Product Description
Film rating: Not rated. Common Sense Media rates The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind as appropriate for ages 12+.
Film runtime: 1 hour, 53 minutes
Grade Levels: We recommend the film for Grades 6 and up.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Curriculum Guide
Lesson 1: The Environmental Crisis (Environmental Science)
Lesson 2: Wind Power: History and Engineering (Engineering, World History)
Lesson 3: Generating Electricity: Dollar Store Physics (Physics)
Lesson 4: The Character of William Kamkwamba (English Language Arts)
Lesson 5: Film as Literature: Understanding Tone (English Language Arts, Film Studies) – The Glossary of Film Terms linked below is valuable for this lesson.
Lesson 6: Helping the Children of Malawi (Economics, Social Studies, Service Learning)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Discussion Guide
- About the Film
- Meeting William
- What about You? Getting Involved
Glossary of Film Terms
The Glossary of Film Terms is useful for the Film Literacy lessons that are part of this curriculum guide.
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Related Resources
Teaching about the Environment? The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind is part of our Environmental Studies Lessons Collection.
Webinar: Learn more about teaching with this film with our free, on-demand, PD-credit webinar at Share My Lesson: Engineering and Activism: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind with William Kamkwamba.
Video Librarian features this film in several articles:
- 5 YA Book to Film Adaptations for High School Students
- The Power of Teaching with Film
- Ten Empowering Movies about Students
- Bringing Books and Films Together to Inspire and Engage Students
- Use Film to Teach About Africa
- Ten Films that Bring Science to Life
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Journeys in Film supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more about teaching with UN SDGs. This resource connects to the following SDGs.