Learning objective
Video & Audio
Video and Audio Production
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Master recording, editing, sound design, and video production techniques from simple clips to multi-track compositions.
Y1 Sound Recording
Record clear vocal audio clips using digital microphones and play back voice notes.
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Microphones convert sound waves into digital audio signals. Hold the device about a hand-span away from your mouth, speak clearly in a quiet environment, and press the red Record button to capture your voice.
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Record Your Story Audio Note
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Identifies the record button and speaks into the device microphone.
Developing
Records a short voice note and presses play to listen back.
Secure (Goal)
Records clear speech, checks background noise, and re-records if necessary.
Mastery
Guides peers on microphone distance and volume levels for crisp vocal captures.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Y1 Sound Recording includes:
- Core Deliverable: Record Your Story Audio Note
- Target Quality: Records clear speech, checks background noise, and re-records if necessary.
- Excellence & Polish: Guides peers on microphone distance and volume levels for crisp vocal captures.
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Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Listen Think Pair
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Identifies the record button and speaks into the device microphone.
- Developing: Records a short voice note and presses play to listen back.
- Secure: Records clear speech, checks background noise, and re-records if necessary.
- Mastering: Guides peers on microphone distance and volume levels for crisp vocal captures.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.01.B.1.2
Outcome: VA.01.B.1.1 — Record clear vocal audio clips using digital microphones and play back voice notes.
PYP: Form · Digital recording tools capture spoken words and environmental sounds to share stories.
Learner profile: Inquirer
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Level 2: Y2 Video Capture
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Y2 Video Capture
Capture steady video footage using camera framing, landscape orientation, and good lighting.
Learning objective
To capture short, steady video clips holding the camera horizontally in well-lit conditions.
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When filming video for presentations or movies, always turn your camera horizontally (landscape orientation). Hold the device with both hands, rest your elbows against your chest for stability, and make sure light shines toward your subject rather than behind them.
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Film a 15-Second Science Demonstration
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Opens the camera app and switches to video recording mode.
Developing
Holds the camera horizontally and records a 10-second subject clip.
Secure (Goal)
Keeps the camera steady using two hands, frames subject cleanly, and ensures adequate lighting.
Mastery
Uses camera angles and stable posture to film professional-looking short takes.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Y2 Video Capture includes:
- Core Deliverable: Film a 15-Second Science Demonstration
- Target Quality: Keeps the camera steady using two hands, frames subject cleanly, and ensures adequate lighting.
- Excellence & Polish: Uses camera angles and stable posture to film professional-looking short takes.
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⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
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Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: See Think Wonder
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Opens the camera app and switches to video recording mode.
- Developing: Holds the camera horizontally and records a 10-second subject clip.
- Secure: Keeps the camera steady using two hands, frames subject cleanly, and ensures adequate lighting.
- Mastering: Uses camera angles and stable posture to film professional-looking short takes.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.01.B.1.2
Outcome: VA.01.B.1.2 — Capture steady video footage using camera framing, landscape orientation, and good lighting.
PYP: Function · Camera framing and lighting shape how visual messages are communicated.
Learner profile: Communicator
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Level 3: Y3 Audio Editing
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Y3 Audio Editing
Trim unwanted audio, split recording tracks, adjust volume gain, and add background music.
Learning objective
To trim unwanted pauses from audio recordings and mix speech with soft background music.
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Digital audio editors represent sound as waveforms. Tall peaks show loud sounds, while flat lines show silence. Use the Split tool to cut out mistakes and the Trim handles to crop unwanted edges. When adding background music under a voiceover, lower the music volume track so speech remains loud and clear.
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Edit a Mini Podcast Clip
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Loads an audio track into an editor and locates the playhead.
Developing
Trims silent gaps from the start and end of an audio recording.
Secure (Goal)
Splits clips to cut mistakes and balances vocal volume against background music tracks.
Mastery
Uses fade-in/fade-out transitions and precise waveform scrubbing to polish podcast tracks.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Y3 Audio Editing includes:
- Core Deliverable: Edit a Mini Podcast Clip
- Target Quality: Splits clips to cut mistakes and balances vocal volume against background music tracks.
- Excellence & Polish: Uses fade-in/fade-out transitions and precise waveform scrubbing to polish podcast tracks.
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⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
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Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
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Routine: Zoom In
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Loads an audio track into an editor and locates the playhead.
- Developing: Trims silent gaps from the start and end of an audio recording.
- Secure: Splits clips to cut mistakes and balances vocal volume against background music tracks.
- Mastering: Uses fade-in/fade-out transitions and precise waveform scrubbing to polish podcast tracks.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.02.B.1.1
Outcome: VA.02.B.1.1 — Trim unwanted audio, split recording tracks, adjust volume gain, and add background music.
PYP: Change · Editing and layering sound enhances the clarity and mood of audio storytelling.
Learner profile: Thinker
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Level 4: Y4 Video Editing
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Y4 Video Editing
Assemble multi-clip video sequences, trim dead space, add crossfade transitions, and insert lower-third titles.
Learning objective
To import multiple video clips onto a timeline, trim dead space, and apply smooth transitions and title overlays.
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A non-linear video editor uses a timeline. Drag clips onto the timeline in logical order. Use trim handles to remove camera wobble at the start/end of takes. Add subtle Crossfade transitions between different scenes, and insert lower-third text graphics to introduce speakers or locations.
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Edit a School News Report Video
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Imports video clips into a video project timeline.
Developing
Arranges clips in sequential order and trims clip ends.
Secure (Goal)
Uses crossfade transitions between scenes and overlays lower-third text titles.
Mastery
Paces cuts to match narrative flow and uses title templates consistently across a mini-documentary.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Y4 Video Editing includes:
- Core Deliverable: Edit a School News Report Video
- Target Quality: Uses crossfade transitions between scenes and overlays lower-third text titles.
- Excellence & Polish: Paces cuts to match narrative flow and uses title templates consistently across a mini-documentary.
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Routine: Before and After
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Imports video clips into a video project timeline.
- Developing: Arranges clips in sequential order and trims clip ends.
- Secure: Uses crossfade transitions between scenes and overlays lower-third text titles.
- Mastering: Paces cuts to match narrative flow and uses title templates consistently across a mini-documentary.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.02.B.1.1
Outcome: VA.02.B.1.2 — Assemble multi-clip video sequences, trim dead space, add crossfade transitions, and insert lower-third titles.
PYP: Connection · Structuring video sequences and titles communicates factual stories effectively.
Learner profile: Principled
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Level 5: Y5 Foley & Sound Design
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Y5 Foley & Sound Design
Create Foley sound effects, mix multi-track audio, synchronize sound events to video cues, and apply EQ/reverb.
Learning objective
To produce custom Foley sound effects, synchronize them with video action cues, and balance multi-track audio mix.
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Foley is the reproduction of everyday sound effects added to film in post-production. Sound designers record everyday props (crunching cereal for footsteps in snow, flapping gloves for bird wings) and line up the sound peaks exactly with the action on screen using multi-track audio timelines.
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Sound Design an Animated Scene
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Identifies sound effects needed for a short video scene.
Developing
Records custom Foley sounds (e.g. footsteps, rustling paper) using everyday objects.
Secure (Goal)
Aligns Foley effects precisely with visual cues on the video timeline and adjusts audio track volumes.
Mastery
Uses equalizer (EQ) and reverb effects to match room acoustics and creates immersive soundscapes.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Y5 Foley & Sound Design includes:
- Core Deliverable: Sound Design an Animated Scene
- Target Quality: Aligns Foley effects precisely with visual cues on the video timeline and adjusts audio track volumes.
- Excellence & Polish: Uses equalizer (EQ) and reverb effects to match room acoustics and creates immersive soundscapes.
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⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
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Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: See Think Wonder
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Identifies sound effects needed for a short video scene.
- Developing: Records custom Foley sounds (e.g. footsteps, rustling paper) using everyday objects.
- Secure: Aligns Foley effects precisely with visual cues on the video timeline and adjusts audio track volumes.
- Mastering: Uses equalizer (EQ) and reverb effects to match room acoustics and creates immersive soundscapes.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.03.B.1.1
Outcome: VA.03.B.1.1 — Create Foley sound effects, mix multi-track audio, synchronize sound events to video cues, and apply EQ/reverb.
PYP: Perspective · Sound design and Foley effects evoke emotion and enhance narrative realism.
Learner profile: Knowledgeable
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Level 6: Y6 Green Screen & Export
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Y6 Green Screen & Export
Produce chroma key green screen composites, multi-layer video tracks, export MP4/H.264 video files, and manage media rights.
Learning objective
To film against a green screen, key out the background, composite multi-layer video, and export encoded MP4 video files.
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Chroma Key (green screening) removes a specific color background so a video subject can be placed in front of any digital background. Film with bright, even lighting to eliminate shadows on the green backdrop. In your video editor, apply the Chroma Key tool, select the green shade, adjust tolerance, and export the final project as an MP4 (H.264) video.
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Produce a Green Screen World Report
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Understands how green screen backgrounds can be replaced digitally.
Developing
Applies a basic Chroma Key filter in a video editor to swap a green background.
Secure (Goal)
Smooths green screen keying edges, overlays digital background video, and exports 1080p MP4 files.
Mastery
Produces multi-layer video compositions with color grading, licensed audio, and optimized render settings.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Y6 Green Screen & Export includes:
- Core Deliverable: Produce a Green Screen World Report
- Target Quality: Smooths green screen keying edges, overlays digital background video, and exports 1080p MP4 files.
- Excellence & Polish: Produces multi-layer video compositions with color grading, licensed audio, and optimized render settings.
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⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
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Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: See Think Wonder
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Understands how green screen backgrounds can be replaced digitally.
- Developing: Applies a basic Chroma Key filter in a video editor to swap a green background.
- Secure: Smooths green screen keying edges, overlays digital background video, and exports 1080p MP4 files.
- Mastering: Produces multi-layer video compositions with color grading, licensed audio, and optimized render settings.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: CM.03.B.1.1
Outcome: VA.03.B.1.2 — Produce chroma key green screen composites, multi-layer video tracks, export MP4/H.264 video files, and manage media rights.
PYP: Reflection · Compositing and video publishing enable global media presentation and advocacy.
Learner profile: Reflective
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