Student Documentaries
Students learn science with increased depth when the have to write questions and interview experts in the field of science.  No student wants to go into an interview situation unprepared.  Many science standards are met simply through the process of vetting questions and investigating interview subjects.

Interview with Bill McKibben of 350.org by my high school AP Environmental Science students



Interviewing Gene Epstein, Barrons Financial, at his home in the Village in NYC




Science docuemtaries can allow students to meet many of the New York State Science Learning Standards with one project.  And the end results can be powerful.  Here is the trailer for my students latest science documentary Halting Hades: The Moral Imperative. Here is the link to the documentary website haltinghades.com

My students have made other documentaries.  In Climate Skies, students document the scientific data collection at Whiteface Mountain's Atmospheric Science Research Center by creating a virtual tour utilizing drone footage and interviews with science personnel at the midstation and summit station. Here is a link to the ClimateSkies.com website

My AP Environmental science students (The Climate Skies and Halting Hades film crew) atop Whiteface Mountain in October.