Integrating Video Production into the Curriculum
Video Production Title

earth

It's a Bird, It's a Plane...

It's a Meteor!
Video Type Documentary
Description/Overview

Integrated with the It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Meteor! Research Model

Students will produce a video in order to understand the Earth's rotation and its relationship to day and night, how seasons occur and the length of the year.

Approximate Time Needed 360 minutes (180 research/write, 90 film, 90 edit)
Curricuculum Connections/Outcomes

Gather Information about The Earth and Its Relationship to the Sun from a Variety of Sources

Information Literacy AASL: 1, 2, 3
Technology Literacy

MSDE MTLSS: 1, 2, 3, 4 (5 if Internet research is used)

ISTE NETS: 1a, 2b, 3b, 4b

Media Literacy CML Core Concepts 1, 3, 4, 5
Learning Styles Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic, Tactile, Active, Reflective, Global, Analytical, Field Independent, Field Dependent
Skills
  • Research
  • Script Writing
  • Storyboarding
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Public Speaking
  • Interviewing
  • Camera Techniques
  • Computer Editing
Production Environment Field Production
Activities
  1. Research topic: Sample: The Solar System
  2. Organize research
  3. Gather B-roll and stills
  4. Storyboard
  5. Write script
  6. Plan production
  7. Rehearse
  8. Shoot and compile
  9. Edit final product
  10. Present/ share
Differentiation
  • Assign production roles appropriate to student needs and/or abilities
  • Extended time
Assessment Suggestions Documentary rubric
Extension
  • Submit to a contest
  • Peer critique and/or gallery walk
  • Submit to BCPS Education Channel
  • Upload to Safari or SchoolTube
  • Embed in a PowerPoint presentation
  • Add to electronic portfolio
  • Broadcast school wide