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Time Will Tell: Using Time Lapse Photography and Digital Storytelling in Science

Time Will Tell: Using Time Lapse Photography and Digital Storytelling in Science. Roger Pence, MA Ed. Benicia Middle School Touro University California NSTA Area Conference Denver, CO2013 rogpence@gmail.com Wiki resources : http:// dsinscience.wikispaces.com. Session Agenda.

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Time Will Tell: Using Time Lapse Photography and Digital Storytelling in Science

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  1. Time Will Tell: Using Time Lapse Photography and Digital Storytelling in Science

    Roger Pence, MA Ed. Benicia Middle School Touro University California NSTA Area Conference Denver, CO2013 rogpence@gmail.com Wiki resources: http://dsinscience.wikispaces.com
  2. Session Agenda Time-lapse vs. Stop Action Photography What are the Learning Goals? What Skills Do Students Practice? How are time-lapse stories constructed? Samples of Student Work Equipment, Software, and Techniques What do students have to say about this (their words not mine) Practical considerations and classroom handouts
  3. Time-lapse vs. Stop Action Photography Time-lapse aims to show slow-moving events quickly Examples: flowers blooming, clouds passing, decomposition, etc. Stop-action aims to “freeze” a moment in time for accurate and keen observation Examples: a bullet from a gun, an explosion, pollen bursting from a flower, etc. Slow-motion aims to “slow” the movement of something down for observation
  4. What are the Learning Goals? Students will be able to: Accurately and keenly observe a slowly unfolding event and record those observations Use digital technology to photograph the event so as to compress the real-time unfolding into 60-90 seconds of time Research the underlying reasons for why we see what we see Write an accompanying narrative script describing the changes observed and why they occur Use video editing program to record live voice narration that describes the time-lapse video Produce a final, sharable version
  5. The “Old Way” before good digital technology
  6. What Skills Do Students Practice? Observation Recording of observed changes Photography Researching Problem-Solving Collaboration Writing Voice Recording All related technology pieces
  7. How are time-lapse stories constructed? A suitable event is chosen Practice photographing the event Choice of suitable interval to end up with 30-40 discreet shots (every 5 minutes to 12-24 hour intervals depending on event pace) Weaving observations into a coherent story What needs description? Why, why and why? Raw pictures are inserted into an editing program such as iMovie, Windows Live Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere Elements, etc. Individual shot duration decided upon to produce 60-90 seconds running time Voice recorded into program to provide accurate, revealing voiceover
  8. The Assignment Overarching, guiding question: How can we show and describe scientifically events that happen too slow for us to see in real time? Classroom Handout (uploaded to NSTA scheduler)
  9. Samples of Student Work Sunset on Carquinez Strait - good narration Chia Pet Movement of Shadows Flower Blooming - good tech narration Night and Day Day’s Light - overall good example Bean Seed Growth – good photography Sunset – ELL student Molding Bread/Fruit - great narration Egg in Vinegar – good collaborative work by three girls
  10. Equipment, Software, and Techniques Cameras and Photo Equipment Digital camera (manually time shutter) Phone with good camera (can download app fro iPhone) Time-lapse camera (I have a Brinno see actual) Computers and Tablet PC, Mac, iPad, other tablet, iPhone Software Mac: iMovie or Adobe Premiere Elements PC: Windows Live Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere Elements iPhone/iPad: Osnap!, Lapse-it, or others Lighting considerations Consistent and appropriate for subject/camera If photographing sun/moon, test for camera “washout”
  11. Let’s Make a Quick One! Obtain time-lapse photo set (one obtained from Brinno) Observe and Write Script (draft) Time script narration to adjust video length (1 minute) Record narration Add titles, credits Finalize (Share) movie
  12. What do students have to say about this (their words not mine) “The only factor was the wind” (problem solving) “I managed to work harder and it turned out just fine” (grit) “This may help me in the future for other projects or similar situations” (transferable skills) “Overall, I think I learned a lot and tried my best” “I learned things I didn’t expect to” “I had to do a lot or research on the internet to create this video…but it was fun”
  13. Practical considerations and classroom handouts Time Will Tell Project Directions Time Will Tell Script Checklist Offer groups of 2-3 so as to cover equipment needs.
  14. Thanks for your time and attention. rogpence@gmail.com https://dsinscience.wikispaces.com
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