Student+Created+Videos+for+Assessment

Jason LePera Student Teacher Spring Semester - 8th grade physical science jason.lepera(at)gmail.com
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I completed my student teaching requirement with Kristy Lathrop at Mesa Middle School in Douglas County. One of the units I created revolved around the following standard:


 * "Identify and calculate the direction and magnitude of the forces that act on an object, and explain the results in the object’s change of motion"**

The students used labs and activities throughout the unit to investigate Newton's Laws of motion, forces, velocity, and acceleration. I created this project as part of their summative assessment. Since Mesa is an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program school, the students needed to be able to apply their understanding of the content to answer the guiding question within the Area of Interaction of Human Ingenuity. Thus, the students needed to consider why and how we, as humans, create and what consequences result from our creations. Here are the directions that were given to my students.

**Forces and Motion Video Assessment**

Create a 30 - 90 second video that answers the following question: __“How can we use an understanding of forces, motion, and Newton’s Laws to benefit our lives?”__

 You may work in groups of 2 - 3. This project should be completed by the end of the period on the block days.

__**Tuesday**__ **Investigate** - Review your notes and research some practical applications of the topics we investigated in class. Come up with a scenario!

**Plan -**  Write an answer to the question that demonstrates your learning on the concepts of Forces, Motion (Velocity or Acceleration), and Newton’s three laws of motion. Consider what images/videos that you might use to illustrate your point.

__**Wednesday/Thursday**__ **Create -** Assemble your video using iMovie and clips and videos. Refer to the rubric for guidance.

__**Friday**__

 **Evaluate -**  Present your video for the class and provide constructive feedback for other groups.


 * || **4** || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">**3** || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">**2** || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">**1** ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Describe motion and predict the effects || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The video describes an example of velocity or acceleration of an object, and predicts the effects of an objects motion in great detail. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The video describes an example of velocity or acceleration of an object, and predicts the effects of an objects motion. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The video describes an example of velocity or acceleration of an object, but does not predict the effect of objects motion. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The video does not describe an example of motion of an object or predict the effect of objects motion. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Identify the forces acting on an object and describe how they relate to the motion || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student has identified 2 forces acting on an object and described how they relate to motion in great detail. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student has identified 2 forces acting on an object and described how they relate to motion || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student has identified 1 force acting on an object and described how it relates to motion. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student has not identified a force acting on an object. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Identify Newton’s Laws of Motion in real world scenarios. Use them to predict outcomes. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student has identified 2 laws of motion in a real world scenario and used them to predict outcomes in great detail || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student has identified 2 laws of motion in a real world scenario and used them to predict outcomes. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student has identified 1 law of motion in a real world scenario and predicted 1 outcome or has identified 2 laws of motion and has not predicted one or less outcomes. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student has not identified a law of motion in a real world scenario. ||

Here are a couple of the videos that were created by students for this project (both are in YouTube):

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As you can see, the students used this project to demonstrate their understanding of motion and forces. As expected, some of the projects that are not featured did not tie these concepts to real world concepts. I actually gave the students an extra period to complete their videos, and I liked keeping their timeline short. It kept the students on task and focused. Overall, this project made the level of their understanding evident and provided students with the opportunity to implement 21st Century Learning.