I created a video outline of the experimental method for my middle school science students. I used my 4 year old daughter as the lead actress and iMovie to piece everything together.
The thing I found and always find most challenging was getting the audio the way I want it. I spent most of my time messing around with this aspect asking, “Did I just spend 10 minutes on 10 seconds of audio?”
Whenever I do a video project with my students I always go over audio as well as lighting and camera angles. Middle school students frequently have trouble with these concepts. I have a Storyboard planning sheet that helps them plan these filming variables.
I loved spending the time with my daughter (she loves being on YouTube) and my students always enjoy personal examples of concepts.