Animation, Documentary
During the 1995 Summer Institute at The Geometry Center, a team of undergraduates, middle and high school mathematics teachers and Center staff developed curriculum materials supporting The Shape of Space video. The team developed a comprehensive curriculum, covering many areas related to the video. The following materials were selected for distribution based on their direct relevence to understanding the video itself.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Starman
Dave of the Dead: Deadly Delivery
Clouds Are Not Spheres
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt
Treasure Planet
Titan A.E.
Shadow Chasers
The Genius of George Boole
Space Guardians
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
Mars: One Day on the Red Planet
In the Shadow of the Moon
Orbits
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
Laura's Star
Live from Space
BURN·E
Space Chimps
Beyond Space
Comet Collision
SIMILAR MOVIES
Starman
IMDB 7.2 | May , 2020
Luca Parmitano is the first italian astronaut to perform an extravehicular activity, currently part of the crew engaged in the Expedition 61 mission on board the International Space Station (SSI), is ready to tell his latest space adventures.Dave of the Dead: Deadly Delivery
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2021
With thousands of Spacejacks orders delivered and thousands more to go, well-meaning space zombie Dave and his always-voracious companion Num-Num the carnivorous plant, face their most challenging fast-food delivery ever - to the Grimm Reaper himself. As they race to deliver their order before the 30 space minutes are up the monster duo discovers that an epic destiny awaits them. This Halloween, laugh 'til you coffin with Dave Of The Dead Deadly Delivery.Clouds Are Not Spheres
IMDB 7.7 | Jan , 2010
Until recently geometry was 'cold', incapable of describing the irregular shape of a cloud, the slope of a mountain or the beauty of the human body. With fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot gave us a language for our natural world. In this captivating documentary, the man himself explains this groundbreaking discovery.Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt
IMDB 6.8 | Mar , 2007
Mickey and the gang are preparing for an Easter party; however, Pete says the password incorrectly, blowing the clubhouse away, and Mickey must travel far and wide to get it together again.Treasure Planet
IMDB 7.6 | Nov , 2002
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure.Titan A.E.
IMDB 6.6 | Jun , 2000
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.Shadow Chasers
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2000
This feature-length documentary is a portrait of eclipse chasers, people for whom solar eclipses - among nature's more spectacular phenomena – are a veritable obsession. The film follows 4 of them as they travel incredible distances to witness the last total eclipse of the millennium as it sweeps eastward across Europe to India. At various points along the way enthusiasts Alain Cirou in France, Paul Houde in Austria, Olivier Staiger in Germany and Debasis Sarkar in India offer their impressions of the historic event.The Genius of George Boole
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 2015
Narrated by Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons, The Genius of George Boole assembles academics and industry leaders from across the globe to explore the life and importance of one of the world’s greatest unsung heroes.Space Guardians
IMDB 2.5 | Jul , 2017
The Galaxy is being threatened by an cat robot that is very evil and an group known as the Space Guardians, an alien group of Superheros is tasked to stop it. And newest member of the Space Guardians, Squeak must join up with an old veteran, Ham Sanders to stop the evil cat-bot and prevent him from destroying the known universe and thereby save the day.Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem
IMDB 7.8 | May , 2003
Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities and renamed The Crescendolls, the group quickly becomes a huge success playing soulless corporate pop. At a concert, Shep manages to free all the musicians except Stella, and the band sets out to rediscover who they really are — and to rescue Stella.Mars: One Day on the Red Planet
IMDB 6.7 | Jan , 2020
An epic journey around Mars — built from real satellite and rover data — revealing the red planet as you’ve never seen it before.In the Shadow of the Moon
IMDB 7.6 | Jan , 2007
Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus interviews with the surviving astronauts, including Jim Lovell, Dave Scott, John Young, Gene Cernan, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt.Orbits
IMDB 5.6 | Dec , 2013
Orbitas is the story of an impossible love which revolves around a planet at war.Galaxy Express 999: The Movie
IMDB 6.8 | Aug , 1979
In the future, one can achieve immortality by obtaining a mechanized body. Orphaned, young Tetsuro hitches a ride on the space train Galaxy Express 999 in the hope of obtaining a cyborg body to avenge his mother's death. Along the way, he meets Maetel, who is the spitting image of his dead mother.Laura's Star
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2004
Laura sees a shooting star falling to earth and finds it in a park, down on the floor and with a broken point. The star is a living being, and Laura takes her home to reattach its point with a band-aid. The little star has special powers and can make people fly, or bring inanimate objects to life. But the more she stays on Earth, the weaker she becomes and her colors fade away and her powers start to fail. Laura must find a way to send the little star back into outer space.Live from Space
IMDB 4 | Mar , 2014
National Geographic and NASA are sending you into space - live! For the first time ever, board the International Space Station and take a complete orbit of Earth in real time.BURN·E
IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 2008
What lengths will a robot undergo to do his job? BURN·E is a dedicated hard working robot who finds himself locked out of his ship. BURN·E quickly learns that completing a simple task can often be a very difficult endeavor.Space Chimps
IMDB 4.9 | Jun , 2008
When an unmanned space shuttle crashes on an uncharted planet, a trio of astronaut chimpanzees are launched by NASA into a wormhole to investigate.Beyond Space
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2021
Comet Collision
IMDB 7 | May , 2006
Comets pose one of the greatest threats to life on Earth - a threat that can only be countered if we find out more about them. In 2005, in an audacious bid to do just that, NASA scientists launched a space probe to collide with a comet in the emptiness of deep space. This film follows the amazing story of mission Deep Impact, from its inception through to the final nail-biting moments when the probe and comet Tempel 1 met head-on.