Using This Movie to Teach

Using a movie can provide a unique teaching tool that can generate student interest. This movie has several important features to focus on. In terms of teaching concepts we can see how for... See More

Using a movie can provide a unique teaching tool that can generate student interest. This movie has several important features to focus on. In terms of teaching concepts we can see how forces work on Earth and in space. Secondly, this movie shows the relationship between observing a problem, creating a hypothesis and testing the hypothesis. This movie can also help students understand health in space. The author of this article discusses several ways this movie can be used in a classroom setting. While using movies to teach is not a new concept this teacher has found a way to effectively utilize this movie.

Detailed information that adds to Apollo 13

The author provides detailed information,that added with the showing of the movie Apollo 13, can provide students with more insight as to the science presented in the film. I have shown t... See More

The author provides detailed information,that added with the showing of the movie Apollo 13, can provide students with more insight as to the science presented in the film. I have shown this movie to my classes for years, using it to show problem solving, physics concepts, etc. Yet the author presents additional facts that I missed or was not aware of. It is this sharing of knowledge that teachers do, that helps all of us become better. I only put 4 stars because the author suggests showing the movie and presents facts and information, but doesn't describe any means to teach it other than class discussion, so the article is more teacher reference (and it is an excellent reference for those facts pointed out) than teachable tool. Additional facts could have been added for this wonderful science movie (like the ice falling from the rocket, why the food was frozen, etc.) but to do that would make for a very long article and this is just the right length to present his argument on wh