Interactive Video Script Template
Lesson
Objective
Course
Semester
Unit
Lesson
Science 8
A
6
3
Students will identify how waterways are formed from repeated
patterns of precipitation and runoff.
CLIP A
Introduction – 45 to 60 seconds
Visual
Audio
<Image Label the image “Mississippi River
Watershed”>
When you look at the location of rivers
and the amount of water in them; the key
to how much water will be in a river and
how the land lies is the river’s
“watershed”.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mis
sissippi_River_Watershed.gif
<Image>
A watershed is an area of land that
catches precipitation or seeps it into a
marsh, stream or river.
http://www.pd4pic.com/massachusettsriver-stream-forest-reflections.html
<Image Display side by side>
The greatest factor that impacts
waterways is the amount of precipitation
that falls in the watershed as rain or snow.
http://www.pd4pic.com/storm-rain-thundertrees-puddles.html
http://www.pd4pic.com/snow-forest-bridgesnow-landscape.html
<Image>
When rain falls to the Earth, it does not
just sit there; it moves according to the
laws of gravity.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Run
off.jpg
<Image>
Some of this water replenishes the Earth’s
groundwater, but most of it flows downhill
as runoff.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Run
off_rushing_into_fields.jpg
<Image>
Runoff not only fills our rivers and lakes,
but it also changes the landscape through
erosion.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Run
off_of_soil_%26_fertilizer.jpg
Question for Clip A
Stem: What has the biggest impact on the
formation of waterways?
Answers for Question A
A. The amount of sunshine
B. The strength of the wind
C. The amount of precipitation
D. The location relative to a water tower
Correct Response C
Correct – Go to Clip B
Incorrect – Go to Clip E
CLIP B
<Image-Transition in images one at a
time>
Build on Introduction – 25 to 35 seconds
Flowing water has tremendous power, it
can move boulders and even has carved
out the Grand Canyon.
http://www.pd4pic.com/grand-canyon-usaarizona-gorge-mountains.html
http://www.pd4pic.com/lower-fallswaterfall-valley-canyon-gorge.html
<Image Drop in images from the top at the
same time>
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wat
er_loss_and_erosion_from_irrigation_runof
f_due_to_unregulated_watering.jpg
Runoff occurs during storms and
afterwards when much more water flows
into waterways.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vie
w_of_spring_runoff_in_wooded_area.jpg
<Image>
Runoff is considered to be the
uncontrolled precipitation that appears in
streams, rivers, drains and sewers.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gib
bonRiverSpringRunoff1993.jpg
<Image>
As development of land occurs, the
effects that it can have on precipitation
runoff will increase.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Me
asuring_surface_runoff.jpg
Question for Clip B
Stem: Runoff is
uncontrolled___________________ which
ends up in drains, streams, and eventually
rivers.
Answers for Question B
A. rocks
B. vegetation
C. precipitation
D. asphalt
Correct Response C
Correct – Go to Clip C
Incorrect – Go to Clip F
<Image>
CLIP C
Build on Clip B – 25 to 35 seconds
Visual
Audio
One of the most familiar types of natural
runoff is snowmelt.
http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/
219465
<Image>
Mountains that cannot absorb water from
heavy snowfall produce runoff that turns
into streams, rivers, and lakes.
http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/
219458
<Image Show images side by side>
Glaciers and snow are major contributors
to natural runoff.
http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/
900120
http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/12_08_2009
_uaq0TgfSRM_12_08_2009_3
<Image>
Runoff from glaciers is increasing as
climate change warms the Earth.
This is changing saltwater habitats as the
freshwater flows into the ocean.
http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/
824102
Question for Clip C
Stem: Glaciers are composed of
freshwater and the melting process has a
negative impact on the oceans because:
Answers for Question C
A. fisherman cannot catch fish anymore
B. many boats are having difficulty sailing
C. oceans are already too deep
D. the oceans are saltwater and their
habitats are being compromised
Correct Response D
Correct – Go to Clip D
Incorrect – Go to Clip G
CLIP D
Build on Clip C – 25 to 35 seconds
Visual
Audio
<Image-Show images side by side>
A rainstorm with heavy rains that fall in a
short amount of time can create flooding if
the waters are not carried away properly.
http://gallery.usgs.gov/search/Photos/runof
f/thumb/11_28_2014_bGVi0MLyx6_11_28
_2014_0/2
http://www.pd4pic.com/after-the-storm.html
<Image Show the drain image, then
transition in the 2nd one.>
A storm sewer intake is designed to
gather runoff from yards that border a
street.
Without the drain, water would collect at
the lowest point and cause flooding.
http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/
224908
http://www.pd4pic.com/danube-high-watercycle-path-away-street-flooded-1.html
<Image>
These intakes collect storm water and
carry it away under your streets…
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hild
esheim_Kanaldeckel.JPG
<Image>
Large pipes that are buried in the ground
carry this rainwater and send it on its way
to local creeks and streams.
http://pixabay.com/en/pipes-waterstainless-drainage-493091/
Question for Clip D
Stem: Storm drains are responsible for
carrying precipitation away from streets…
Answers for Question D
A. and replenishing the waterways every
time it rains
B. to avoid flooding
C. through large pipes that are
underground
D. all of the above
Correct Response D
Correct - Success Alert
Incorrect – Go to Clip H
CLIP E
Remediation for Clip A – 25 to 35 seconds
Visual
Audio
<Image>
Rivers will carve the land as well as build
it up as waters flow.
http://pixabay.com/en/river-water-meanderriver-loop-357818/
<Image Place an arrow across the width of
the river and one pointing downward into
the river>
As rivers flow, they cut both into and
across the earth through the process of
erosion.
http://pixabay.com/en/lake-bank-waterswater-river-sand-78515/
<Image>
http://pixabay.com/en/creek-river-naturelandscape-593146/
Over a period of time, rivers change the
land that they flow over by sculpting new
paths for themselves.
<Image display one at a time>
http://pixabay.com/en/abstract-aquabackground-clear-18214/
http://www.pd4pic.com/river-stones-soilpebble-background-stone.html
Question for Clip E
Stem: Waterways have the ability to
change the shape of the land and create:
Answers for Question E
A. more water
B. new land areas
C. boulders
D. mountains
The rocks, pebbles, and soil that are
carried downstream are deposited and
eventually create new land areas.
Correct Response B
Correct – Go to Clip B
Incorrect – Go to Clip F
CLIP F
Remediation for Clip B – 25 to 35 seconds
Visual
Audio
<Image Drop in one at a time>
All rivers and streams start at a high point.
This can be a mountain, hill or other
elevated areas.
http://pixabay.com/en/mountains-the-alpsrocks-view-221198/
http://www.pd4pic.com/back-of-the-ridgehiking-trail-ridge-hill-reported.html
<Image Place arrows showing downward
flow>
Water from rainfall or snowmelt starts at
the highest point and flows down to the
lower points.
http://pixabay.com/en/tracy-arm-alaskaglacier-ice-363705/
<Image>
As water flows, it accumulates water from
springs or other small streams and
eventually joins with other waterways.
http://www.pd4pic.com/stream-summergrass-rocks-rivers-clouds-landscape.html
<Image-Bring images up from the bottom,
one at a time>
http://pixabay.com/en/sunsetabendstimmung-lake-water-51890/
Ultimately, water from streams and rivers
will run into an inland body of water such
as a lake or into the ocean.
http://www.pd4pic.com/jamaica-coveocean-water-beach-relax-vacation.html
Question for Clip F
Stem: All rivers and streams start at a
________.
Answers for Question F
A. mouth
B. delta
C. low point
D. high point
Correct Response D
Correct – Go to Clip C
Incorrect – Intervention Alert – then Clip B
<Image>
CLIP G
Remediation for Clip C – 25 to 35 seconds
Visual
Audio
A river delta is the land area that is formed
at the mouth of a river.
http://gallery.usgs.gov/photos/05_10_2011
_f30Md55ccw_05_10_2011_0
<Image Show images one at a time>
Minerals and fertile soils are carried and
then deposited.
Some of the best farmlands are found in
river deltas, including the Nile delta in
Egypt.
http://www.pd4pic.com/nile-river-desertegypt.html
http://www.pd4pic.com/egypt-pyramidspharaonic-desert-egyptians-nile.html
<Image>
Rivers are like roads, they carry nutrients,
gases, and organisms in their waters.
http://www.pd4pic.com/africa-okaokavango-delta-wilderness-botswana.html
<Image Display the stream in the center,
then transition in the wildlife from each side
to the center>
http://pixabay.com/en/snowy-egret-egretbird-wildlife-355695/
http://pixabay.com/en/rainbow-trout-troutfish-fishing-231979/
Rivers drain rainwater and provide
habitats for plants and animals, as well as
shaping the features of the Earth.
http://www.pd4pic.com/germany-scenicstream-creek-water-reflections.html
Question for Clip G
Stem: The land that is formed at the mouth
of a river and is quite fertile for farming is
known as a __________.
Answers for Question G
A. lake
B. tributary
C. delta
D. ocean
Correct Response C
Correct – Go to Clip D
Incorrect – Go to Clip F
<Image>
CLIP H
Remediation for Clip D – 25 to 35 seconds
Visual
Audio
Waterways are powerful and ever
changing systems that alter the Earth’s
surface.
http://pixabay.com/en/river-rushing-waternature-scenery-216034/
<Image show the first image then transition
in the second one>
Visualize a mound of mashed potatoes…
Now, picture the gravy being poured over
them…
http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/
841873
http://www.pd4pic.com/food-gravy-homemade.html
<Image>
If you were to slowly pour the gravy, it
would carve paths into the mountain of
mashed potatoes-similar to precipitation
like rainfall or snow melt causing erosion.
http://www.morguefile.com/archive/display/
813622
<Image>
If you pour the gravy quickly, it will
overflow your mountain and end up on
your plate-comparable to runoff.
http://pixabay.com/en/river-waterturquoise-white-209755/
Question for Clip H
Stem: Two natural means of forming
waterways are ____________.
Answers for Question H
A. digging and excavating
B. erosion and corrosion
C. a single occurrence of rainfall and
snowfall
D. repeated patterns of runoff and
precipitation
Correct Response D
Correct – Success Alert
Incorrect – Go to Clip G