Prepare to meet some of the ocean's strangest and most spectacular creatures in the new film Secrets of the Sea, narrated by Joelle Carter, for IMAX and giant screen theatres!
From adorable pygmy seahorses and opalescent squid to manta rays, tiger sharks, coconut octopuses, and much more. Secrets of the Sea takes you face-to-face with an astonishing array of marine critters, showing the fascinating ways they interact with each other and their environment.
Filmed in the Philippines, Mexico, Tahiti, Indonesia, Palau, Hawaii, California and other locations, and featuring more than 70 different marine species, Secrets of the Sea reveals the many wonders and mysteries of our ocean world and demonstrates the critical importance of marine biodiversity to keeping our oceans healthy. See it on the world's largest screen!
Discussion Guide
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Content for Every Level
Primary Science
Secondary Science
Adaptive and Inventive Thinking
Natural Models of Resilience: The film shows students how marine species adapt structurally and behaviourally to survive harsh, changing underwater environments (e.g., coconut octopuses adapting to lack of natural shelter by using human-made shells). This serves as a powerful metaphor for personal adaptability and resourcefulness in new contexts.
Navigating Ecological Change: By highlighting how marine ecosystems respond to environmental shifts, the film prompts students to think about real-world sustainability issues. It builds the mindset needed to adapt human behaviours and innovate solutions for global climate and conservation challenges.
Communication, Collaboration and Information Skills
Decoding Multimodal Media: The film teaches students to extract scientific meaning from advanced visual and auditory media, rather than just textbooks. the must translate high-definition underwater cinematography and narration into structured ecological concepts.
Advocacy and Awareness: Students learn how to communicate complex environmental data in a compelling, emotional way. this inspires them to articulate their own arguments regarding conservation and marine protection clearly to others.
Symbiosis as a Model for Teamwork: The documentary's central theme is mutualism, how different species achieve mutual benefits through cooperation (e.g., cleaner wrasses and apex predators). Teachers can use these marine relationships as concrete analogies to explain the mechanics of effective human teamwork, cultural diversity, and shared goals.
Inquiry-Based Research: The documentary acts as a launching pad for deeper research. Students can take a single relationship shown in the film and use digital tools to verify information, assess source credibility, and investigate the current conservation status of that specific ecosystem.