Science+Fiction+Project

Science Fiction toc

The Science
Your project must demonstrate complete understanding of the following concepts from Chapter 10.// 10 points each. Note – writing a definition of the word is not an acceptable way to demonstrate complete understanding. You must apply each concept in the context of your story.//
 *  Heat
 *  Temperature
 *  Thermal Energy
 *  Insulators and Conductors
 *  Thermal Expansion
 *  Specific Heat Capacity
 *  Phase Changes and Heating Curves
 *  Exothermic and Endothermic Chemical Reactions

The Fiction
Your project must tell a story that follows the format below. //5 points each.// Who are the characters in the story? Help us to get to know the background, personality, or traits of the main characters. What is the problem that the characters face (conflict)? Describe the problem so that we understand the significance of the situation. How do the characters solve the problem (climax and falling action)? Take us through the steps that the characters take in order to overcome their problem. How have the characters been altered or developed by the end? What effect did this adventure have on the characters’ personalities or outlooks? Have they grown or changed as a result of their experience?
 * Part 1 **
 * Part 2 **
 * Part 3 **
 * Part 4 **

Product Choices
**Part 1:** Write a movie script. **Part 2:** Perform your movie using a video camera or scenes recorded with a digital camera and put together on movie maker. **Part 1:** Write a story and type it on Microsoft Word. Needs to be double spaced with 12 point font and divided into the four sections. **Part 2:** Read your story and record it using the iPod or Snowball Microphone. **Part 1:** Plan a digital photo story by listing familiar objects or scenes that help explain the concepts. Write a script to explain how each photo will explain the concepts. **Part 1:** Make rough sketches of diagrams or photographs that you could create to help tell the story of heat and heat technology. Write narrative sentences that explain each diagram or photograph.
 * __Movie__ **
 * __Written Story__ **
 * __Photo Story__ **
 * Part 2:** Create the digital photo story using Garage Band or Movie Maker.
 * __Voice Thread__ **
 * Part 2:** Create a voice thread using  digital photos, photographed drawings, or graphics created on the computer.

Refer to the checklist in part one and briefly write how your project shows complete understanding of each topic.
 * Self Evaluation: **