Integrating Video Production into the Curriculum
Video Production Title

Chewin' in the Chesapeake
_Food Webs & the Chesapeake_Bay

Video Type Public Service Announcement
Description/Overview

Integrated with the Chewin' in the Chesapeake Research Model

STEP 1 Review the habitats presented on the Chesapeake Bay Program's "Habitat" site.

STEP 2 Then select one of the habitats described on the webpage (except forests), research it, and create a food web of organisms you would find in this habitat.
STEP 3 On your food web, identify and label each organism with its role in the food web.
STEP 4 Identify and label each relationship in your food web.
STEP 5 Describe the effect of three abiotic factors on your food web.
STEP 6 Technological changes provide stress on food webs. Choose one from a list of technological changes and describe the effect of it on your food web.
STEP 7 Create a PSA (Public Service Announcement) to present the findings of your research:.
Approximate Time Needed 360 minutes (180 research/write, 90 film, 90 edit)
Curriculum Connections/OutcomesMSDE VSC: Science Standards/Core Learning Goals

Indicator 3.5.3: The student will investigate how natural and man-made changes in environmental conditions will affect individual organisms and the dynamics of populations.
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
Skills
  • Research
  • Script Writing
  • Storyboarding
  • Public Speaking
  • Camera Techniques
  • Computer Editing
Production Environment Field Production
Activities
  1. As a class activity, show a sample
  2. Research topic
  3. Organize research
  4. Gather B-roll and stills
    • pollution or environmental damage
    • Chesapeake Bay ecosystem
  5. Storyboard
  6. Write script
    • Students use information found in their research to write their script
  7. Plan production
    • Think about where and when to film
    • Who is performing? Who is running the equipment? WHO'S IN CHARGE?
  8. Rehearse
  9. Shoot and compile
  10. Edit final product
    • Use MovieMaker (or other software)
    • Import the video from camera and/ or other sources
    • Arrange video / pictures
    • Add transitions and titles
    • Edit audio
    • Finalize and save
  11. Present/ share
Differentiation
  • Assign production roles appropriate to student needs and/or abilities
  • Extended time
Assessment Suggestions PSA 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