Almost everything we know about dinosaurs is shrouded in mystery. What did they really look like? How did they become extinct? No wonder young people are fascinated by these extraordinary creatures - they seem like a fantasy, yet they actually roamed our planet.
Now T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS invites you and your students to travel back to a time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
To Experience This Giant-Screen Adventure
- Bookmark this site, and check back periodically for current information about the film, educational activities and links to the theatres.
- Contact your theatre for best available show times and school rates.
- Inquire about advance educator preview screenings and other programs.
- When booking your classroom visit, ask for the teacher's resource guide, if available.
- A complimentary T-REX classroom poster is available from your local theatre to post in your classroom or teacher's lounge.
The Teacher's Resource Guide
Expanding its educator outreach, Imax is making the entire T-REX Teacher's Resource Guide available for downloading in PDF format. In order to view and print the guide, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in. If you do not already have one, you can easily pick one up from the Adobe web site by clicking on the icon below.
Download entire Resource Guide (2.9Mb PDF)
The Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology in Alberta, Canada developed the teacher's resource guide for grades one through nine. This 36-page booklet contains activities, resources, photographs and glossary terms related to the major paleontological and geological concepts introduced in the film.
The curriculum-based activities focus on Earth sciences, life sciences and geography while making links with other subject areas such as language arts and mathematics. Guides are available through your local IMAX®, IMAX 3D® or IMAX® Dome theatre.
Integration Concept Earth Sciences climate, rocks, fossils, sedimentation, erosion Life Sciences animals, plants, classification systems, adaptation, evolution, extinction Geography geographic features, changes in land forms
The Truth About Dinosaurs
Before their theatre visit to see T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS, invite students to look at the classroom poster and share their ideas about the following questions:
What do we really know about dinosaurs and the amazing era in which they lived?Record their statements on chart paper.
How have people learned about these creatures which disappeared from Earth almost 65 million years before the first humans appeared?
In post-viewing discussion, have students re-read their statements and mark "Fact" beside those that are true and "Fiction" beside those that are false. Students who are especially intrigued by some of the statements could conduct research to find out more.The Ultimate Field Trip Experience
IMAX®, IMAX 3D® or IMAX® Dome theatres offer a unique and economical field trip experience for you and your students. Shown in some of the world's most prestigiouis museums, science centers and aquaria, giant-screen film bridge the gap between education and entertainment.
IMAX® technology uses the largest film frame in motion picture history - 10 times the size of conventional 35mm film. With a combination of state-of-the-art sound and the world's most advanced projection system, no other medium brings information so vividly to life.
