What is Movie Maker?

Movie Maker is a video editing/creating software application which lets users edit their own home movies.  It contains features like effects, transitions, title/credits, audio track, timeline narration and Auto Movie.  You can upload pictures and video clips to make your own personalized movie.

Hands on Activity 

The students will put together a movie based on a specific planet of their choice.  The movie will include:

-5 facts about your planet

-2 photos of your planet

The planets that the students can choose from are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (Dwarf Planet).

Websites you can use are:

 http://www.kidsastronomy.com

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm  

Criteria for video:

-Must be at no more than 10 slides

-Must include 5 facts

-Must include at least 2 photo

Students must also write a one page paper about the planet that they researched, incorporating the 5 facts into the paper.

What are the classroom uses for Movie Maker?

Movie Maker is a great application for all teachers to use.  Teachers can use this application to make a movie that they plan to teach, adding to lessons or even as a review for the students.

Tutorial Resources for Future Learning:

 http://www.saskschools.ca/resources/techref/moviemaker/movie.html  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZXK68NS7gU

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=D6BA5972-328E-4DF7-8F9D-068FC0F80CFC&displaylang=en   

State Standards Used:

5th grade-Strand 6-Concept 3-PO 1 and 2

PO1.  Identify the known planets of the solar system

PO2.  Describe the distinguishing characteristics of the known planets in the solar system.

By:  Kellie Pool & Jessica Fallon