TPiB: 2014 Summer Reading Movies

 

Note: I’ve put the rating after the title, and the science themes it would generally fit in parenthesis afterwards to work with a tie-in if you’re doing themed weeks as specialists often do. If you work with others in your system, definitely think about working out a rotation schedule so that you have the same movies playing at each location but on different days- that way, a teen who is on vacation on week 1 would have another chance to see the movie on another week, and you and your partners would only have to come up with half (or less) as many crafts!

• Iron Man
• The Incredible Hulk
• Iron Man 2
• Thor
• Captain America
• Marvel’s The Avengers
• Iron Man 3
• Thor The Dark World

The Amazing Spider-Man  PG-13 (bioengineering, physics, chemistry)
Weird Science  PG-13 (computer science, bioengineering)
Jurassic Park  PG-13 (paleontology, genetics)
October Sky  PG (aeronautics and aerospace)
Apollo 13  PG-13 (aeronautics and aerospace)
Sherlock Holmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows  PG-13 (criminology)
Arachnophobia  PG-13 (entomology)
Contagion  PG-13 (virology)
World War X R (virology)
Back to the Future Trilogy PG  (time travel)
James Bond Series PG-13 (criminology, espionage)
Despicable Me & Despicable Me 2  PG (espionage)
Megamind PG (alien, superheroes)
Serenity  PG-13  (aliens, space travel, mutants)
Harry Potter series  PG & PG-13 (magic)
Man of Steel  PG-13 (superheroes)
Mission to Mars PG (space travel)
Gravity  PG-13  (space travel)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers  PG (but with nudity) (alien tech)
 What other movies can you think of? Share in the comments!

Filed under: Collaborative Summer Reading Program, Summer 2014, TPIB