Stop Motion Animation Video Reflection

The topic of our stop motion animation video is ‘Photosynthesis’. It describes how photosynthesis and cellular respiration work together to form a cycle which repeats over and over again! It is targeted for upper elementary or middle school aged students and meets the standard “SB1: Biology ‘Patterns in living systems’”. Our video helps students understand the concept of photosynthesis and its importance to all living things because there are step by step pictures showing each important step. To achieve this, we drew out the steps of photosynthesis and took continuous pictures to make the video. Our creativity is shown through the different drawings we did and the fact that we decided to use a whiteboard rather then the suggested use of clay or paper figures. I value the video because I had to personally put in the work to combine the pictures, music, and narration to create it. I think I benefit the most because I saw the video come to life from a bunch of different pieces and I put a lot of effort into the process of making the final video. If you are creating a video of your own, I would advise you to not be afraid to try multiple things before you find one idea that works. It is also important to stretch your imagination and input your personal creativity wherever possible.