IMAX® TO THE ARCTIC

To The Arctic takes you on a never before seen journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home. Captivating, adventurous, and intimate footage brings you up close and personal with this family’s struggle to survive and thrive in a frigid environment of melting ice, immense glaciers, spectacular waterfalls, and majestic snow-bound peaks.

To The Arctic is narrated by two-time Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep.

“It may be the closest thing to being there.”
“Visually stunning.”
Scott Bowles / USA Today

“Superb nature footage.”
“‘To The Arctic 3-D’ is an impassioned plea for action on global warming, and the passion is intensified by the music.”
Joe Morgenstern / Wall Street Journal

To The Arctic will take your students on a never before seen journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home. Captivating, adventurous, and intimate footage brings you up close and personal with this family’s struggle to survive and thrive in a frigid environment of melting ice, immense glaciers, spectacular waterfalls, and majestic snow-bound peaks.

Best Curriculum Fit

Grade 1

• Living Systems: Students investigate and examine the needs of plants and animals

Grade 2

• Living Systems: Students investigate the growth and development of plants and animals and consider their relationship to humans
• Earth Systems: Students investigate Earth, its landforms, its bodies of water, and its relationship to the Sun

Grade 3

• Living Systems: Students analyze and describe how plants and animals interact with each other and within environments
• Earth Systems: Students analyze changes in Earth’s surface and explain how its layers hold stories of the past

Grade 4

• Living Systems: Students analyze organisms and relate external structures to functions
• Earth Systems: Students investigate the systems of Earth and reflect on how their interconnections sustain life

Grade 5

• Living Systems: Students investigate the internal systems of organisms and explain how they support vital biological processes
• Earth Systems: Students analyze climate and connect it to weather conditions and agriculture practices

Grade 6

• Living Systems: Students investigate the characteristics and components of and interactions within ecosystems
• Earth Systems: Students investigate climate, changes in climate, and the impact of climate change on Earth

Grade 7

• Unit A: Interactions & Ecosystems
• Unit C: Heat & Temperature
• Unit E: Planet Earth

Grade 8

• Unit E: Fresh & Saltwater Systems

Grade 9

• Unit A: Biological Diversity

Grade K-12

• Nature of Science