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February 17Some 3,600 years ago, Earth experienced one of the largest
volcanic eruptions ever witnessed by mankind. The blast blew the Greek island
of Santorini nearly to smithereens, burying towns and cities in deep layers
of volcanic ash and pumice that preserved them for future studies by volcanologists,
oceanographers, archeologists and others. It is an area that is thought
to have experienced more than 100 explosive eruptions over the past 400,000
years. Today's beautiful Santorini island group, in the southern rim of
the Greek archipelago, owes its dramatic, jagged landscape to its volcanic
origins. MacGillivray Freeman, producer of Everest, takes audiences on a
journey through the islands to learn how they were formed. Follow a team
of archeologists piecing together the puzzles of ancient history; see the
excavations of the island's Bronze Age city of Akrotiri, shattered by earthquakes
and buried by volcanic eruptions. Archeologists have yet to find people.
What happened to them? Then travel to Athens to see how computer graphic
imaging (CGI) can restore the Parthenon to its original glory. And trace
modern practices—democracy, medicine, athletics and theater—to their roots
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April 24Sea life in a whole new way. Deep Sea
transports audiences deep below the ocean surface. Through the magic of
IMAX, your students will swim with some of the planet's most exotic creatures,
from the bizarre Rainbow Nudibranch to the giant Pacific octopus. Witness
their humorous, threatening and sometimes peculiar behavior as they depend
on one another for survival to maintain a balanced ecosystem. Narrated by
Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet with an original score by Danny Elfman. A comprehensive
Educator's Guide grades 3-9 is available FREE. Curriculum tie-ins include
oceanography, language arts, science, math and more! |
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June 15Only 12 people have walked on the moon. This fall, your class
can join them! Walk alongside the extraordinary Apollo astronauts who have
stepped on the lunar surface. With never before seen photographs, computer
generated images of the lunar landscape and previously unreleased NASA footage,
audiences will be immersed in the life-changing experiences of these astronauts.
See what they saw; hear what they heard; learn what they felt, thought and
did while on the Moon.
Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman of Playtone and by IMAX Corporation.
Sponsored by Lockheed Martin Corporation and filmed in cooperation with
NASA. |
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June 15The Human Body, the perfect complement to the BODY WORLDS
exhibit and The Giant Heart, helps new audiences discover the complexity
of the human body. Combining innovative filmmaking techniques with advanced
medical and scientific imaging, the film lets us look in microscopic detail
at the daily biological processes that go on without our control, and often
without our knowledge.
Students can follow a tomato on its journey to the biological blender of
our stomach, paddle underwater with infants whose mysterious diving reflex
allows them to comfortably "swim," and accompany a red blood cell into the
body's engine room: the heart. They will also see how using a computer impacts
the way our brains work, and how exercise engages the cardiovascular system.
Produced by The Learning Channel and BBC Worldwide of Discovery Pictures/BBC
co-production in association with the Maryland Science Center and the Science
Museum, London. Major funding from the National Science Foundation
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