Create a Commercial for Bill Nye Your job

Create a Commercial for Bill Nye • Your job is to create a 1 -3 minute commercial on a topic we learned about this year in science – Or a music video • You and your partners (2 -4 people at most) are to create commercial- it can have actors or not, it can be computerized- if you have the computer skills, or filmed with Mrs. Shepherd’s camera • You must have a script/pre-written story board with what will be said and what will be filmed • You must have 3 - 5 correct facts stated in the commercial all related to a specific topic of your choice

Step 1 - Design thinking • Brainstorm as many topics and facts that you can remember from class this year- think about labs we did, worksheets, concepts etc. • Take 3 -5 minutes and come up with a list

Topics and concepts for commercials • • • • • Inferences versus evidence, scientific method Photosynthesis Cellular respiration Food/energy pyramids Mutualism/commensalism/ parasitism Chemical vs. physical properties/reactions States of matter and movement of particles Phase changes and physical changes Endothermic and exothermic reactions Rock cycle Layers and relative dating Weathering chemical vs. mechanical Earthquakes and or volcanoes Tectonic plates and boundaries Waves Forces, mass, gravity newton’s laws Conservation of mass/ energy Heat- conduction, convection, radiation Potential energy vs. kinetic energy Simple machines

Step 2 -Design Thinking • Brainstorm 2 – Pick two groups/subjects that you think you know the most about. – Develop as many ideas for these three groups as possible DO NOT set yourself on an idea yet this is still brainstorming – THIS SHOULD TAKE 15 -20 minutes – Come up with as many ideas as possible

Step 3 - Design thinking • After this 20 minutes pick 1 topic that you think you like best, and look at all of your ideas • h • Pick your teams favorite idea and do further brainstorming (15 - 20 min) JUST BRAINSTORMING

Step 4 - Design thinking • Prototype- come up with a brief rough script/storyboard for your commercial • YOU WILL TURN IN PROTOTYPE FOR POINTS • Design sets/costumes/etc • Revise/gather materials create or shoot