05/2-05/06
2005

 
Your Name _______________________________

Educational Video - Video Project

Your assignment is to make a short educational video that will illustrate a basic concept. Think Sesame Street!

You must be the onscreen host for this project. You will introduce the topic and tell about it, and each time a concept is mentioned, you must also give reinforcement by placing a title on top of the video.

You may select from the topics below, or suggest one of your own:

Near & Far

Tall & Short

Colors (you must use objects that are normally that color, like a red apple, orange orange, purple grape, yellow banana, etc.)

Sizes - Big & Medium & Small

Inside & Outside (this block is outside the box, this block is inside the box, etc.)

Under & Over

Happy & Sad

Morning, Afternoon, Night

Counting - Illustrate numbers counting to 10. Use objects like pennies or crayons.

Length - One Inch, One Foot, Ten Feet, etc.

Locations - Ahead, Behind, Beside, Under, Over

Geometric Objects - Square, Circle, Rectangle, Trapezoid - Demonstrate objects in nature, or buildings, for example

Simple Machines - Lever, Inclined Plane, Wheel and Axle, Screw, Wedge, Pulley

Patterns - which pattern does not match (such as a series of 2 green buttons, 2 red buttons and 2 green buttons)

Liquid measurement - cup, gallon, litre, teaspoon, drop

Groups of Things -- Things that swim - Things that run - Things made of wood - Noises animals make

Things you will need in your project

Introduction - introduce yourself, and say what concept you will be teaching

Title - lay an animated title on top of your introduction when you mention the topic

Basic Idea - explain the fundamental ideas of your concept - what is the definition of near & far, or tall & short?

Comparison shots - you must have at least 6 sets of shots which illustrate your concept (For example: This tree is tall; This bush is short; This tree is very tall; This plant is very short)

Credits

Length - Your finished project must be at least 1-1/2 minutes long, though no longer than 3 minutes

Web page, movie file, banner, and thumb - usual routine for placing on the web

List your choice of concept here: