Jumanji Movie Viewing Guide & Worksheet (Computer Science)

Add an element of fun to your Computer Science unit with this “Wreck It Ralph” Movie Viewing Guide!

This movie can be used as a review or introduction to basic computer science principles. The viewing guide is designed to help insure that students are paying attention and thinking about the information presented in the film. Some of the questions revolve around how programming influences the characters, computer viruses, and network connections. Students can complete this lesson with very little background knowledge of the topic.

The Viewing Guide is two pages and splits the movie into four parts. (The parts are labeled for you on the Viewing Guide.) Once your students have completed the Movie Viewing Guide, they can move on to the Worksheet.

On the post-screening worksheet, your students will answer specific questions about the content in the film and think about the decisions made in the film in regards to basic computer science and game design principles.

How the Lesson Works:
★ The Pre-Screening Worksheet is designed to serve as an introduction or review of basic computer science and game design principles.
★ The Viewing Guide is split into four sections with short answer, true/false, and multiple choice questions from the movie.
★ The Post-Screening Worksheet is designed to be completed after students have viewed the movie in its entirety.

Movie Synopsis:
Four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don’t just play Jumanji - you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they’ll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years ago, and change the way they think about themselves - or they’ll be stuck in the game forever.

Required Materials:
★ Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) DVD or Streaming Capabilities