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My Octopus Teacher: Film Guide

A film guide that looks at My Octopus Teacher (2020), exploring marine life
A film guide that looks at My Octopus Teacher (2020), exploring marine life

Ages

12–15

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

A film guide that looks at 'My Octopus Teacher', a documentary about a filmmaker who gets to know the habits and habitat of a female octopus by diving in the sea every day for a year.

 

This guide is useful for exploring topics including Science and Geography in addition to highlighting themes surrounding aquatic life, mental health, life and death, and scientific theories.

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This Resource Supports

  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Science

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