Our Planet Documentary Complete Series Bundle (E01-08) Movie Guide (G – 2019) challenges students to think critically about how climate change is affecting nature. Explore wildlife, their behavior and habitat in this spectacular cinematic wonder. This documentary series is one that shouldn’t be missed.
Each episode contains 8 high-level, short answer reflection and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.
Check the preview file for screenshots of each episode. To see sample questions from each episode please view their individual product pages listed below.
This bundled movie guide .zip file includes the following episodes:
A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (17 pages)
A student movie guide, PDF print version (17 pages)
An answer key (17 pages) is included, however, some answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning throughout the film and many questions are open-ended.
A generic movie guide permission slip (1 page)
Digital Version Tips
It is intended for a paperless, 1:1 tablet/iPad classroom
Ask students to download a PDF editor app if they don’t already have one. It needs to have a save function as well. I used Foxit PDF.
Host the file. I used google drive to share a folder with students.
When complete, ask students to save the file in a designated google drive folder using a naming convention. (I use LastnameFirstnameMovieGuide.pdf)
Here are my tips for using Our Our Planet Documentary Complete Series Bundle (E01-08) Movie Guide (G - 2019) in your classroom:
Print one, double-sided movie guide for each student
Preview each question on the movie guide as you come to it before resuming the movie
Pause at the times designated on the movie guide and help students if necessary
Discussion here is great, encourage and allow students to share their ideas and thoughts for any question
Discourage students from simply copying answers
If needed, and if time allows, feel free to rewind and show important parts of the movie for additional analysis
After completing the short answers on the movie guide, allow 5-10 minutes for each essay question at the end
On average, completing this movie guide will require about 30-45 minutes in addition to the length of the movie
Our Planet Documentary Complete Series Bundle (E01-08) Movie Guide (G - 2019) resource is also available on TeachersPayTeachers
