Documentary and Popular Film

Documentary: Environmental Health

• By Emily Miller (2/10/2016), 3:36 minutes, and G rated
• Documentary description:
  • This is a short video all about what environmental health, why it is a concern and preventative measures we can all take. This video is clear and concise and students will appreciate the visuals.
• Documentary review:
  • The content covered in detail included indoor and outdoor pollution, UV radiation/sun safety, and the movement for cleaner air, water, and soil.
• NHES, HBO, and Learning Objectives for this resource:
  • NHES 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
    • W2.8a Analyze how personal choices contribute to communicable and noncommunicable diseases.
  • NHES 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
    • 8.9 Summarize health practices to prevent the spread of infectious diseases that are transmitted by food, air, indirect contact, and person-to-person contact.
    • HBO 6. Practice behaviors that prevent infectious diseases.
  • Core Integration:
    • I would play this video as a brief overview prior to beginning our unit on environmental science.
    • Specific standards for science
      • A: Natural Resources-
        Humans depend on Earth’s land, ocean, atmosphere, and biosphere for many different resources. Minerals, fresh water, and biosphere resources are limited, and many are not renewable or replaceable over human lifetimes. These resources are distributed unevenly around the planet as a result of past geologic processes.
      • Cause and Effect-
        Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural or designed systems.
      • Influence of Science, Engineering, and Technology on Society and the Natural World-
        All human activity draws on natural resources and has both short and long-term consequences, positive as well as negative, for the health of people and the natural environment.

(https://youtu.be/HcXHxSdhpgo)

Popular Film: WALL-E

• By Andrew Stanton (6/27/2008), 1 hr 44 min., and G rated
• Popular description:
  • “WALL-E, short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class, is the last robot left on Earth. He spends his days tidying up the planet, one piece of garbage at a time. But during 700 years, WALL-E has developed a personality, and he’s more than a little lonely. Then he spots EVE (Elissa Knight), a sleek and shapely probe sent back to Earth on a scanning mission. Smitten WALL-E embarks on his greatest adventure yet when he follows EVE across the galaxy.” (https://g.co/kgs/oGGl61)
• Popular film review:
  • This film shows what can happen to the quality of life (or lack thereof) on Earth if humans do not take care of it. I will have the students discuss the negative implications of pollution and why it is important to do what we can to prevent Earth from looking like it does in the movie WALL-E.
• NHES, HBO, and Learning Objectives for this resource:
  • NHES 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
    • W2.8a Analyze how personal choices contribute to communicable and noncommunicable diseases.
  • NHES 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
    • 8.9 Summarize health practices to prevent the spread of infectious diseases that are transmitted by food, air, indirect contact, and person-to-person contact.
    • HBO 6. Practice behaviors that prevent infectious diseases.
  • Core Integration:
    • I would have the students watch this film when we are in our unit on environmental science.
    • Specific standards for science
      • A: Natural Resources-
        Humans depend on Earth’s land, ocean, atmosphere, and biosphere for many different resources. Minerals, fresh water, and biosphere resources are limited, and many are not renewable or replaceable over human lifetimes. These resources are distributed unevenly around the planet as a result of past geologic processes.
      • Cause and Effect-
        Cause and effect relationships may be used to predict phenomena in natural or designed systems.
      • Influence of Science, Engineering, and Technology on Society and the Natural World-
        All human activity draws on natural resources and has both short and long-term consequences, positive as well as negative, for the health of people and the natural environment.

(https://youtu.be/9pyBKj5-jVk)