Then have them list their favorite scenes from those movies. After Watching Discuss with students some of the techniques used to create special effects. Have students revisit their movie list and reflect on what special effects might have been used to create their favorite scenes. Work with an art teacher to introduce students to the elements of perspective drawing, such as shadow, light and vanishing point. To investigate how geometry plays a role in perspective.
Procedure First stage a demonstration of perspective.
Have two students the same height stand side by side near the end of a hall. Have one student begin taking steps backward until students begin to notice a difference in height between the two. Discuss perspective with students. Organize students into groups. Either make a Distorted Room for each group or have students make one from the enlarged template and materials you provide for them.