IMAX Educational Films

Now Playing | Recommended for Grades 2+
Featuring world surfing champion Kelly Slater, The Ultimate Wave tells the story of an ocean wave and the lives it impacts and transforms. From astounding 3D surfing action to the chaos of ocean storms, the film leads students on a quest to understand one of this planet’s most intriguing and dramatic phenomena.
Duration: 40 minutes.
Direct curriculum match-Science: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8

Direct curriculum match-Social Studies: 2, 7

The Ultimate Wave Tahiti Learning Lab | For Grades 4-8
Students set sail for Tahiti and explore the hidden forces of waves and volcanoes, the physics of surfing, uniqueness of coral reef ecosystems and the culture of the Polynesian people. Duration: 45 minutes.

The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D Official Film Website

The Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D Educator Guide

Now Playing | Recommended for Grades K+

Born to be Wild 3D takes students on an adventure to the lush rainforests of Borneo and the rugged savanna of Kenya to experience up close the incredible story of two adorable yet endangered species, orangutans and elephants, and the trailblazing heroes saving them from extinction.  Duration: 45 minutes.
Direct Curriculum Match-Science: K, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7

Direct Curriculum Match-Social Studies: 7

Born to be Wild Learning Lab | For Grades 4-8

Students become wildlife rehabilitators at work in the rain forests of Borneo and the savannas of Africa, investigating animal behavior and adaptations, ecosystems and the geography and culture of Kenya and Indonesia. Duration: 45 minutes.

Born to be Wild 3D Official Film Website

Born to be Wild 3D Educator Guide

Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 | Recommended for Grades 2+

In Forces of Nature students experience the power and spectacle of tornadoes, floods, erupting volcanoes and hurricanes. Learn how these natural disasters occur and what scientists and engineers are doing to predict and prepare for events and to minimize damage in the future. Duration: 40 minutes.

Direct curriculum match - Science: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Forces of Nature Learning Lab | For Grades 4-8

Sponsored by Connect a Million Minds an initiative of Time Warner Cable

Students prepare to become emergency responders and explore tornadoes and hurricanes and ways to protect people from the storms' destructive power. Duration: 45 minutes.

*Connect a Million Minds (CAMM) is Time Warner Cable's five-year, $100 million philanthropic initiative to connect youth to ideas, people and opportunities that will inspire them to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Learn more at http://connectamillionminds.com.

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Forces of Nature Learning Lab Introduction

Spring 2012 | Recommended for Grades K+

To The Arctic 3D is an extraordinary journey to a place few of us will ever dare to go. Yet the Arctic is home to people, animals and sea creatures well-suited to this icy world. Students dive into ice-cold water, glide past unlikely coral gardens and swim alongside a polar bear and her cubs as they witness the unforgettable beauty and uncertain future of the Arctic. Duration: 40 minutes.

To The Arctic Learning Lab | For Grades 4-8

Students join an Arctic expedition and explore the Arctic ecosystem, wildlife and people. Duration: 45 minutes.

Spring 2012 | Recommended for Grades 3+

Students experience how the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and the Bill of Rights have shaped the ideals of our country throughout its history, as We the People brings to life the story of our Nation's founding and powerfully explores how our democracy has thrived for more than 200 years. Duration: 40 minutes.

Direct curriculum match - Social Studies: 3, 4, 5, 8