1950s and ’60s helps shine a light on the need for humans even as technology continues to automate.
- Spaceship Earth. Rating: Not rated. In this fascinating true story, a group of scientists recreate Earth’s biosphere. They spend a year living in the dome they engineered, and this film tells the story of what they discovered along the way.
- Hidden Figures. Rating: PG. This powerful film is based on the lives of Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan, the trailblazing mathematicians who brought astronauts to the moon.
- Born in China. Rating: G. Born in China, a legendary nature film from Disney, shows viewers the lives of three animal families and their habitats. It would make an excellent introduction to biology, nature conservancy, and other topics in the natural world.
- The Martian. Rating: PG-13. Science fact and science fiction collide in The Martian. This film follows an astronaut stranded on Mars and his struggle for survival.
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- Good Will Hunting. Year: 1997. Rated: R. Actors: Matt Damon, Robin Williams, Ben Affleck, Minnie Driver, Stellan Skarsgard. Genre: Drama. A janitor at M.I.T. is discovered to be a mathematical genius after solving a graduate-level equation nobody else has been able to.
- Freedom Wr iters. Year: 2007. Rated: PG-13. Actors: Hilary Swank, Scott Glen, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Mario. Genre: Drama. A young English teacher takes a job teaching at-risk students at a high school where racial tensions run high and gangs are ever-present.
- Race to Nowhere. Year: 2009. Rated: PG-13. Directors: Vicki Abeles, Jessica Congdon. Genre: Documentary. The idea for this powerful documentary came about after Vicki Abeles’ middle-school daughter became physically ill from the pressure to succeed.
- Lean on Me. Year: 1989. Rated: PG-13. Actors: Morgan Freeman, Beverly Todd, Robert Guillaume. Genre: Drama/Action. New Jersey’s Eastside High School is a derelict war zone with rampant violence, drugs, gangs, and a student body that isn’t learning.
Spread the loveTeachers have always shown movies in the classroom, but most of the time we associate those movies with dead time, or non-instructional time. However, with the age of digital everything, the right movie can capture the attention of students and make a concept more concrete for student understanding. Study.com says that movies can enhance student learning but also be a poor use ...
Oct 15, 2021 · Film in the classroom and at home. Viewing a film together as a class in the classroom can be a powerful shared experience. That is how I screen most full-length feature films. But I also find students respond very well to watching some films at home, particularly shorter ones.
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