{"id":9692,"date":"2023-12-14T12:31:39","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T12:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9692"},"modified":"2023-12-14T12:31:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T12:31:40","slug":"the-25-best-sort-of-educational-christmas-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/blog\/parents\/the-25-best-sort-of-educational-christmas-films\/","title":{"rendered":"18 of the best (sort of) educational Christmas films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christmas wouldn\u2019t be Christmas without hours of good old-fashioned TV watching. Settling down on the sofa and putting on a festive film is a break from cooking, present-prepping, school work, and the usual family squabbles. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And while learning might be the last thing on anyone\u2019s mind, you can use this time to keep topping up your teen&#8217;s knowledge \u2013 while still getting your well-deserved holiday chill time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together with our tutors (who are all students and grads from top UK unis), we&#8217;ve put together a comprehensive list of top Christmas films and classics that feed directly into the school curriculum. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, when you\u2019re sitting back and letting Christmas entertainment wash over you, try chipping in with these surprisingly educational Christmas films.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>1. Home Alone (1990)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subjects: GCSE Physics, National 5 Physics<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Home Alone (1990) - Thirsty for More? Scene (4\/5) | Movieclips\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S7OWoc-j8qQ?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not a Christmas goes by without at least one \u2013 or 4 \u2013 of the Home Alone films gracing our screens. How could Macaulay Culkins\u2019 parents leave him behind that many times?! That\u2019s a question for another day. If you\u2019ve seen any of the franchise, you\u2019ll remember that our child protagonist Kevin is a master of boobie traps for escaping from baddies. And it turns out, a master of GCSE and SQA Physics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picture the scene in the first film when the law-defying Harry and Marv try to catch him. When they slip over a selection of toy cars that have craftily been left at the bottom of the stairs, this is very funny and it\u2019s also an example of Newton\u2019s 2nd Law. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here, there\u2019s a relationship between the force applied to a body, its mass, and the speed it accelerates when the force is applied. Harry and Marv step on the cars, which applies a large force compared to the mass of the car, so the cars accelerate away at high speed leaving them to crash down on their bums.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>2. <strong>Falling for Christmas (2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject: A-level Psychology, Higher Psychology<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Falling For Christmas | Lindsay Lohan | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bsNIJd45jYM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve watched <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mean Girls<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Parent Trap<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you\u2019ll be happy to see Lindsay Lohan back on the big screen. In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Falling for Christmas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> she\u2019s the rich and spoiled heiress of a swanky ski resort chain. But disaster strikes when her influencer bf proposes and she falls down a steep hill, hitting her head hard against a pine tree. She can\u2019t remember who she is, or where she\u2019s from. But luckily, a nice widower finds her and lets her stay at his beautiful (but failing) ski resort. Can you guess what happens next?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those of you taking A-level and SQA Higher Psychology, you\u2019ll have learned all about how the brain takes in, stores, and retrieves information in your Memory module. So you\u2019ll know why Lindsay remembers things like the name of a past president, but not what she did a week ago. Anyway, this won\u2019t be a film you\u2019ll soon forget&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>3. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)<\/h2>\n<h4>Subject: GCSE English<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Muppet Christmas Carol - Scrooge\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4jzsKJvWiEI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a fun film with a serious message. Of all the dramatisations of the Dickens original, this Muppets 1992 version is the truest to the original text. As you watch the muppets breaking into song and the great Michael Kane performs, see if your teen can talk about how the Victorian family is shown in the film. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s one of the themes in the GCSE course, as well as how Scrooge\u2019s character transformation is expressed, and the idea of redemption more generally. Gonzo\u2019s narration is largely taken straight from the novel. Ask your teen: how does the language Gonzo use create mood and atmosphere?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>4. <strong>Christmas with You (2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject: GCSE Music, National 5 Music<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christmas With You | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BYti8tb3rmI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember Freddie Prinze Jr as the heartthrob in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She\u2019s All That?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Fast forward 24 years, and he\u2019s back on the screen in this feel-good Christmas movie that\u2019s all about finding your voice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miguel is a secondary school music teacher\/widower whose daughter is obsessed with pop star Angelina. When the singer turns up at their door during a snowstorm \u2013 there\u2019s more than just flurries flying in the air. Angelina, who&#8217;s been struggling to write new music, jams with Miguel and his daughter while she\u2019s snowed in (might as well make the most of her time there!). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those of you taking GCSE &amp; A-level music, and SQA music technology in Scotland, you might ask yourself what makes a good composition. Are there patterns in rhythm and melody in popular music? And will music bring Miguel and Angelina together? Or will their creative differences pull them apart?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>5. Elf (2003)<\/h2>\n<h4>Subject: A-Level Physics, Higher Physics<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Elf (4\/5) Movie CLIP - Snowball Fight (2003) HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cbQZ8GK2usU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Will Ferrell playing a 6\u20193\u201d elf isn\u2019t enough to make you want to watch (again), then your teen brushing up on their A Level and SQA Physics might tempt you to press play! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Buddy and Michael get into a snowball fight with the school bullies in Central Park, Buddy teaches us all about the conservation of energy. When he makes his final shot towards the bully who\u2019s getting away, he applies Newton\u2019s 2nd law, but this time it\u2019s applied to two dimensions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buddy travels in one direction but throws the snowball in a perpendicular direction. This means he has to account for the fact that when he releases the snowball, it will continue to move in his original direction of travel and aim to the left of the bully, which works out very well when it hits the bully who then falls over. From an adult perspective, a 40-year-old man taking out a group of middle school children with a snowball attack is probably a bit off, but let\u2019s not ruin a festive classic!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>6. The Grinch (2000)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject: A-level Psychology, A-Level Sociology, Higher Psychology, Higher Sociology<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dr. Seuss&#039; How The Grinch Stole Christmas | Trailer | Now on Blu-ray, DVD &amp; Digital\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YQV5Pr7pWtM?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is the Grinch really to blame for stealing Xmas? Sure, it was his idea to ransack Whoville and he executed his devious plan perfectly (and with style!). But the Whos have not always been the most welcoming. In school, they bullied the Grinch for being different and even humiliated him during a secret Santa gift exchange.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A-level Psychology students will have learned about childhood trauma in their \u2018Approaches in Psychology\u2019 module, and how these awful early life experiences left a deep scar on the Grinch\u2019s psyche (and on his tiny heart). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s not a huge surprise that he\u2019s so anti-Xmas, especially the gift-giving part of it. A-level Sociology students will be interested in the Grinch\u2019s deviant anti-Xmas attitude which challenges the Whos\u2019 capitalist love for more stuff. And really \u2013 maybe the Grinch has a point when it comes to unnecessary waste.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>7. <strong>Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject: A-level Physics; Higher &amp; Advanced Higher Physics\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Official Trailer - Daniel Radcliffe Movie HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ZdlAg3j8nI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can\u2019t go wrong with the Harry Potter film series at Christmas. The wizarding world is the perfect escape when there\u2019s family chaos around. You can even learn a thing or two about relativity and time travel (spoiler ahead!).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prisoner of Azkaban<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Hermione uses a Time Turner to travel back in time with Harry. But does the Physics actually add up \u2013 if time travel were possible? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">W<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hen Harry and Hermione go back in time, they don\u2019t create a new timeline. The past events that take place (because of the future time travellers\u2019 actions) always took place in the past. Bit confusing? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basically, what you watched before the characters travelled back in time cleverly stays the same because there\u2019s no second, \u2018alternate\u2019 timeline created (like you see in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back to the Future<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearscience.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/why_harry_potter_doesnt_have_free_will.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Real Clear Science<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> says that: \u2018If against all odds time travel were ever invented, this would be the only way it could operate in the known universe.\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So it looks like JK might\u2019ve gotten this right. You can always brush up on your Astrophysics module for a deeper dive into time and space. And for teens in Scotland studying Advanced Higher Physics, you can check out the unit on rotational motion and astrophysics to find out how general relativity works.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>8. <strong>Spirited (2022)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject: GCSE English<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spirited \u2014 Official Trailer | Apple TV+\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tnAJntI3NNs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know there\u2019s already a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christmas Carol<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> film on here \u2013 but we couldn\u2019t resist. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spirited<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a modern and fun musical twist on the Dickens classic that\u2019ll have you singing along. Because it\u2019s told from the perspective of the visiting ghosts (mainly Will Farrell who\u2019s the ghost of Xmas present), you\u2019ll question everything you thought you knew about the GCSE set text.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>9. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject: GCSE Business, A-Level Law<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Miracle on 34th Street (1994) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/leDD6Y-Nyqg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poor Kris Kringle has been arrested for an assault crime he didn\u2019t commit. Sadly, he\u2019s caught in the middle of an ugly squabble between Cole\u2019s Department Store and Shopper\u2019s Express. And now Kris Kringle might be sectioned when he tells police he\u2019s the real Santa. Nightmare.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cole\u2019s Department Store (where Kris has had his Santa gig) has a hugely important marketing decision to make. Do they stand by their famous Santa as he faces trial, or do they distance themselves from him? Here begins the launch of a risky marketing campaign where Cole\u2019s store decides to support Kris. Their TV ads and buttons proudly declare: \u2018We believe.\u2019 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Far from alienating their customers for believing in Santa, the department store gets loads of shoppers through the door, gaining the support of tens of thousands of New Yorkers. An interesting one for GCSE Business students as well as A-level Law pupils who are studying the Criminal Law module.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>10. It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life (1946)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject: GCSE Citizenship studies, National 5 Modern Studies<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"IT&#039;S A WONDERFUL LIFE | Official Trailer | Paramount Movies\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iLR3gZrU2Xo?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>An oldie but a goodie. Considered to be one <span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">of the best movies of all time, this feel-good film is sure to restore your faith in humanity. George Bailey has big dreams. Since he was a kid, George has been keen to leave the small town of Bedford Falls and travel the world. But, a string of unfortunate events put him in a tough spot. He has to decide between following his dreams, or staying back to help his community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through the years, George stays put to protect the citizens of Bedford Falls against the miser slumlord, Potter. But his community rallies behind him, and a Christmas miracle happens! A perfect Xmas movie to watch for GCSE students who want to dive deeper into the \u2018active citizenship\u2019 theme of their course. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For National 5 students in Scotland, George&#8217;s actions are an example of good citizenship for the &#8220;Citizenship and Sustainable Development&#8221; module.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>11. Arthur Christmas (2011)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject: GCSE Business, National 5 Business Studies<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ARTHUR CHRISTMAS - Official Trailer - In Theaters 11\/23\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7tk-WZSqIGQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three generations of Santa under the same roof makes for some colourful disagreements. Delivering toys to all the good girls and boys around the world is no small job. It takes real leadership to bring the whole event together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GCSE questions around effective leadership are at the heart of \u2018Arthur Christmas\u2019. While Grandsanta likes to do things \u2018old school\u2019, the new Santa is the polar opposite, using the latest tech gadgets to make Xmas run as efficiently as possible \u2013 almost to a clinical degree. When a gift isn&#8217;t delivered, it\u2019s Arthur Claus (the underdog) who puts children at the heart of his management style and ultimately saves Xmas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GCSE Business students, studying the \u2018Human Resources\u2019 module will have their own thoughts on how best to motivate their elves \u2013 we mean employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>12. The Holiday (2006)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject:<\/strong> GCSE &amp; A-Level Music composition, National 5 &amp; Higher Music (composition)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Holiday (2006) Official Trailer 1 - Kate Winslet Movie\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BDi5zH18vxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll find a way to make this holiday rom-com educational, if it\u2019s the last thing we do. And actually, there\u2019s a great example of the process of music composition in the film. When Miles (played by Jack Black) and Iris (played by Kate Winslet) are in the video store, Jack acts out a bit where he explains how movie scores create character. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTwo notes \u2013 and you have a villain!\u201d he says when he holds up the Jaws DVD. If your teen is working on any of their own compositions for their Music coursework, this scene, and a later scene, where Miles writes a soundtrack for Arthur, brilliantly express how to use life and people as inspiration for melodies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>13. Happy Feet (2011)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject:<\/strong> GCSE Geography, National 4 Geography<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Happy Feet - Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aIBsnOyJB7Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without wanting to put a dampener on Christmas, the story of Happy Feet illustrates the impact of climate change on the earth and its animal species. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this scene where ice comes crashing down (bringing a crane down with it), we see a consequence of global warming. The ice in our North and South Poles is melting because of the Greenhouse Effect caused by global warming. This happens when more greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, methane and fluorocarbons are released into the earth\u2019s atmosphere. These come from cars, power stations, homes and factories. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The immediate threat to the penguins\u2019 habitat is just one example of the impact of global warming.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>14. The Polar Express (2005)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject:<\/strong> GCSE Physics, National 5 Physics<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Polar Express (2004) Official Trailer - Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis Movie HD\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TQhRqtt-Fpo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom Hanks is the voice of the conductor who leads Hero Boy and Hero Girl (yes, those are their names) to the North Pole. As they\u2019re choo choo-ing to the north, their mode of travel speeds us through one of the best examples of energy transfer in Physics. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A steam train uses heat to convert chemical energy to kinetic energy, which activates the engine and then the wheels of the train so it moves forward. It uses the force created by the steam pressure to move a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force is transformed by a connecting rod and flywheel into rotational force for work.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>15. Frozen (2013)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject:<\/strong> GCSE Chemistry, National 5 Chemistry<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Idina Menzel - Let It Go (from Frozen) (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YVVTZgwYwVo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unless you\u2019ve been living under a rock, you\u2019ve probably seen or heard of this Disney franchise which took the world by (snow) storm a few years ago. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the world of <em>Frozen<\/em>, everything snow melts to water, which freezes to ice, which melts back to water again. In other words, the events are determined by the three chemical states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. The magically gifted Elsa uses these states of matter to her advantage as she creates ice sculptures from thin air, fights fires with miniature snow storms, and freezes the world around her wherever she goes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>16. Cabaret (1972)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject:<\/strong> GCSE History, National 5 History<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tomorrow Belongs to Me - Cabaret\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_tUctFu46_c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there comes a moment when you can\u2019t take any more Christmas spirit, this musical classic starring an amazing Liza Minelli is both incredibly entertaining \u2013 and a great way to learn more about Nazi Germany. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We follow the collapse of the Weimar Republic as the Nazis took power, and see the growing fear and authority of Nazi rule in some violent scenes. We also understand how many Germans saw Nazism as the route to a bright new future, as is shown in the chillingly hopeful song \u201cTomorrow Belongs to Me\u201d, led by a passionate member of the Nazi youth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was partly due to the economic collapse in Germany in 1929, which followed their defeat in World War I. The unemployment and widespread poverty that we see fuelled resentment of the Weimar Republic and gave Hitler a foundation for his propaganda.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>17. Love Actually (2003)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject:<\/strong> A-Level Politics &amp; History, Higher History (module: Britain at war and peace, 1938\u201351)<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Love Actually (2003) - &#039;Prime Minister&#039;s Love Theme&#039; scene [1080]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5mc2IWZOWXA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some get their political education from books, some get it from Richard Curtis films. Here, we see a visit to London from the suave US President. Fast forward to a moment when the president announces that \u201cthe special relationship is still very special\u201d. This is a reference to the \u201cspecial relationship\u201d between the two countries, a term coined to reflect the supposed important and deep level of allyship between them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First coined by Winston Churchill in 1946, the term comes from the fact that the two nations were close allies in WW1 and WW2, and following that, the Korean War, the Cold War, the Gulf War and the War on Terror.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>18. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Subject:<\/strong> GCSE &amp; National 5 Religious Studies<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) - Movie Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TeeUm92phIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here we have a Christmas film that tells us the story of\u2026 Easter! One of the key elements of Christianity in GCSE Religious Studies is the story of Jesus\u2019 life, sacrifice and return from the dead i.e. resurrection. Based on the original story by theologian C.S. 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Get expert support from tutors just a few years ahead in their education with one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mytutor.co.uk\/view-tutors\/\">expert online tutors<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas wouldn\u2019t be Christmas without hours of good old-fashioned TV watching. Settling down on the sofa and putting on a festive film is a break from cooking, present-prepping, school work, and the usual family squabbles. 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