Project Layout
Required Information
Your movie must contain the following information:
Choose 5
You must choose any 5 of the following options to include in your iMovie as individual scenes:
Use the research organizer distributed in class to record all of the information that you have collected.
iMovie Project
Your iMovie can be reflect your personal design style, but must follow a few basic guidelines:
As an example, I have created an iMovie for myself. You do not necessarily have to follow my theme, but can look at it as a starting point to design your own. I created the movie in iMovie Trailers, and kept an organized layout by filling in the outline, storyboard and shot list.
Your movie must contain the following information:
- The first, middle (if applicable) and last name of your scientist.
- One sentence explaining why your scientist is famous.
- A picture of your scientist.
- Date of birth.
- City and country of birth. (Must include an image of country of birth)
- Specific location where he/she conducted their work.
- Date of death. If your scientist is still alive, how old is he/she now?
- 3-5 sentences summarizing your scientist's accomplishments, in your own words.
Choose 5
You must choose any 5 of the following options to include in your iMovie as individual scenes:
- A quote about science by your scientist.
- Additional pictures of your scientist.
- A picture of what they worked on. Ex: if he invented the microscope, include a picture of a microscope.
- Educational background. What college(s) did he/she graduate from?
- Any additional jobs held by the scientist outside the science field. Ex: Gregor Mendel is known as the “Father of Genetics” for his work with pea plants. He was also a monk.
- Family information. Provide names of parents, spouses, children, brothers, sisters, etc. when applicable.
- List 3 events that happened in history when this scientist became famous. Events should include specific wars, top movie for the year, top song for the year or other discoveries.
- The name(s) of other scientists that your scientist worked with.
- Has anything been named after your scientist? If so, include the city and country. Ex: colleges, cities, museums, etc.
Use the research organizer distributed in class to record all of the information that you have collected.
iMovie Project
Your iMovie can be reflect your personal design style, but must follow a few basic guidelines:
- All movies must be at least 1 minute in length
- The name of your scientist must be clearly visible on your first movie scene. Anyone who watches your movie should be able to tell which scientist you researched.
- A iMovie theme must be followed. Meaning, your movie should use theme all the way through.
- Creating the iMovie on computer is preferred, but if you would like you may use the Trailer option in iMovie.
- Your name must be included in the credits along with citatiions from your sources of information.
As an example, I have created an iMovie for myself. You do not necessarily have to follow my theme, but can look at it as a starting point to design your own. I created the movie in iMovie Trailers, and kept an organized layout by filling in the outline, storyboard and shot list.