Silver Screen Social

Programs

July 21, 2023 11:00am - 1:30pm

Educators, join us for a film, food, and fun!

Event Details

Come and preview the IMAX® documentary film, Secrets of the Sea, which will be screening in 3D at the Bullock Museum for the upcoming school year. Secrets of the Sea takes you face-to-face with an astonishing array of surprising and spectacular marine critters, showing the fascinating ways they interact with each other and their environment. Filmed in locations all over the world, it reveals the many wonders and mysteries of our ocean world and demonstrates the critical importance of marine biodiversity to keeping our oceans healthy.

After the film screening, we will have lunch, discuss the curricular connections to the film's topics, and try out hands-on classroom activities. There will also be prize drawings and CPE certificates provided, SBEC approved. Plus, access to more ocean-related resources at the upcoming special exhibition Sharks sneak preview booth, where you can watch a virtual walkthrough and see photos of the exhibition and miniature shark models.

This event is free of charge, and parking is complimentary in the Museum’s garage.

Questions? Contact (512) 936-4604 or education@thestoryoftexas.com.

 

About Secrets of the Sea

Prepare to meet some of the ocean’s strangest and most spectacular creatures in the new film Secrets of the Sea, narrated by Joelle Carter, for IMAX® and giant screen theaters! From adorable pygmy seahorses and opalescent squid, to manta rays, tiger sharks, a coconut octopus, and much more, Secrets of the Sea takes you face-to-face with an astonishing array of marine critters, showing the fascinating ways they interact with each other and their environment. Filmed in the Philippines, Mexico, Tahiti, Indonesia, Palau, Hawaii, California and other locations, and featuring more than 70 different marine species, Secrets of the Sea reveals the many wonders and mysteries of our ocean world and demonstrates the critical importance of marine biodiversity to keeping our oceans healthy. See it on the world’s largest screens!

Film Credits

Rating: G
Suggested Age: all ages
Directors/Writers: Jonathan Bird, Howard Hall
Runtime: 40 min.
Genre: Documentary

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School Programs are generously funded by Featured Sponsor The Marie M. and James H. Galloway Foundation and contributing sponsor The Honorable Kent R. Hance.

The Bullock Museum, a division of the Texas State Preservation Board, is funded by Museum members, donors, and patrons, the Texas State History Museum Foundation, and the State of Texas.