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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Math Movie Guide Questions

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Math Movie Guide Questions

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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Math Movie Guide Questions will challenge students to explore topics such as calculating how much grain is distributed to families, solving problems about voltage generated by a dynamo, and finding the volume of William’s bike frame. Through these exercises, students will develop key math skills like geometry, algebraic thinking, and measurement, directly related to events in the film.

These problems will help reinforce the following math skills and standards:

  • 6.NS.B.3: Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimals using the standard algorithm
  • 6.G.A.1: Find the area of triangles, quadrilaterals, and polygons
  • 6.EE.B.7: Solve real-world mathematical problems by solving equations
  • 7.RP.A.2: Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities
  • 7.RP.A.2.b: Identify the constant of proportionality in tables, graphs, and equations
  • 7.RP.A.3: Solve multi-step ratio and percent problems
  • 7.EE.B.4: Solve word problems leading to equations with rational numbers
  • 8.G.C.9: Know and apply formulas for the volumes of cylinders, cones, and spheres

This resource is great for:

  • Substitute Emergency Lesson Plans
  • After Testing Activity
  • Reward Lessons
  • End of School Year Parties

This resource is meant to supplement the viewing of this movie, see the IMDb listing here.


Check the thumbnails for sample questions to see if this math focused movie guide is suitable for your students. This resource consists of 10 math related questions and 2 optional long format questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information.

This product .zip file includes:

    • An Answer Key w/ CCSS Alignment (4 Pages)
    • A Student Movie Guide (4 Pages)
    • A DIFFERENTIATED Student Movie Guide (4 Pages)
      • Includes hints and formulas necessary to solve the problem
    • 2 PDFs with link to both student Google Slide versions (2 Pages)
    • CCSS alignment, Admin Movie Request and Permission Slip (2 Pages)

Google Classroom | Google Slide | Tips:

    • Click on the link included in the PDF titled "Google Slides Version" and save a copy of the file to your Google Drive/Classroom
    • Create an assignment for your students
    • If you are using this resource for multiple classes and want to separate responses by class, create multiple copies of the Google Slides version with file names such as

Tips for using The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Math Movie Guide Questions in your classroom:

    • Print one, double-sided movie guide for each student
    • Preview the next question on the movie guide as you complete each one, this can help students pay attention to important upcoming events.
    • If students work together, discourage students from simply copying answers.
    • Randomly choose a student to share their answer and defend it if necessary.
    • Optionally, after completing the math questions, allow 5-10 minutes for each ELA question at the end of the film.
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