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Avatar Movie Questions

While watching the movie Avatar your task is to gain a deeper understanding of what an Avatar is, how it works and why it has been created. With the data collected through the movie and further research you will be able to answer the question, “How do you create an Avatar?”

  1. As you watch the movie, use the space for this question to list all of the things in the movie that seem unrealistic, or impossible.
  1. Who is Jake Sully?
  1. Why is Jake Sully a perfect candidate to become a replacement Avatar driver?
  1. What is cryogenics?
  1. Does Pandora look similar to anything you know? If so, what?
  1. Compare and contrast the environmental conditions on Earth and Pandora. (You may add to this question as the movie continues)
  1. List three limiting factors for humans on Pandora.
  1. If you were to predict the type of population growth for the Na’vi, what would it be and why (logistic or Exponential)?
  1. Does Pandora have a stable environment? Explain why or why not?
  1. What was different about the military forces on Pandora, when compared to the military troops in Afghanistan?
  1. What would happen if you did not follow “Pandora’s Rules”?
  1. What ultimately sets the rules on Pandora?
  1. What does it mean to be an Avatar driver?
  1. What is a link room?
  1. How is the Avatar driver able to control the Avatar from miles away?
  1. In simple terms according to Jake, what is an Avatar and how is it created?
  1. According to Dr. Grace Augustine and Parker Selfridge an Avatar has a very unique purpose. Describe what that purpose is according to Dr. Augustine and Parker.
  1. What triggers the human to leave the Avatar’s body and regain consciousness in their own bodies?
  1. Why did the female Na’vi, Neytiri, not kill Jake when she first saw him?
  1. Why is Neytiri so mad at Jake after their first encounter in the forest?
  1. What does Neytiri understand about ecology that Jake does not (hint: Goal of food chain checkers)?
  1. Describe how the Na’vi see and experience the world they live in and compare this to how you think humans see and experience the world. Be specific. (Hint: Do we have the same anatomy/physiology/sense organs?)
  1. What is a heylu? What is the importance of a heylu?
  1. Why does Dr. Augustine force Jake the human to eat and take care of himself?
  1. An Avatar is a multicellular organism similar to humans. It is made up of cells, tissues and the same 11 organ systems. We know that these systems are specifically geared to aid in the survival of a human on Earth, not Pandora. Using the list of organ systems below and your knowledge of their function explain how they would need to be altered (either structure or function) to aid in the survival of the avatar on Pandora. If, there is no need for alteration explain why.

Circulatory/Cardiovascular –

Digestive –

Respiratory –

Skeletal –

Muscular –

Integumentary –

Lymphatic/Immune –

Endocrine –

Reproductive –

Urinary/Excretory –

Nervous -