Imax
Antarctica
Opens Friday, September 4
Ever wonder what it would be like to live on the coldest, driest, windiest continent in the world? Join sea animals, penguins, and scientists for a glimpse of the most remote place on Earth. Explore the last great wilderness with this giant-screen film shown on New England's only IMAX® Dome screen.
| Format | Omni Film |
| Grades | 3 – 12 |
| Author | n/a |
| Source/Publisher | n/a |
| Location | Omni Theater — Museum of Science, Boston |
| Website | n/a |
| Duration | 50 minutes |
| Documents | MOS_Antarctica_Ed_Guide.pdf |
| Reservation | Required at least two weeks in advance |
| Fee | $3 per person with Museum Exhibit Halls admission; $6 per person for Omni only |
| Capacity | 259 |
| Related Links | Visit the Antarctica Website |
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Primary Connections:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Biology > Ecology (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Biology > Ecology (Grade: 9 – 10)
- Life Science (Biology) > Adaptations of Living Things (Grade: 3 – 5)
- Earth and Space Science > The Earth's Sources of Energy (Grade: 9 – 10)
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- History and Nature of Science > Nature of scientific knowledge (Grade: 9 – 12)
- Life Science > Interdependence of organisms (Grade: 9 – 12)
- Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Natural resources (Grade: 9 – 12)
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Primary Connections:
MA Science and Technology/Engineering Framework (2006)
(Massachusetts)
- Biology > 6.0 Ecology (Grade: 9 – 10)
Broad Concept: Ecology is the interaction between living organisms and their environment. - Biology > 6.4 Ecology (Grade: 9 – 10)
Analyze changes in an ecosystem resulting from natural causes, changes in climate, human activity, or introduction of non-native species. - Life Science (Biology) > 07 Adaptations of Living Things (Grade: 3 – 5)
Give examples of how changes in the environment (drought, cold) have caused some plants and animals to die or move to new locations (migration). - Earth and Space Science > 2.6 The Earth's Sources of Energy (Grade: 9 – 10)
Describe ways in which scientists are addressing effects on the environment of using both renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy, e.g., creation of new technologies.
National Science Education Standards (1996)
(National)
- History and Nature of Science > Nature of scientific knowledge (Grade: 9 – 12)
Because all scientific ideas depend on experimental and observational confirmation, all scientific knowledge is, in principle, subject to change as new evidence becomes available. The core ideas of science such as the conservation of energy or the laws of motion have been subjected to a wide variety of confirmations and are therefore unlikely to change in the areas in which they have been tested. In areas where data or understanding are incomplete, such as the details of human evolution or questions surrounding global warming, new data may well lead to changes in current ideas or resolve current conflicts. In situations where information is still fragmentary, it is normal for scientific ideas to be incomplete, but this is also where the opportunity for making advances may be greatest. - Life Science > Interdependence of organisms (Grade: 9 – 12)
Human beings live within the world's ecosystems. Increasingly, humans modify ecosystems as a result of population growth, technology, and consumption. Human destruction of habitats through direct harvesting, pollution, atmospheric changes, and other factors is threatening current global stability, and if not addressed, ecosystems will be irreversibly affected. - Science in Personal and Social Perspectives > Natural resources (Grade: 9 – 12)
The earth does not have infinite resources; increasing human consumption places severe stress on the natural processes that renew some resources, and it depletes those resources that cannot be renewed.
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Schedules
Remaining seats appear in parenthesis after event time.
November 21, 2009: 11:00 am (252) , 4:00 pm (250) , 7:00 pm (248)
November 22, 2009: 11:00 am (259) , 4:00 pm (238)
November 23, 2009: 11:00 am (263) , 4:00 pm (309)
November 24, 2009: 11:00 am (39) , 4:00 pm (309)
November 25, 2009: 11:00 am (309)
November 27, 2009: 11:00 am (303) , 4:00 pm (302) , 7:00 pm (309)
November 28, 2009: 11:00 am (259) , 3:00 pm (259) , 8:00 pm (259)
November 29, 2009: 11:00 am (259) , 3:00 pm (259)
November 30, 2009: 11:00 am (264) , 3:00 pm (309)
December 1, 2009: 11:00 am (107) , 3:00 pm (309)
December 2, 2009: 11:00 am (107) , 3:00 pm (309)
December 3, 2009: 11:00 am (123) , 3:00 pm (309)
December 4, 2009: 11:00 am (309) , 3:00 pm (309) , 8:00 pm (264)
December 5, 2009: 11:00 am (203) , 3:00 pm (248) , 8:00 pm (259)
December 6, 2009: 11:00 am (259) , 3:00 pm (255)
December 7, 2009: 11:00 am (297) , 3:00 pm (309)
December 8, 2009: 11:00 am (305) , 3:00 pm (309)
December 9, 2009: 11:00 am (309) , 3:00 pm (309)
December 10, 2009: 11:00 am (309) , 3:00 pm (309)
December 11, 2009: 11:00 am (157) , 3:00 pm (309) , 8:00 pm (309)
December 12, 2009: 11:00 am (259) , 3:00 pm (259) , 8:00 pm (259)
December 13, 2009: 11:00 am (259) , 3:00 pm (259)
December 14, 2009: 11:00 am (309) , 3:00 pm (309)
December 15, 2009: 11:00 am (309) , 3:00 pm (309)
December 16, 2009: 11:00 am (309) , 3:00 pm (309)
December 17, 2009: 11:00 am (309) , 3:00 pm (309)
December 18, 2009: 11:00 am (309) , 3:00 pm (309) , 8:00 pm (309)
December 19, 2009: 11:00 am (259) , 3:00 pm (256) , 8:00 pm (259)
December 20, 2009: 11:00 am (259) , 3:00 pm (259)
