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| The objective of the Cinema & Science Outreach Project (2005-06) was to identify clips from movies (or the internet) which may be appropriate for the creation of educational modules. More specifically, to rely on outreach audiences (primarily undergraduates, graduate students and faculty; secondarily high school and middle school audiences) to identify the clips and state why they would make good educational modules. This was part of a large European initiative (CISCI), which is part of a larger EU-wide educational collaboration (NUCLEUS). JINA will continue to host on its web pages a data base of films, and a way to continue to collect potential clips from interested audience members. To contribute to the project, simply identify a clip in a movie that could make for an educational module. BTW, a 'clip' is defined as a one- to three-minute segment of a film. For example, there is a gravity simulation scene in Red Planet that is nearly good science. Decide on the clip to discuss and carefully consider the science involved. You will need to identify the scene by DVD chapter and time index (this is why watching on DVD will probably work best). And, you will need to discuss the science involved in some detail. Cinema & Science Clip Identification Submission Form Check out our list
of the top 50 "What's wrong (or right) with this picture?" films
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Here are examples of scientific analyses of movie scenes included in content units of CISCI :
Physics topics Biology topics (http://www.cisci.net/movies.php?display=2&seq_id=4&lang=1 ) Chemistry topics (http://www.cisci.net/movies.php?display=3&seq_id=3&lang=1 ) |
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