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A unique project, a film about climate science, made by scientists. In recent years climate science has come under increasing attack, so concerned geologist Simon Lamb grabbed his camera and set out to explore the inside story of climate research. For over three years he followed scientists from a wide range of disciplines at work in
Focusing on the science itself is a refreshing angle in films about climate science. Most films make a play for the viewer's emotions and guilt, while in Thin Ice the scientists are speaking for themselves and for their views on climate science and the connection to the data they collect. There is a trust-worthiness in the researchers in the film.
- About Thin Ice
- Why Use Climate Change and Thin Ice in Your Classroom?
- Teacher’s Guide
- Science Learning Hub Resources
- Climate Change and The New Zealand Curriculum
Geologist Simon Lamb, alarmed by increasing scepticism of climate scientists and their work, takes a close look at what’s really happening with global warming. Dr Lamb and his team filmed scientists at work in the Arctic, the Antarctic and around the world. The work is used to provide information and explanations about climate change and its implic...
Climate changeis a rich and relevant context that is impacting 21st century youth. It is a global issue with a range of views, providing opportunities for developing students’ social inquiry and future-focused thinking skills. It also offers opportunities for examining evidence and critical thinking – key aims of the New Zealand Curriculum’s nature...
In association with the film, teachers from Wellington’s Onslow College developed a teacher’s guide. This resource provides several teaching units and explores the potential cross-curricular links between the science and the social sciences curricula. It is intended to stimulate student discussion and exploration and uses starter questions to assis...
The Science Learning Hub features a series of articles and activities developed to accompany the Thin Ice film. Climate change, science and controversyexplores some famous cases in history in which science thinking clashed with wider societal thinking. Examples include Darwin’s theory of evolution and the tobacco industry’s creation of doubt regard...
The vision statement in the New Zealand Curriculum focuses on developing young people who are: 1. connected to the land and environment 2. members of communities and international citizens 3. actively involved participants in a range of life contexts 4. contributors to the [environmental] wellbeing of New Zealand 5. informed decision makers. The Ne...
Thin Ice: The Inside Story of Climate Science: Directed by Simon Lamb, David Sington. In recent years climate science has come under increasing attack, so concerned geologist Simon Lamb grabbed his camera and set out to explore the inside story of climate research.
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Apr 22, 2013 · Earth Day, April 22nd, has been chosen as the day for the global launch of a new film on the science behind global environmental change ‘Thin Ice: the Inside Story of Climate Science‘. This is an exciting project, as the filmmakers include Simon Lamb, who has had a successful career as an academic geologist at the University of Oxford, UK, and then at Victoria University of Wellington, New ...
Aug 25, 2014 · In contrast to many other recent films on climate change, Thin Ice mostly focuses on the climate scientists investigating their subject, rather than on expanding the perspective to include the politicians, industries, and consumers responsible for various environmental problems. The filmmakers, consciously or not, seem to want to recapture the spirit of the heroic age of scientific exploration ...
THE FILM. After 6 years in the making, ‘Thin Ice – The inside story of climate sciencei, has now been completed, running at about 73 minutes. We are planning for a global launch of the film on Earth Day, 22 April, 2013. The trailer and further background can be seen at www.thiniceclimate.org . The aim from the outset was to give people from ...
