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ACTIVITY in Culminating Project. Last updated March 25, 2020.

In this activity, students will pick a concept to bring to life in a stop-motion video.

High school

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to

This lesson supports students’ understanding of

Teacher Preparation: 10 minutes

Lesson: 10 minutes to multiple class periods (depending on how the assignment is assigned)

No specific safety precautions need to be observed.

This resource could be used as a post-AP Chemistry exam activity.
This project requires some knowledge by the teacher of how to create a stop-motion video.
Students can work alone or in groups.
This activity is discussed in a Chemistry Solutions article about formative and summative assessment.

	Not present (1 ea)	Fair (2 ea)	Adequate (3 ea)	Good (4 ea)	Excellent (5 ea)
Creativity	Boring.	Bearable.	Watchable.	Interesting.	Captivating.
Chemistry	Very little chemistry present. No IB hours.	Chemistry only plays a minor part. No IB hours.	Some chemistry.	Chemistry well represented.	Excellent chemical content.
Props	Uses 1 prop.	2 to 4 props.	5 to 7 props.	7 to 9 props	More than 10 props.
Content	No ideas.	1 chemistry idea.	2 chemistry ideas.	3 chemistry ideas.	4 chemistry ideas.
Explanation	Only facts presented.	Few facts explained.	Facts explained.	Facts explained in a somewhat entertaining manner.	Facts explained using a memorable method.
Animation quality.	Very jerky and disjointed.		Watchable.		Smooth.
TOTAL	__________/30pts

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