Free resources for educators to bring the stories of INVENTING TOMORROW off the screen and into students’ lives, wherever they may live. Developed in partnership with STEM educators using NGSS Standards. All resources below are free except WaterInsights Kits.
Two new short films focusing on AIR and WATER, cut from the feature-length version of INVENTING TOMORROW, with corresponding lesson plans designed for middle and high school STEM students and educators. Grades: 7-10
INVENTING TOMORROW: AIR
(TRT: 17:54)
In one of Mexico’s most polluted cities, high school students Jesús Martinez, José Elizalde and Fernando Sanchez invent a paint that can remove pollutants from the air, which takes them all the way to the world-famous ISEF science fair.
INVENTING TOMORROW: WATER
(TRT: 15:38)
As the lakes in her hometown of Bangalore, India fill with clouds of chemical foam that drift through the streets, student Sahithi Pingali creates a “citizen science” project that lets anyone measure and share water quality data, propelling her to the renowned ISEF science fair in Los Angeles.
NEW LESSON PLANS
(5 LESSON PLANS PER FILM)
Each short film has a corresponding lesson plan, teaching concepts from INVENTING TOMORROW in alignment with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
WATER TESTING KITS
($5-$25)
Test the water in your school, home, or neighborhood! Your classroom can join film subject Sahithi Pingali in her mission to establish a global water-quality monitoring program. WaterInsights Single Kits $5 / Classroom Kits $25. Grades: 6-12
Tools to help teachers integrate concepts from the feature-length film into the classroom and inspire students everywhere with hands-on STEM and STEAM learning. Grades: 6-12
FREE DVD FOR TEACHERS
(TRT: 87 MIN. & 55 MIN.)
Thanks to a partnership with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, a FREE DVD with the 87 & 55 minute versions of INVENTING TOMORROW is available for educators and non-profits based in the US or Canada.
SCREENING GUIDE
For student use before and after watching INVENTING TOMORROW, to encourage critical thinking and help connect stories in the film with students’ lives.
CURRICULUM -
FEATURE-LENGTH FILM
(4 LESSON PLANS)
2018 curriculum to accompany the feature-length film. Four lesson plans, on SOIL, AIR, OCEANS and WATER, teaching concepts from the teams featured in INVENTING TOMORROW, in alignment with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
Tools to further support educators as they use INVENTING TOMORROW resources in the classroom. Grades: 6-12
POV WEBINAR
(TRT: 62 MIN.)
An experienced high school educator shares best practices for using INVENTING TOMORROW and lesson plans in a teaching environment. Created with POV.
PBS LEARNINGMEDIA
(TRT: 28:24)
2018 curriculum (also listed above) and corresponding film clips to accompany the feature-length film.
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