🎬 Science in the Movies brings learning to life by using popular films to spark curiosity and deepen understanding.

Volume 2 coming NOVEMBER 15, 2025!

​About Science Clips:
​Science in the Movies is designed to help teachers bring science to life using short, meaningful film clips that connect directly to core classroom concepts. Each activity transforms movie moments into opportunities for inquiry, analysis, and reflection.
Teachers can use these clips as:

• 🔹 Phenomena Starters — to launch a new unit or anchor a big idea.
• 🔹 Discussion Drivers — to promote reasoning, evidence, and collaboration.
• 🔹 Assessment Tools — to check conceptual understanding and application.

Each worksheet includes:
1️⃣ Before You Watch – Builds curiosity and activates prior knowledge.
2️⃣ Science Connections (A) – Links the clip to key scientific principles.
3️⃣ Data & Analysis (B) – Strengthens numeracy and evidence-based thinking.
4️⃣ Real-World Connection (C) – Extends learning beyond the screen.
5️⃣ Reflection (D) – Encourages metacognition and personal connection.

Teacher Tips

Teacher reflection page

Mll and Students with disabilities tips

​​Notice: 
​While these resources are offered free of charge as educational materials for the science classroom, they are copyrighted and are NOT public domain. Please read the Terms of Use here for more information. Do not publicly distribute these materials or repost them to the Internet. Thank you!

📦 Credits & Permissions© Dr. Darlyne de Haan, Science in the Movies Collection
Neighborhood Science – www.neighborhood-science.com
All Rights Reserved. Educational use permitted for classroom instruction only.
Reproduction, redistribution, or online posting of these materials is prohibited without written permission.

​How to use Science Clips: 
* "Science Clips" are short excerpts from movies that highlight a specific science concept or issue. These short clips offer a practical solution to using movies in science class without having to play the entire movie. By using video segments that are anywhere from three to five minutes in length, teachers can capture the educational benefits of film without taking away valuable class time.
* Be sure to watch the video prior to using it in your class to make sure there is no profanity, or other issues that may conflict with your school policies!
* Timestamps are provided for each movie so you don't have to search for it.
* We do not provide the movie, nor the clips due to copyright laws. 

​For Math in Movies and other great math resources please visit: mathbits.com (I don't own the website.  I am just recommending it.)

🎬 Science in the Movies: Classroom Collection – Volume 1

​🎬 The Martian (2015)***
Grade Level: 8–10
Science Focus: ​Life Science, Chemistry, Engineering Practices
Clip Focus: Mark Watney (Matt Damon) explains how he’ll grow potatoes on Mars using water, soil, and his own ingenuity. ***uses explicative so you have to edit it out!****
​Worksheets: Click HERE  
Answer Key: Click Here

🐠 Finding Nemo (2003)  
​Grade Level: 4 – 7
Science Focus: Marine Biology | Ecosystems | Animal Adaptations
Clip Focus: Nemo’s first day at school – the coral reef and his classmates explore marine life and talk about “the drop-off.”
​Worksheets: Click HERE
​Answer Key: Click Here

🎬 Hidden Figures (2016)
Grade Level: 6–12
Science and Math Focus: Mathematics · Engineering · Physics · Equity in STEM
Clip Focus: Katherine Johnson calculates the re-entry trajectory for John Glenn’s orbital flight.
Worksheets: Click here
Answer Key: Click here

🐜 A Bug’s Life (1998)
Grade Level: 3–6
Science Focus: Biology · Ecosystems · Adaptations · Engineering in Nature
Clip Focus: The ants work together to gather food and later design a plan to outsmart the grasshoppers.
Worksheets: Click Here
Answer Key: Click here

⚗️ Flubber (1997)
Grade Level: 4–8
Science Focus: Chemistry · Material Science · Engineering Design · Innovation
Clip Focus: Professor Brainard accidentally discovers a bouncy, energy-storing green substance — “Flubber.”
Worksheets: Click Here
Answer Key: Click here

🌌  Interstellar (2014)
Grade Level: 8–12
Science Focus: Space Science · Gravity · Relativity · Environmental Systems
Clip Focus: Cooper and his team experience time dilation near the black hole “Gargantua.”
Worksheets: Click Here
Answer Key: Click here

🚀  October Sky (1999)
Grade Level: 7–10
Science Focus: Physics · Engineering Design · Perseverance · Scientific Inquiry
Clip Focus: Homer and his friends successfully launch their first homemade rocket.
Worksheet: Click Here
Answer Key: Click Here

🎬 WALL-E (2008)
Grade Level: 5–9
Science Focus: Environmental Science · Robotics · Earth Systems · Sustainability
Clip Focus: WALL-E discovers a living plant on the abandoned Earth.
Worksheet: Click HERE
​Answer Key:​ Click here

🧬 Jurassic Park (1993)
Grade Level: 8–12
Science Focus: Genetics · DNA · Biotechnology · Ethics in Science
Clip Focus: The “Mr. DNA” animation explaining dinosaur cloning.
Worksheet: Click HERE
Answer Key: Click here

🧪 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Grade Level: 5–9
Science Focus: Physics · Chemistry · Scale · Scientific Method
Clip Focus: Wayne Szalinski’s shrink ray accidentally miniaturizes his children.
Worksheet: Click HERE
Answer Key: Click here

🧊 Ice Age (2002)
Grade Level: 4–8
Science Focus: Earth Science · Climate Change · Adaptation · Fossils
Clip Focus: Manny, Sid, and Diego travel through melting glaciers.
Worksheet: Click HERE
Answer Key: Click here

🚀 Apollo 13 (1995)
Grade Level: 5–9
Science Focus: Engineering · Physics · Problem-Solving · Teamwork
Clip Focus: NASA engineers work to fit a square filter into a round hole using limited materials.
​Worksheet: Click HERE
​Answer Key: Click here

🌦️ Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Grade Level: 5–9
Science Focus: Chemistry · Weather Systems · Innovation
Clip Focus: The food weather machine begins to malfunction.
Worksheet: Click HERE
Answer Key: Click here

🧬 Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)
Grade Level: 5–9
Science Focus: Biology · Medicine · Perseverance in Science
Clip Focus: Lorenzo’s parents research to find a treatment for their son’s rare disease.
Worksheet: Click HERE
​Answer Key: Click here

🦠 Osmosis Jones (2001)
Grade Level: 5–9
Science Focus: Human Body · Microbiology · Health Science
Clip Focus: Inside Frank’s body, white blood cell Osmosis fights off a virus.
Worksheet: Click HERE
Answer Key: Click here

⚡️ Back to the Future (1985)
Grade Level: 7–12
Science Focus: Physics · Energy · Cause and Effect · Scientific Ethics
Clip Focus: The lightning-powered DeLorean time travel sequence.
Worksheet: Click HERE
Answer Key: Click here