Step-by Step to Creating Your Spark 101 Video

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• Use language that will be familiar to high school students; avoid using undefined industry or company-specific terms and be sure to explain acronyms that are used

• Ensure that your video is approximately 10 minutes long• Consider using existing images and video clips for voice-over

segments that would give students more insight into your company’s career opportunities

• Look at the CSI: Biopharmaceuticals – Fishbone at http://www.spark101.org/video/fishbone/ for a good example of a Spark 101 video

Tips for getting started:

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Duplicate and use this slide throughout your video presentation to share related photos, documents, diagrams, or other resources that the team used in finding the solution.

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• Briefly introduces the presenter(s), including names and positions

• Sets up the problem in an engaging and dynamic way

Prepare a short and motivating introduction that:

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Problem/Motivation

Segment I (2 to 5 minutes)

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Identify the challenge solved by your team.

State an authentic problem:

Example: How can a team of scientists travel for 50 days from the South Pole to the coast of Antarctica using nothing but renewable energy as the power source?

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List and explain the constraints to solving the problem.

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Examples:• How can the needed hardware and software be acquired considering

possible budget limitations?• What college degrees would scientists need to work on this problem?

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Summarize key points of

Segment I here.

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End Segment I (2 to 5 minutes) by asking the students:

“Given what you have learned about the problem, how might you solve it?”

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End of Segment I

Video may be paused for

classroom discussion.

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Solving the Problem

Segment II (2 to 5 minutes)

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Include information about:• Obstacles and roadblocks encountered• What went well• What you learned from it• What you would do differently next time

Show how you solved the problem:

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Make sure that the solution refers back to the constraints/considerations mentioned in Segment I.

Show how you solved the problem:

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Make references to the STEM-Related National Courses found at http://www.spark101.org/industry-professionals/ to make direct connections to course content with the information you are sharing.

Show how you solved the problem:

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Consider collaborating with your technical or human resources staff to write a caption or a question here.

Examples:• After viewing the first two segments of the video, does the solution

to the problem make sense to you? What would you change?• What have you learned in your [subject} class that will help you

create a solution to the problem?

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Summarize key points of

Segment II here.

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End Segment II (2 to 5 minutes) by asking the students:

“Now that you’ve learned how we solved this problem, how does our solution compare with your solution?” AND/OR “How could what you learned in this segment help you to solve related problems or innovate something new?”

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End of Segment II

Video may be paused for

classroom discussion.

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Future Impact/Meaning

Segment III (2 to 3 minutes)

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Share your passion for the profession, why you entered it, and how it fulfills you. Inspire and spark interest!

Identify the overall meaning of your presentation:

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Ask questions to extend students’ thinking about their college and career plans.

Identify the overall meaning of your presentation:

Examples:• In what subjects do you excel? Where is your passion? • What would you like to do that wouldn’t feel like “work?”

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• Highlight relevant high school courses to take• Suggest possible college majors and courses to

take• Identify opportunities to pursue

Discuss requirements for working in your field:

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Conclude with an inspiring, motivating statement:

Example: “The skills and experiences it takes to solve problems like this are similar to those that scientists are using to build probes that can explore different planets. Wouldn’t you like to be a part of discovering the next “Earth-like world?”

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Summarize key points of

Segment III here.

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End Segment III (2 to 3 minutes) by asking the students:

• What’s ONE thing that you will do differently after viewing this video?

• What’s ONE project that you can do related to this topic to help at home or in your community? Example: developing a rain garden

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End of Segment III

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You are almost finished!

A few more pieces of information are needed from you.

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Please provide the following:• A short biography for each video presenter that includes

information about current position and education• A short, three-sentence description/summary of your

video• A 90 x 90 pixel photo of each speaker• A 90 x 90 pixel of your company/organization’s logo

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Include as appropriate:Resources to clarify or add to the content of your video such as:

• A glossary or vocabulary sheet to define terms and acronyms used in the video

• Student worksheets• Diagrams• Graphs and related data• Websites

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Thank you for creating a

Spark 101 video!

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