Curated for the classroom
Films that hold a classroom’s attention, reviewed by a geographer who has used them with students. Each review explains what works, which grades it suits, and how to pair clips with satellite imagery and real climate data.
As with any film, teachers should first preview it and decide what clips meet their own needs, then create their own narrative around them. The reviews below are a starting point.
An orphaned baby elephant in Botswana, a powerful story about poaching and the bond between mothers and young, and a surprisingly perfect entry point to rainy seasonality and climate graphing.
Mentoring sessions and workshops show teachers how to move from an engaging clip to satellite imagery, climate data and student-made graphs.