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Hurricane on the Bayou
Approx. Running time: 45 minutes
HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU 2D takes viewers on a breathtaking tour of one of the most vibrant places in America, the Louisiana bayou and the city of New Orleans, a place overflowing with life, music and natural beauty. Here, in the region's bountiful coastal wetlands, alligators, humans and other wildlife have lived in harmony for centuries.
Tragically, these wetlands are eroding into the sea at the speed of one acre every thirty minutes, leaving the entire region more vulnerable to major hurricanes. HURRICANE ON THE BAYOU 2D offers an emotional portrayal of this environmental calamity and the staggering effects of one of the most devastating natural disasters in American history, Hurricane Katrina.
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Santa vs. the Snowman 3D
Approx. Running time: 45 min
SANTA VS. THE SNOWMAN brings the laugh-out-loud story of a Santa/Snowman showdown to the IMAX large-format screen in high-tech computer-generated animation. The holidays have never before looked like this...on screens up to 8 stories tall, surrounded by 12,000 watts of uncompressed digital sound!!!!
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Deep Sea 3D
Approx. Running time: 45 minutes
The ocean covers about 70% of the Earth, but for many children, it seems like a vast, unlivable place. Deep Sea 3D transports students deep below the ocean surface to discover some of the most unique, colorful creatures on the planet. Students will be able to witness their humorous, threatening and sometimes peculiar behavior as they depend on one another for survival to maintain a balanced ecosystem.
THE EDUCATOR'S GUIDE INCLUDES LESSON PLANS FOR ACTIVITIES TO EXPLORE:
• Strengthen students’ science, math and language arts skills with a cross-curricular educational program
• Spark students interest in oceanography
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Dinosaurs 3D
Approx. Running time: 45 minutes
THE WILD WORLD OF DINOSAURS
The Age of Dinosaurs may have ended millions of years ago, but we're constantly learning new things about them. From Patagonia to Canada, from Mongolia to Madagascar, there are many stories to be told. Thanks to the magic of the giant screen, Dinosaurs 3D: Giants of Patagonia provides a unique occasion to get a true experience of the incredible size and strength of these creatures that once roamed the Earth. The movie concentrates on the remarkable discoveries made in Patagonia, in the south of Argentina. Deeply rooted in science, the film carries the audience through the lives of these superb creatures and how they are still with us today.
THE EDUCATOR'S GUIDE INCLUDES LESSON PLANS FOR ACTIVITIES TO EXPLORE:
• Science - Hands-on activities and interactive learning experiences
• History - The secrets of Patagonia
• Geography - Earth, but not as we know it today
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Space Station 3D
Approx. Running time: 45 minutes
This Earth-Orbiting Laboratory Draws Upon the Scientific and Technological Experience of 16 Nations.
As astronauts and cosmonauts lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome, students learn first hand what it means to be a space explorer. Space Station 3D allows students to peek in on the daily duties of fellow crew members living and working in space and enjoying humorous moments in the near weightless world of Earth orbit. The ISS is a technical marvel which will have a wing span of 356 feet and a length of 290 feet. Giant solar arrays churn out enough energy to power about 50 average North American homes. ISS is a permanent facility focused on studying the effects of long-duration exposure to microgravity, which is the first step toward the global, cooperative effort needed to venture out to Mars and beyond.
THE EDUCATOR'S GUIDE INCLUDES LESSON PLANS FOR ACTIVITIES TO EXPLORE:
• Science - ISS related science experiments
• Math - Create mathematics problems and solutions related to the ISS
• Geography - Identify geological features in images of Earth from Space
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Sea Monsters 3D
Approx. Running time: 45 minutes
Stunning photo-realistic computer-generated animation transports audiences back to the Late Cretaceous, when a great inland sea divided North America in two. The film follows a curious and adventurous dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ –as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur. Playing in stunning IMAX 3D!
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Grand Canyon 2D
Approx. Running time: 34 minutes
In only 34 minutes, viewers will discover a Grand Canyon that would take a lifetime to experience. The film opens with the beginning of man's fragile kinship with this twisting 277 mile Canyon, then moves the audience through time with brief glimpses at the stone pages of human history. From the mysterious Anasazi who inhabited the Canyon 4,000 years ago, viewers will travel through Grand Canyon history to join Major John Wesley Powell as he challenges the unexplored Canyon and raging Colorado River in 1869.
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