The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet

Ages

11–14

Duration

Short (1-4 activities)

A film guide that looks at The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet (2013), a charming, richly coloured film about a ten-year-old cartographer and inventor living on a remote ranch with his cowboy father and scientist mother.

This guide is useful for exploring topics including Science, Design & Technology, Citizenship, and PSHE Education in addition to highlighting themes surrounding scientists and inventors, family, growing up, travel and exploration, health and wellbeing, and technology.

This resource includes

This Resource Supports

  • Citizenship
  • Design and Technology
  • PSHE Education
  • Science

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