Jurassic Park Media Franchise
This is Part 7 of a Data Collection and Analysis assignment in which you will use what you have learned so far about animation to collect and analyze data about the films in the Jurassic Park film franchise. It is the last part of this seven-part assignment. To complete Part 7, you will create two bar graphs to display the number of filming locations for Jurassic Park III (2001) in California and in Hawaii.
Common Core Educational Standards (Science and Math)
In Part 7 of this assignment, students will analyze and evaluate the data collected about each of the films in the media franchise by using appropriate graphical methods.
Instructions
First, watch the video below titled “Collecting Data Example.”
Next, I suggest that you refer to the table that you created in Part 2 to make two bar graphs to display the number of filming locations for Jurassic Park III (2001). One of the bar graphs will be for locations in California, and the other will display filming locations for that film in Hawaii. Jurassic Park III is different from the other films in this HSA assignment because we have more detailed information. The Wikipedia entry provides more detailed information about the film locations for that film than it does for the other films in this media franchise. It is for this reason that we can analyze this information for this film in this way.
Below is a photo of the table that you made in Part 2. You should only focus on the filming locations on this table, and only those that happened in Jurassic Park III.
In the video below, the director and others involved in the making of Jurassic Park III talk about how scientific research influenced how the dinosaurs were featured and made to move and behave in the movie. Today, we know that dinosaurs existed based on fossils that have been found and studied by scientists called paleontologists. Paleontology is the scientific study of life that existed prior to the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossils to classify organisms and study their interactions with each other and their environments. This means paleontologists study the fossil remains of ancient life. Paleontology differs from archaeology in that it excludes the study of anatomically modern humans. Archeology is the study of human activity. Fossils are the main types of evidence of ancient life. Estimating the dates of these remains is essential but difficult.
Dinosaurs are represented on every continent mostly by fossil remains. The first dinosaur fossils were recognized in the early 19th century, with the name "dinosaur" (meaning "terrible lizard") being coined by Sir Richard Owen in 1842 to refer to these "great fossil lizards". Since then, mounted fossil dinosaur skeletons have been major attractions at museums worldwide, and dinosaurs have become an enduring part of popular culture. The large sizes of some dinosaurs, as well as their seemingly monstrous and fantastic nature, have ensured their regular appearance in best-selling books and films, such as the Jurassic Park franchise. Persistent public enthusiasm for the animals has resulted in significant funding for dinosaur science, and new discoveries are regularly covered by the media.
The following video published by The Today Show on YouTube, features dinosaurs on display in a museum. This video, which was published on May 30, 2019, features the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The hall reopened that month after a five-year, $110 million renovation. NBC’s Tom Costello was shown through the newly renovated dinosaur hall on a tour.
What Comes Next?
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)
The next, and possibly last film in the Jurassic Park film franchise, is scheduled to be released July 2, 2025. Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) began filming June 2024 and is being directed by Gareth Edwards. It is a standalone sequel to Jurassic World Dominion (2022), the fourth installment in the Jurassic World series and the seventh installment overall in the Jurassic Park film series.
Set five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, the dinosaur population has dwindled due to the planet's environment. A skilled expert in clandestine operations is hired to work with a paleontologist to obtain genetic material from the three largest of the remaining dinosaurs to develop a drug that will miraculously save human lives. However, the top-secret mission crosses paths with a civilian family whose boating adventure was overturned by roving aquatic dinosaurs, leaving them all stranded on an island where they must confront a terrifying, ominous revelation that has been kept secret from the world for decades.
I encourage you to begin reviewing the lessons that have been posted in this seven-part assignment. There will be a test posted on the CARE Now website by this Friday, January 10, 2025, that will cover the material that has been presented in these lessons. There will also be a discussion question in which you will be asked to consider an issue regarding these films. You will be asked to give your opinion about the issue and possibly also suggestions regarding it. Feel free to talk to family members, friends, coworkers, and associates about these films in anticipation of discussing your opinions and suggestions about this issue to end this series of assignments.