Posts on “ To The Arctic ”

If you missed the chance to venture into the Arctic with IMAX, we’ve got you covered!  In our April 25th webinar, we were joined by filmmaker Shaun MacGillivray and WWF’s polar bear expert, Geoff York, while we discussed the changing Arctic region and IMAX’s newest movie, To The Arctic.  Shaun and Geoff shared some fascinating facts about the making of the film, as well as some valuable resources you can use while teaching your students about the threatened Arctic wilderness. The Adventures of Charlie Mac is a fabulous picture book teachers can integrate into their class’s study about the Arctic and give students the opportunity to view the region through the eyes of a child.  The film’s companion book is another wonderful resource that offers beautiful pictures of a region that most people will never see and can give students a better understanding of the rapidly changing environment.  The U.S. Global Change Research Program offers some excellent educator resources to guide teachers in building lessons focused on climate change.  Additionally, IMAX has created a cross-curricular educator’s guide with activities and lesson ideas for teachers to use in the classroom. The Arctic is in need of your help!  To find out… Read the Rest»

Wednesday, April 25 4:30PM ET: Venture into the Arctic with IMAX® and BrainPOP Celebrate Earth Awareness Month with IMAX and BrainPOP!  Joined by Shaun MacGillivray, filmmaker of the new IMAX® film To the Arctic, we’ll discuss the changing Arctic wilderness, its effect on the polar bear’s ability to thrive, and what you and your students can do to help protect their habitat.  Free educational materials inspired by the film along with BrainPOP movies will help you further in classroom teaching and learning.  We’ll also share details of the To the Arctic contest in which you can enter to win the ultimate prize pack from BrainPOP and IMAX!  Look for To the Arctic exclusively at select IMAX® 3D and IMAX theaters.  Want an opportunity to see To the Arctic with your students?  Enter the BrainPOP To the Arctic lesson plan contest and get a chance to win tickets!

We’re celebrating Earth Awareness month with a new lesson plan contest!  BrainPOP has teamed up with Warner Bros. and IMAX® to help raise awareness about the changing Arctic wilderness. With the upcoming release of To The Arctic, a MacGillivray Freeman Film co-produced by Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Filmed Entertainment, we’re providing you a wide variety of free educational resources for use in the classroom.  BrainPOP’s April spotlight is full of valuable resources focused on Earth Awareness and even includes movies on the Tundra and Glaciers.  BrainPOP Jr. users can check out the Arctic Habitats movie to teach their younger students about the topic. We want to hear how you’re using the “To The Arctic” and BrainPOP resources together to educate your students about the importance of Earth Awareness and the threatened Arctic region. Submit a lesson plan highlighting the creative use of BrainPOP or BrainPOP Jr. and other multimedia resources. From the top lesson plans we receive, we’ll randomly pick two educator entries as winners. These winners will receive a free film screening for their entire class, film companion book, t-shirt, and more!  We’ll also randomly pick – from among the top entries – four second-place winners who will… Read the Rest»