Scientific rigor in recent disaster movies. Validation of material for geology teacher

Abstract

Previous studies show that watching a film clip increases the retention of information, although its lack of scientific rigor must be evaluated, avoiding the integration of errors in the student's knowledge base. Films of the last eight years show successful reconstructions of tsunamis but include errors on areas of Plate Tectonics boundaries and the reconstruction of geological process. For this work, didactic cards with film scenes of short duration (less than one and a half minutes) from three films: The wave (2015), 100 Degrees Below Zero (2013) and San Andreas (2015) were prepared. All of them are articulated through the common geology competitions from the Geology of Secondary Education and High School, such as plate tectonics and minerals and rocks, as well as related to other contents of the curriculum in secondary levels. The objective of the work was to make of each one of the selected movie clips, (i) a adequate scientific analysis for teacher training, and (ii) a worksheet for student learning, with suitable activities for each of the four levels where the geology is subject of study in secondary school.