ACTIVITY TITLE: LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION!

SUBJECT AREAS: History, Science, Technology


YOUR INVESTIGATION:

Movies take us to foreign lands and cultures, plunge us into events that took place long before we were born, and even rocket us into outer space. They have a profound influence on our lives and record the events of our existence.
You are an inhabitant of another galaxy, viewing Earth and its development. Due to the time it takes light to travel, you are seeing Earth as it was when movies were born.

What information about this birth will you relay back to your superiors?
If you could make a movie that would have a great impact on the lives of the Earthlings, what would it be about?
You will be giving Earth a gift...the next step in the advancement of movie technology...what is your gift?


QUESTIONS TO GUIDE YOU:

1. What were the earliest inventions that led to modern movie technology?
   
2. What influence did this new media have on the lives of the people?
   
3. What advantages did it bring?
   
4. How long did it take for changes to occur?
   
   
   

SUGGESTIONS FOR SHARING:

Create your own magic lantern show, making glass slides.
Create a "flip book" and show us how motion was put into pictures.
Make a "shoe box movie".

SITE TO SEARCH:

http://www.si.edu/nmah/ve/cinema/cinema.html (Smithsonian Institute)



Activity created by Joan Berger
Internet Educational Consultant
jberger5@concentric.net