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Rubber Jellyfish The balloon documentary

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For Educators

A documentary that turns a science lesson into an argument students want to have. Free to stream, with a workbook to go with it.

Three ways to show it

Rubber Jellyfish is available to educators at no cost. Pick whichever route suits your school’s setup.

  • ClickView

    The film is on ClickView, the educational streaming service for schools, in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Schools that do not already subscribe can take a one-month trial.

    Go to ClickView

  • Stream it from this site

    Educational institutions are welcome to stream the full or reduced-length version straight from the Watch page or from YouTube. No licence or permission needed.

    Watch the film

  • Request a download

    If your network blocks streaming, ask us for a complimentary high-resolution download of either version and play it locally.

    Request a copy

Free resource

The teacher workbook

A free PDF workbook to use alongside the film. It contains:

  • Background information on balloons, sea turtles and marine debris
  • Worksheets for use during and after the screening
  • An activism-through-creative-writing exercise
  • A hands-on biodegradability experiment
  • A literature review of the published research

Request the workbook

A grid of photographs comparing latex balloon samples aged in open air against samples immersed in sea water, at zero, two, six, ten and twelve months.
The biodegradability experiment in the workbook is modelled on this 1988 study for the US Department of Commerce – the sea water samples were still intact after twelve months.

Ask the filmmaker

Q&A and speaking appearances

Carly Wilson is sometimes available for video Q&A sessions with classes that have watched the film, and for public speaking appearances. Get in touch with your dates and we will see what is possible.

Arrange a Q&A Meet the filmmaker

Before the lesson

  • Prepare the science

    The sourced facts, the studies and the biodegradability claim, with links to the primary research.

    Read The Issue

  • Show them it worked

    Three balloon-release bans and two company-wide bans, each traceable to a screening.

    See the impact