MultiMedia Tools

Lesson Idea Name: Student Created Water Cycle Movie

Content Area: Earth Science
Grade Level(s): 6th Grade
Content Standard Addressed: S6E3 a. b.

S6E3. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to recognize the significant role of water in Earth
processes.

a. Ask questions to determine where water is located on Earth’s surface (oceans, rivers, lakes, swamps,
groundwater, aquifers, and ice) and communicate the relative proportion of water at each location.

b. Plan and carry out an investigation to illustrate the role of the sun’s energy in atmospheric conditions that
lead to the cycling of water. (Clarification statement: The water cycle should include evaporation,
condensation, precipitation, transpiration, infiltration, groundwater, and runoff.)

Technology Standard Addressed: ISTE-S6. b.

6. Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the
platforms, tools, styles, formats, and digital media appropriate to their goals.

b. Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.

Selected Technology Tool:

☐ Movie (list application): Kizoa
☐ Audio (list application):
☐ Other: (list)
URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable): https://www.kizoa.com/

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

☐ Remembering ☐ Understanding ☐ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐ Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

☐ Level 1: Awareness ☐ Level 2: Exploration ☐ Level 3: Infusion ☐ Level 4: Integration
☐ Level 5: Expansion ☐ Level 6: Refinement

Universal Design for Learning (UDL): This assignment can be done with partners pairing a struggling student
with a proficient one. Students can also use a word bank if additional support is needed.

Engagement: The students will be engaged in the manipulation of technology to further enhance their
familiarity with how to operate technology.

Representation: This lesson allows each student who create a unique story to represent what they know.

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Action and Expression: By using their knowledge of the water cycle along with their experiences throughout
the water cycle unit students will be able to express their understanding through a Video.

Lesson idea implementation: Students will be tasked with coming up with a story of water droplets in the
ocean and their journey of being separated through the water cycle and coming back together. As students
use stop motion, iMovie, or another video app of their choice, the teacher will walk around and assist when
needed. Students will first come up with a story board, which tells an outline of the story they will tell through
their video. Next, they will begin recording their movies. I will introduce this lesson by showing the
introduction video I created that is linked above. This process will take 3 days. One day to introduce and allow
them to brainstorm their story, another to finish brainstorming and begin recording, and the third day to
clean up their videos and complete it. The students will be assessed by providing accurate information
throughout their story. The final product should conclude that everyone understands the water cycle. I will
provide feedback to the students by allowing other students and myself to ask questions and/ or give
compliments, as well as a written not from me.

Importance of technology: This project is completely based on using a multimedia authoring tool. Without
this technology it can be created through just a storyboard, which would not yield the same professional
product that the students are so proud of when they complete this on the multimedia authoring tools. This
could be done as a powerpoint but this is so overused in schools of today.

Inspiration (optional):

https://youtu.be/zBnKgwnn7i4 How does rain form and what is the water cycle? by Met Office. I used this
explanation to animate the movement of the water through the cycle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLGmddxT178 Mr. Lee - Water Cycle rap ("Started From The Bottom"
remix) This is a catchy tune for my musically inclined students.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM-59ljA4Bs Another great song to add from Gonoodle. Has great dance
moves and a catchy tune.

Internet Safety and Student Privacy: Teachers need to monitor students and themselves closely to make sure
they're not using or sharing copyrighted material in their videos. Teacher's must also closely manage the
students' use of the internet and track the content that their students are viewing or sharing. Internet safety
and student privacy is crucial.
Reflective Practice: This is a great lesson for students to use their creativity to produce a product from what
they have learned. I see this lesson as being a end of the unit assessment.

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