Planes Movie Guide (Force, Motion, Energy, and Speaking/Listening)

The Planes movie guide combines writing and science as students must find examples of energy, force, and motion in the movie and provide evidence of how these concepts are used. Using movies and movie guides in the classroom can make learning more engaging and relatable for students. Movies bring lessons to life by showing scientific concepts and social issues in an entertaining way, while movie guides help students focus on important details and think critically about what they watch.

Movie Synopsis: Dusty is a crop duster plane who dreams of one day competing as an air racer. However he's not built for racing, and he's terribly afraid of heights. To achieve his dream, Dusty turns to naval aviator Skipper. Skipper helps Dusty qualify to participate in an around-the-world aerial race and take on the race circuit's defending champion. Dusty's courage is tested as he takes on new adventures and meets new friends along the way.

Speaking and listening standards can also be covered depending on how many of the above topics you cover in your classroom. The movie guide provides an opportunity for teachers to "get back" some of that class time at the end of a unit, whether needed for grading projects, working one on one with students, or finishing up assessments. Other students are engaged and still actively searching for the topics covered in the unit discussed.

The activities provided allow for:

• Class discussion

• Small group discussion

• Informal assessment

Movie Rating: G

Grades: 3rd - 6th

Tags: Planes, Disney Pixar, movie guide, force, energy, motion, drag, thrust, speed, velocity

File type: PDF

Pages: 2 - including answer key