With the help of my partner, we created a stop animation video that will teach young students about the water cycle
Stop animation
The process of making this stop animation video was both new and intriguing. So much preparation and thought went into every single picture that is seen in this video. Our target audience for this video is elementary school students who are just beginning to learn about the Water Cycle. This video follows the life of one single raindrop named Charlie, who is just about to go on his first trip around the water cycle.
The video that we created addresses some Performance Standards for grades K-12. These standards include:
S4E3 Students will differentiate between the states of water and how they relate to the water cycle and weather.
a. Demonstrate how water changes states from solid (ice) to liquid (water) to gas (water vapor/steam) and changes from gas to liquid to solid.
b.Identify the temperatures at which water becomes a solid and at which water becomes a gas.
c. Investigate how clouds are formed.
d. Explain the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, and precipitation).
e. Investigate different forms of precipitation and sky conditions (rain, snow, sleet, hail, clouds, and fog).
S6E3 Students will recognize the significant role of water in earth processes.
b. Relate various atmospheric conditions to stages of the water cycle.
My partner and I believe that this video will help get the basics of the concept of the Water Cycle down. It is important that a teacher lay a foundation before adding specific details, and I believe that our video lays a very strong foundation. This video creatively displays the water cycle by creating a story behind the cycle, we made a main character and followed him on his adventure. We wanted to make it "Dora the Explorer-esque". Also, through the use of our backgrounds and props, we created an effective and entertaining video.
By allowing students to create educational videos, it allows the information to be presented in a way that is easier to understand. Since we are older students creating videos for younger students, we know exactly what they need to hear and how they need to hear it. In relation to OER, our video is available for all to see and hopefully gain some new information from.
Happy watching, I hope you enjoy our stop animation video over The Water Cycle!
Click here to watch our video.
The video that we created addresses some Performance Standards for grades K-12. These standards include:
S4E3 Students will differentiate between the states of water and how they relate to the water cycle and weather.
a. Demonstrate how water changes states from solid (ice) to liquid (water) to gas (water vapor/steam) and changes from gas to liquid to solid.
b.Identify the temperatures at which water becomes a solid and at which water becomes a gas.
c. Investigate how clouds are formed.
d. Explain the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, and precipitation).
e. Investigate different forms of precipitation and sky conditions (rain, snow, sleet, hail, clouds, and fog).
S6E3 Students will recognize the significant role of water in earth processes.
b. Relate various atmospheric conditions to stages of the water cycle.
My partner and I believe that this video will help get the basics of the concept of the Water Cycle down. It is important that a teacher lay a foundation before adding specific details, and I believe that our video lays a very strong foundation. This video creatively displays the water cycle by creating a story behind the cycle, we made a main character and followed him on his adventure. We wanted to make it "Dora the Explorer-esque". Also, through the use of our backgrounds and props, we created an effective and entertaining video.
By allowing students to create educational videos, it allows the information to be presented in a way that is easier to understand. Since we are older students creating videos for younger students, we know exactly what they need to hear and how they need to hear it. In relation to OER, our video is available for all to see and hopefully gain some new information from.
Happy watching, I hope you enjoy our stop animation video over The Water Cycle!
Click here to watch our video.