IMAX® Humpback Whales

Humpback Whales is an extraordinary journey into the mysterious world of one of nature’s most awe-inspiring marine mammals.

Set in the spectacular waters of Alaska, Hawaii and the remote islands of Tonga, this ocean adventure offers audiences an up-close look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young. Captured for the first time with IMAX® cameras, and found in every ocean on earth, humpbacks were nearly driven to extinction 50 years ago, but today are making a slow but remarkable recovery.

Join a team of researchers as they unlock the secrets of the humpback and find out why humpbacks are the most acrobatic of all whales, why they sing their haunting songs, and why these intelligent 55-foot, 50-ton animals migrate up to 10,000 miles round-trip every year.

Humpback Whales is an extraordinary journey into the mysterious world of one of nature’s most awe-inspiring marine mammals.

Set in the spectacular waters of Alaska, Hawaii and the remote islands of Tonga, this ocean adventure offers audiences an up-close look at how these whales communicate, sing, feed, play and take care of their young. Humpbacks were nearly driven to extinction 50 years ago, but today are making a slow but remarkable recovery.

Join a team of researchers as they unlock the secrets of the humpback whale and find out why humpbacks are the most acrobatic of all whales, why they sing their haunting songs, and why these intelligent 55-foot, 50-ton animals migrate up to 10,000 miles round-trip every year.

Best Curriculum Fit

Grade 4:

• Living Systems: Students analyze organisms and relate external structures to functions
• Scientific Methods: Students investigate evidence and reflect on its role in science

Grade 5:

• Living Systems: Students investigate the internal systems of organisms and explain how they support vital biological processes
• Scientific Method: Students investigate how evidence is gathered and explain the importance of ethics in science

Grade 6:

• Living Systems: Students investigate the characteristics and components of and interactions within ecosystems
• Scientific Method: Students investigate and describe the role of explanation in science

Grade 4-8

• General Science

Grade 9:

• Unit A: Biological Diversity

Highschool

• General Science