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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Movie Music

For Students 6th - 8th
Have you ever seen a great movie and then rushed out and bought its soundtrack? Did the soundtrack bring back the thrill of an action chase? Or the sadness one of the movie's characters felt? Music is a big part of the movie experience....
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Harvard University

Harvard University: Mathematics in Movies

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of clips from movies where Math is highlighted. The clips can be accessed in a variety of formats.
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Other

Make Movies

For Students 3rd - 8th
A perfect resource for students and teachers interested in creating their own animated movies. Has many tutorials and tips for any beginner.
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Lesson Plan for Writing a Movie Summary

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan focuses on teaching high school young scholars to write a movie summary that provides a plot summary without sharing too much of the storyline but includes the following: brevity, conflict, theme, tone, and persuades...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Movie vs. Book

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this lesson, learners compare the video version of the teleplay "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" to the actual teleplay. (A teleplay is a play or script written for television.) The links to media in this lesson no longer work,...
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Other

Brookfield High School: Lesnansky's Control Center: My Favorite Movies

For Students 9th - 10th
The student will complete exercises using Microsoft Word that are designed to showcase the different commands and the components of the various ribbons. Includes examples with explanatory captions.
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Other

Teaching Made Practical: Compare and Contrast a Book and Movie Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The book is always better, or is it? Students will compare and contrast a book and a movie using the critical thinking questions included on this site. Also included is a list of children's books that have been made into movies as well...
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Going to the Movies

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an efficient brainstorming strategy. The brainstorming techniques involves a simulated trip to the movies.
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Other

Jungle Walk: Sponge Movies

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all you wanted to know about sponges. And see video clips as well as photos from The Sponge Reef Project, NOAA Ocean Explorer, National Geographic and more.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Pixar: The Math Behind the Movies

For Students 9th - 10th
The folks at Pixar are widely known as some of the world's best storytellers and animators. They are perhaps less recognized as some of the most innovative math whizzes around. Pixar Research Lead Tony DeRose delves into the math behind...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: A Penny for Your Thoughts, Movies or Music?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The ethical implications of downloading entertainment are huge. Explore this issue with students using this lesson plan. Be sure to include your library media specialist in planning.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Movie Theater: Numbers to 9999

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
On this interactive website students practice various math skills using a real life scenario. Those skills include using words to show four-digit numbers, putting numbers in ascending order, and relating large numbers to everyday life.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Picturing the 1930s

For Students 9th - 10th
Enter a virtual movie theater and learn about art of the 1930s in the United States. Exhibitions include: The Depression, The New Deal, The Country, Industry, Labor, The City, Leisure, and American People.
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Other

Hong Kong Education City: English Campus

For Students 9th - 10th
English Campus is an excellent site for Chinese speakers learning English. It includes seven channels - Watch, Read, Practice, Play, Create, Meet, and a Teachers' Corner. Learn by playing word and grammar games, watching movies and...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Double Indemnity, 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a summary, photos, movie clips and cast information about the 1944 classic film, Double Indemnity.
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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: The Roaring Twenties

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a summary, movie posters, cast and directing information about the film, The Roaring Twenties.
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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Arsenic and Old Lace, 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a description of the production of Arsenic and Old Lace, as well as a thorough summary and movie posters.
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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Destry Rides Again (1939)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides summary, movie posters, and film facts about the 1939 classic, Destry Rides Again.
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PBS

Pbs: American Masters:charlie Chaplin

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this site for biographical information on one of the best known silent movie stars of all time. His style of acting is still evident in films of today.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Seal of Approval

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource uncovers what's really going on underneath the sea. Highlights the Weddell Seal and provides insight into their underwater habitat. Also contains a few Quicktime Movies for further exploration.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Audio Engineers: Sound Weavers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students are introduced to audio engineers. They discover in what type of an environment audio engineers work and exactly what they do on a day-to-day basis. Students come to realize that audio engineers help produce...
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Other

American Film Institute: Top Ten Fantasy Films

For Students 9th - 10th
Quick reference guide to the American Film Institute's top ten list of the greatest fantasy movies as picked by the results of a poll taken of leaders from the creative community. Number one is "The Wizard of Oz" which was released in 1939.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: What Is Home Sweet Home to a Bug?

For Students 3rd - 8th
If you had to choose between having your favorite dessert, going to a movie, or spending the night at a friend's house, which would you choose? This project shows you how you can "ask" a sowbug (or pill bug) a similar question in order...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Attack of the Killer Cabbage Clones

For Students 3rd - 5th
Do you like to watch outdated science fiction and cheesy horror movies? Many fictional tales of cloned organisms have been created based upon the scientific method for cloning animals or plants. In the real world, the cloning of plants...

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