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Lesson 1 - Great documentaries

Lesson 1 - Great documentaries

Learning intention

We are learning to describe what a great nature documentary is.

Success criteria

We can identify the elements of a high quality nature documentary.


Activity 1

Water habitats | Field of Mars EEC (1:17min) | Video transcriptYouTube

What makes a great nature documentary?

A nature documentary is a style of documentary that focuses on animals, plants, habitats, ecosystems and environments.

There are many elements needed to produce a great nature documentary.  

Most importantly, a high quality nature documentary should include:

  • factual information
  • quality sound 
  • visuals that match the spoken information
  • videos that use a range of camera techniques.

Activity

  • View the nature documentary checklist to identify the elements of a high quality nature documentary.
  • View the Water habitats video.
  • View the video a second time and use the nature documentary checklist to check off the elements used.
  • Review the checklist and determine whether the documentary has the elements of a high quality documentary.
  • Provide feedback on the documentary in the form of two stars and a wish.

documentary

ecosystem

element

environment

habitat

presenter

tecnique

visuals

voiceover