Documentary Films Standards

School Programs—Alignment to Next Generation Science Standards

Each film may be used to supplement lesson plans that work towards meeting the California Science Content Standards listed after each title.

A Beautiful Planet

Grade 3: Earth Science: 4d
Grade 5: Earth Science: 3d
Grade 6: Earth Science: 6b

Dream Big

Grade 3: Earth Science: 4d
Grade 5: Earth Science: 3d
Grade 6: Earth Science: 6b

Flight of the Butterflies

Kindergarten: Life Science: 2a, 2b, 2c; Investigation and Experimentation 4a
Grade 1: Life Science: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e
Grade 2: Life Science: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 2f
Grade 3: Life Science: 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e
Grade 4: Life Science: 2a, 2b, 2c, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d
Grade 5: Life Science: 2a, 2f, 2g
Grade 6: Life Science: 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e
Grade 7: Life Science: Life Science: 1a, 1d, 1f, 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2e, 3a, 3e
Grades 9-12: Life Science: 6a, 6b, 6c, 6f, 6g

Great Bear Rainforest

Grade 4: Earth Science: 5a, 5b, 5c
Grade 5: Earth Science: 3a, 3b, 3d
Grade 6: Earth Science: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 6b
Grade 7: Earth Science: 4a, 4c, 4d, 4e
Grades 9-12: Life Science: 6a, 6b; Earth Science: 6a, 6b

Hubble

Grade 3: Physical Science: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d; Earth Science: 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e
Grade 5: Earth Science: 5a, 5b, 5c
Grade 6: Earth Science: 4a, 4b
Grade 7: Physical Science: 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f, 6g
Grade 8: Earth Science: 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e

Into America's Wild

Grade 4: Life Science: 2a, 2b
Grade 5: Life Science: 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, 2g
Grade 6: Life Science: 5a, 5b

National Parks Adventure

Grade K: Earth Science: 3a, 3b, 3c; Life Science: 2a
Grade 1: Earth Science: 3b; Life Science: 2a, 2b, 2c
Grade 2: Earth Science: 3a, 3e
Grade 3: Life Science: 3b
Grade 4: Earth Science: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 5c; Life Science: 2b, 3a, 3b
Grade 5: Earth Science: 3b

Turtle Odyssey

Grade 4: Earth Sciences: 5c

Grade 5: Earth Sciences: 4a, 4c, 4e
Grade 6: Earth Sciences: 2d, 4e
Grades 9-12: Earth Sciences: 5f, 6a, 6b

Volcanoes

Grade 2: Physical Science: 1a, 1b; Life Science: 2b, 2c, 2d
Grade 3: Physical Science: 1d; Life Science: 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d
Grade 4: Life Science: 2a, 2b, 3b
Grade 5: Life Science: 2a, 2c; Earth Science: 3a, 3d
Grade 6: Life Science: 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e
Grade 7: Life Science: 3a, 3d, 5a, 5b, 5c
Grades 9-12: Physical Science: 4a Life Science: 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6f