Video time length estimate: approximately 5-6 minutes

Equipment used: Wattsup Pro, video camera

Introduction

• Three scientists in the lab in white lab coats
• Introduce show title: “Modern Technology Misconceptions Mythbusted”
• Danyelle + self introduction
• Maliha introduction
• Michael introduction
• “Nowadays, the average student has many misconceptions about modern technology… our goal today here is to debunk some of these myths… first, let’s see what it is kids are really thinking…”
• Maliha

Myth 1 (Danyelle in charge of asking 5 people- by Thursday): [Insert clip of students answering myth question (Ex: What saves more energy: turning off your laptop after each use or keeping it on sleep mode during non-use?”)]

• Conduct experiment using Wattsup Pro to find out which option uses the least amount of kilowatts
• Recorded in lab

Myth 2 (Michael in charge of asking 5 people- by Thursday): ask students “Why do you think flight attendants ask passengers to shut off electronic equipment during take off and landing?”

• [Insert clip of students answering question]
• With research we will answer the above question
• [Insert re-enacted clip of plane crashing using props] & [Insert clip of phone being off and plane flying normally]
• [Insert clip of “scientist” explaining science behind each scene and illustrating on whiteboard what can go wrong/where it goes wrong]
• Source list
• www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/aero_10/interfere_textonly.html

Myth 3 (Maliha in charge of asking 5 people- by Thursday): ask students “Do you think string lights use a greater amount of energy than a regular light bulb?”

• [Insert clip of students answering question]
• [Insert clip using Wattsup Pro to experiment on different strands of lights in different dorm rooms and different lamps]
• Conclude myth

Conclusion

• Figure the percent of students that answered the questions correctly and display results

>>SOME FILMING EXPECTED TO BE DONE BY FRIDAY’S (APRIL 22) DUE DATE