Flamingos in a Fix
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Scrubbing through Videos and Note-taking
High school junior Francisco Hudson is the narrator of this light-hearted look at the serious problem that flamingos face at Lake Natron in Tanzania. Like many science videos, All Paradise? The Habitat of the Lesser Flamingo presents a lot of important scientific information very quickly.
Today, you will use the technique of “scrubbing” video. This is a term used by video professionals that means moving back and forth within the video while the file in still open. As you become more skilled at scrubbing, note-taking and locating specific information within videos becomes much easier.
1. BEFORE watching
Orient yourself to the video:
- What is the duration of the video?
- How do you change the volume?
- How do you stop and start the video?
- Test the video for a few seconds. Does the video play smoothly?
- Is the audio clear? Are you using headphones?
- Practice scrubbing to various parts of the video and test stopping and starting.
2. Now VIEW THE VIDEO NON-STOP
- Do not be concerned if you do not understand all the information.
- Do not take notes.
3. SCRUBBING to take Cornell Notes
Below are eleven images from the video. You will be using the images and the information in the video to create a set of Cornell Notes about Lake Natron as a breeding ground for the lesser flamingos. Your first column will contain the cue phrases already listed below. Your job will be to complete your notes by finding the place in the video that matches the images and the time stamp and then listening carefully to the narration (several times if necessary) to get the information you need. Use your own lab notebook or document. A template is also available here. (Google Doc)
A: Optimal Conditions
Scrub to about 0:29 in the video to find this image. Then listen again to the narration of this portion of the video to complete your notes.
These words might be helpful:
hot, hot water lake, saltwater lake, blue-green algae
B: Limited Predators
Scrub to about 0:44 in the video to find this image. Then listen again to the narration of this portion of the video to complete your notes.
These words might be helpful:
species, conditions
C: Fresh Water
Scrub to about 0:57 in the video to find this image. Then listen again to the narration of this portion of the video to complete your notes.
These words might be helpful:
source, fresh water, drink, wash, chicks, salt, hardens
D: Nesting Places
Scrub to about 1:19 in the video to find this image. Then listen again to the narration of this portion of the video to complete your notes.
These words might be helpful:
isolated, protected, mounds, shallow
E: Reliance on Lake Natron
Scrub to about 1:28 in the video to find this image. Then listen again to the narration of this portion of the video to complete your notes.
These words might be helpful:
Lake Natron, Tanzania, 1 to 2 million, 70%
F: Frequency of Reproduction
Scrub to about 1:58 in the video to find this image. Then listen again to the narration of this portion of the video to complete your notes.
These words might be helpful:
breed, female, reproduces, 5-6 years, single egg
G: Threat #1 - Food Source
Scrub to about 2:16 in the video to find this image. Then listen again to the narration of this portion of the video to complete your notes.
These words might be helpful:
threat, food source, temperatures, conditions, saltiness, shortage
H: Threat #2 - Nesting Places
Scrub to about 2:28 in the video to find this image. Then listen again to the narration of this portion of the video to complete your notes.
These words might be helpful:
isolated, flood
I: Threat #3 - Decrease in Fresh Water
Scrub to about 2:36 in the video to find this image. Then listen again to the narration of this portion of the video to complete your notes.
These words might be helpful:
fresh water, drink, wash, supply, polluted
J: Natural Threats vs. Human Threats
Scrub to about 2:47 in the video to find this image. Then listen again to the narration of this portion of the video to complete your notes.
These words might be helpful:
flood, drought, natural causes, adapt, human, damage, destruction
K: Potential Changes Caused by Factory
Scrub to about 3:07 in the video to find this image. Then listen again to the narration of this portion of the video to complete your notes.
These words might be helpful:
factory, government, soda ash, key ingredient, glass, impact, extinction
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