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Films About Science and Technology (Ages 12-14)

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This selection of films examine different aspects of science, from marine life to the discovery of new drugs, in a thoughtful and engaging way. Films in This Playlist Include The Quest Uranium Mystical Brain St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea Across Arctic Ungava Arctic IV

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Films About Science and Technology (Ages 12-14)

This selection of films examine different aspects of science, from marine life to the discovery of new drugs, in a thoughtful and engaging way.

Films in This Playlist Include
The Quest
Uranium
Mystical Brain
St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
Across Arctic Ungava
Arctic IV

Playlist

  • The Quest
    The Quest
    Stanley Jackson 1958 38 min

    This short film is a re-enactment of the critical year in Dr. Frederick Banting's life when he discovered insulin for the treatment of diabetes at the University of Toronto. It depicts the odds against which he and his assistant, Charles Best, worked; the scepticism of other doctors and the final victory that gave thousands of diabetics hope for a healthier life.

  • Uranium
    Uranium
    Magnus Isacsson 1990 47 min

    This documentary looks at the hazards of uranium mining in Canada. Toxic and radioactive waste pose environmental threats while the traditional economic and spiritual lives of the Aboriginal people who occupy this land have been violated. Given our limited knowledge of the associated risks, this film questions the validity of continuing the mining operations.

  • Mystical Brain
    Mystical Brain
    Isabelle Raynauld 2006 52 min

    Mystical Brain reveals the exploratory work of a team from the University of Montreal who seek to understand the states of grace experienced by mystics and those who meditate. Filmmaker Isabelle Raynauld offers up scientific research, which proposes that mystical ecstasy is a transformative experience and could to contribute to people's psychic and physical health, treat depression and speed up the healing process when combined with conventional medicine. In French with English subtitles.

  • St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
    St. Lawrence: Stairway to the Sea
    Jacques Gagné  &  Jacques-Yves Cousteau 1982 1 h 36 min

    In this spectacular feature-length documentary, oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and an NFB crew sail up the St. Lawrence River to the Great Lakes on board the specially equipped vessel, the Calypso. They explore the countryside from their helicopter and plumb the depths of the waters in their diving saucer. They encounter shipwrecks, the Manicouagan power dam, Niagara Falls, the locks of the St. Lawrence Seaway and an underwater chase with caribou.

  • Across Arctic Ungava
    Across Arctic Ungava
    1949 20 min

    This documentary follows four scientists and their Native guides into the unmapped wilderness of the Ungava Peninsula, in northern Quebec. Crossing this territory in large canoes, they collect samples of Arctic flora and rocks, take readings of soil temperature and record the correct bearings for rivers and lakes en route. The keen excitement of opening a new chapter in Canadian exploration is evident throughout the film.

  • Arctic IV
    Arctic IV
    James de B. Domville 1975 57 min

    This feature-length documentary offers a glimpse at the unknown world that lies beneath the Arctic ice. Arctic IV follows Dr. Joseph MacInnis, a specialist in underwater medicine, as he probes and explores the polar depths. Filmed at Resolute Bay, Dr. MacInnis and his team must chip through over 2 metres of ice and dive into the frigid, watery depths at the North Pole - all in the name of science.