Objective: To demonstrate plate movement by creating a stop-motion animation video that will be shared with classmates and on-line.
You and your partners are going to
1.
Demonstrate how convection currents in the mantle are responsible for plate movement.
2.
Show the how the layers of the earth interact (mantle, crust, asthenosphere, lithosphere).
3.
Show how plate movement can be a constructive or destructive force.
Steps:
1.
Your group will need to create a story board to act as a rough draft of your video. Each major step of the plate movement process needs to be drawn out in advance of the photography portion. This helps you determine how you will depict the plate movement and what materials you will need to use in your animation
2.
Gather your materials.
3.
Begin taking photos. You will need to take approximately 250 pictures for a smooth 1 minute of video.
*
Start with a beginning, such as a ball of clay at the end of a table, and take your first photo.
It’s important to only move your object and not the camera. If you don’t have a tripod, you must keep your camera very still otherwise your video will be choppy and move around on the screen.
After you’ve taken your first photograph, move the object (the ball of clay) slightly in the direction you want it to travel and take another photo. Move it again by the same distance, and take one more. Continue this until the clay ball reaches where you want it to stop, just make sure that whatever movement your object makes is done slowly over several frames.
Finally, if you make a mistake while shooting, delete that picture on your camera and take another. This will save you from having to edit your film later
* adapted from; Campanaro, Jaclyn, “How to Make Stop Action Video Shorts with your Digital Camera”, Photojojo, 7 August
2006, http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/stop-motion-digital-camera/

Rubric
3414996
Excellent
Planning
3415001
Detailed planning
4
Excellent
4 pts
Detailed planning and storybording.
The storyboard was followed closely during animation.
3415002
Animation w as w
Animation
3415011
Animation is very
Animation is very smooth and the characters/objects have fairly natural movements. All frames are in focus.
3415012
Animation is smoo
Sound and
Titles/Credits
3415016
Sound effects, m
Sound effects, music, and titles/credits make the animation more interesting. Music and sound effects
"fit" perfectly with the animation.
3415017
Sound effects an
Convection
Currents
3414997
Good
3414998
Fair
3414999
Poor
3415000
Missing/Incomplet
3
Good
3 pts
Animation was well planned.
The storyboard was followed for the most part.
Final Animation could have been slightly better if more detailed planning was done.
3415003
Storyboard provid
2
Fair
2 pts
Storyboard provided a general idea that was not followed closely. Final
Animation could have been better if more detailed planning was done.
3415004
Inadequate plann
1
Poor
1 pts
Inadequate planning caused animation to be too short or to be confusing.
3415005
No storyboard
0
Missing/Inc.
0 pts
No storyboard
Sets, characters, and props were created but not animated.
Animation is smooth and there is very little distracting camera movement. Most frames are in focus.
3415013
Animation is choppy.
Camera movement is a little distracting.
3415014
Animation is very choppy. Camera is unsteady and distracting.
3415015
Animation is very
Sets, characters,
Animation is chop
Sound effects and music add to the movie experience.
Titles/credits are informative.
3415018
There w as proba
There was probably a better choice for sound effects and music.
Titles/credits were too long or distracting but were still informative.
3415019
Music and sound effects were distracting.
Titles/credits were too long and distracting.
3415020
Music, sound effe
Music, sound effects are missing
Convection currents are shown accurately and it is obvious how they contribute to plate movement
3415022
45-59 seconds
Convection currents are shown accurately and it is obvious how they contribute to plate movement, but with one minor error
Music and sound
Convection currents are shown accurately and it is obvious how they contribute to plate
Convection currents are shown inaccurately and
/or it is not obvious how they contribute to plate movement
3415025
Convection currents are not shown or are completely inaccurate

Plate Movement
3415063
The video explore
Plate interaction is shown correctly and the resulting landform is depicted correctly
3415023
30-44 seconds movement, but with two minor errors
3415024
14 seconds or les
Plate interaction is shown correctly and the resulting landform is depicted correctly but with one minor error
15-29 seconds
Plate interaction is shown correctly and the resulting landform is depicted correctly but with two minor errors
Plate interaction is shown incorrectly
or the resulting landform is depicted incorrectly
Plate interaction and the resulting landform is depicted completely inaccurately