Summary
<p>Buckle up for a journey into the future of imagination! Explore science fiction, a story genre that asks big questions about science, technology, and society. Sci-fi is a subgenre of speculative fiction, which imagines worlds and realities that differ from our own.Sci-fi conventions include advanced technology, social commentary, and detailed world-building. From Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, one of the earliest science fiction novels, to stories of robots, space travel, and virtual reality, sci-fi uses far-out worlds to grapple with the real-world consequences of human innovation. Sometimes, the stories even inspire real scientific advances! Press “play” to rocket into the world of science fiction! </p>
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Science Fiction:
- What is one new thing you learned about science fiction?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining science fiction.
- Draw or give one example of your own.