Submitted by: Laura Akesson
School: Mills E. Godwin High School
Summary
Engaging, interesting, and motivating students whose primary natural and/or academic interest is not physics is the general goal of this lesson. A happy consequence is that students must master physics motion concepts for the lesson’s completion. Using the backdrop of motion in movies, “A Motion Movie” merges physics concepts, knowledge of how movies portray motion, and student creativity in recording and conveying ideas. Students must work efficiently and collaboratively in creating their movie.
TIPC Ratings
This lesson is an example of the Approaching level lesson for Research and Information Fluency. Students research, evaluate and utilize appropriate digital tools to define 2 Hz, to define fps, to determine frame rates of movies/TV shows and understand that a movie reel is merely a series of still frames. Students must choose how to build their movie reel; what program they will use, and how to set timing, insert sound, transition effects as desired. Students must understand the physics concepts of motion, velocity, acceleration, etc. to design required sequences.
This lesson is an example of the Target level lesson for Communication and Collaboration.
Timing and sequence are vital in this project, requiring students to work together in every aspect of creating the Motion Movie. Students must organize themselves to direct, film, and position themselves or objects. Students must execute their plan in an organized and proper manner, especially when including outside ‘characters’. Students must effectively explain and describe their work to the class, including all required physics content elements.
This lesson is an example of the Approaching level lesson for Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. Students are given minimal direction as to how they should convey the physics concepts. They may use objects or people. They may place the required motion in any order. They are free to choose a story-line or a series of demonstrations. They may or may not have a soundtrack. They may or may not include text or signs within their movie. They may use any photo-viewing program to which they have access. They may add as many or no effects/features (within the boundaries of the assignment & school rules). Students are asked to combine knowledge of how movies are made, physics concepts, and their creative skill in building their final product.
This lesson is an example of the Target level lesson for Creativity and Innovation. All student ideas and work is original. Student creativity must seep into all aspects of this lesson, from the planning, to the organizing, to the execution, to the questioning and evaluation of other groups.
Student Artifact
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