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Term I and II: Astronomy Extra Credit Choices _____________________________________________________________ Deep Impact (1998) Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller Tagline: Heaven and Earth are about to collide. Plot Outline: Unless a comet can be destroyed before colliding with Earth, only those allowed into shelters will survive. Which people will survive? Runtime: 120 min.
_____________________________________________ Armageddon (1998) Genre: Action / Drama / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller Tagline: It's Closer Than You Think. Plot Outline: When an asteroid the size of Texas is headed for Earth, the world's best deep core drilling team is sent to nuke the rock from the inside. Rated PG-13: for sci-fi disaster action, sensuality and brief language. Runtime: 150 min.
_________________________________________________ The Astronaut Farmer (2007) Genre: Drama Tagline: If we don't have our dreams, we have nothing. Plot Outline: An astronaut from NASA is forced to retire so he could save his family farm. But he can't give up his dream of space travel and looks to build his own rocket, despite the government's threats to stop him. Rated PG: for thematic material, peril and language. Runtime: 104 min.
October Sky (1999) Genre: Biography / Drama / Family Tagline: Sometimes one dream is enough to light up the whole sky. Plot Outline: The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes. Also Known As: Rocket Boys Rated PG: for language, brief teen sensuality and alcohol use, and for some thematic elements. Runtime: 108 min.
_________________________________________ Apollo 13 (1995) Genre: Adventure / Drama / History Tagline: Houston, we have a problem. Plot Outline: True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication. Rated PG: for language and emotional intensity. Runtime: 140 min.
____________________________________________ A Brief History of Time (1991) Genre: Documentary / Biography Tagline: Where did the universe come from? Will time ever come to an end? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Plot Outline: A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who despite his near total paralysis, is one of the great minds of all time. Rated G: approved for general audiences. Runtime: 80 min.
______________________________________________ Race to Space (2001) Genre: Drama / Family Tagline: Together they surprised America and made history. Plot Outline: In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space. One boy, one flight, one adventure of a lifetime! Rated PG: for some language and peril. Runtime: 104 min.
_____________________________________________ Contact (1997) Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Mystery Tagline: Get ready to take a chance on something that just might end up being the most profoundly impactful moment for humanity, for the history... of history. Plot Outline: Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine. Rated PG: for some intense action, mild language and a scene of sensuality. Runtime: 153 min.
______________________________________________________________________ Back to the Future I / II / III (1985 / 1989 / 1990) Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Sci-Fi Tagline: He's the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born. Plot Outline: In 1985, Doc Brown invented time travel. In 1955, Marty McFly accidentally prevented his parents from meeting, putting his own existence at stake. Rated PG: for mild thematic elements. Runtime: 116 min. / 108 min. / 118 min.
________________________________________ The Right Stuff (1983) Tagline: They were ordinary men and women who shared a common ambition and what they achieved together captured the imagination of the world. Plot Outline: The original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program is featured in this film that tells the epic true story of Alan Shepard and 6 other men chosen to launch the U.S. into space.
___________________________________________________________________ Planetarium Shows (2008) Genre: Educational Location: Boston Museum of Science, Hayden Planetarium Description: Assorted astronomy theme planetarium shows. Click here: Planetarium / Daily Schedule
___________________________________________________________________ Friday Night Stargazing Location: Boston Museum of Science, Gilliland Observatory Description: Telescopic views of space from the Science Museum roof top. Time: Every Friday night (weather permitting) 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. Click here: Friday Night Stargazing
_______________________________________________________________________ Term II and III: Earth Science Extra Credit Choices ____________________________________________________________ The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003) Genre: Documentary Tagline: The true story of a bohemian St. Francis and his remarkable relationship with a flock of wild red and green parrots. Plot Outline: A homeless musician finds meaning to his life when he starts a friendship with dozens of parrots. Runtime: 83 min.
______________________________________________________ March of the Penguins (2005) Genre: Documentary / Family Tagline: In the harshest place on Earth, love finds a way. Plot Outline: A look at the annual journey of Emperor penguins as they march -- single file -- to their traditional breeding ground. Rated G: approved for general audiences. Runtime: 85 min.
___________________________________________________ Rivers and Tides (2001) Genre: Documentary Tagline: Andy Goldsworthy working with time. Plot Outline: Portrait of Andy Goldsworthy, an artist whose specialty is ephemeral sculptures made from elements of nature. Unrated: suitable for general audiences.
______________________________________________________ The Perfect Storm (2000) Genre: Adventure / Drama / Action / Thriller Tagline: In the Fall of 1991, the "Andrea Gail" left Gloucester, Mass. and headed for the fishing grounds of the North Atlantic. Two weeks later, an event took place that had never occurred in recorded history. Plot Outline: An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger. Rated PG-13: for language and scenes of peril. Runtime: 130 min.
______________________________________________________ King Corn (2007) Genre: Documentary Tagline: You are what you eat. Plot Outline: King Corn is about two friends, one acre of corn, and the subsidized crop that drives our fast-food nation. In King Corn, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis, best friends from college on the east coast, move to the heartland to learn where their food comes from. Unrated: suitable for general audiences. Runtime: 88 min.
______________________________________________________ An Inconvenient Truth (2006) Genre: Documentary Tagline: A Global Warning Plot Outline: A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide. Runtime: 100 min.
________________________________________________ The Day After Tomorrow (2004) Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller Tagline: This year, a sweater won't do. Plot Outline: A climatologist tries to figure out a way to save the world from abrupt global warming. He must get to his young son in New York, which is being taken over by a new ice age. Rated PG-13: for intense situations of peril. Runtime: 124 min.
_______________________________________________ Dante's Peak (1997) Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama Tagline: The pressure is building... Plot Outline: Dr. Harry Dalton discovers that Dante's Peak, which has recently been named the second most desirable place to live in America, is being threatened by a volcano that hasn't been active for years. Rated PG-13: for disaster related peril and gore. Runtime: 109 min.
______________________________________________ Jurassic Park I (1993) Genre: Action / Adventure / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller Tagline: An Adventure 65 Million Years In The Making Plot Outline: Scientists clone dinosaurs to populate a theme park which suffers a major security breakdown and releases the dinosaurs. Rated PG-13: for intense science fiction terror. Runtime: 127 min.
____________________________________________ The Core (2003) Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller / Adventure Tagline: Earth has a deadline. Plot Outline: The only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again. Rated PG-13: for sci-fi life/death situations and brief strong language. Runtime: 136 min.
______________________________________________________________ Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) Genre: Adventure / Sci-Fi / Fantasy Tagline: A fabulous world below the world. Plot Outline: An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center. Rated G: approved for general audiences. Runtime: 132 min.
______________________________________________________________ Sea Monsters - A Prehistoric Adventure (2008) Grand Canyon - A River at Risk (2008) The Alps - Swiss Mountains (2008) Genre: Educational Location: Boston Museum of Science, BMOS Imax Omni Theater Description: Science films projected on the Imax surround dome screen. Unrated: suitable for general audiences. Click here: BMOS Imax Omni Theater / BMOS Daily Schedule
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