Making Videos
Learn how to make your own videos with CEEE curriculum, hands-on workshops, and video resources offering students immersive experiences in climate science through filmmaking.
This resource collection provides tools for engaging students in creating short films and animations on scientific and environmental topics. It features the Lens on Climate Change (LOCC) program, where Colorado students, guided by science and film mentors, produced films on local climate change issues. Educators can use the "Sharing Science With Film" guide to teach filmmaking techniques applicable to any topic and additional resources include lesson plans on film production, how to videos on film making, and a Stop-Motion Animation Workshop guide for creating short animations.
The Lens on Climate Change (LOCC) program engaged Colorado middle and high school students in documenting the effects of climate change and environmental issues in their communities through film production. Guided by science and film mentors, students researched topics, planned scripts, filmed interviews, and edited their work using professional techniques. LOCC used an innovative approach to teaching science and technology & project-based, student-directed learning with a place-based hook.
Explore the curriculum materials developed to support classroom implementation of the LOCC program below and use the LOCC Educator Guide, "Sharing Science with Film," to conduct your own filmmaking investigations. Additionally, discover our video library of student-made films to see the impactful work created through the program.
In collaboration with Interamericana University of Arecibo and community partners JAJA, Lentes en Cambio Climático (LECC) engaged Colorado middle and high school students in exploring climate change in their community through filmmaking.
Explore student-made films from LECC here!
