Summary
A closer look at the math behind 'The One Moment': how a few seconds of real time turns into minutes of video, and how many frames the camera has to capture to make slow motion smooth. Time, counting, and multiplication in action.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Slowing time down is really a math problem about frames and seconds.
- If a camera takes many pictures each second, why does that make slow motion look smooth?
- How could you figure out how many times slower the video is than real life?
- Where else do you use math to measure time?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: frame, second, interval, multiply.
Try it: If a video shows 4 seconds stretched into 4 minutes, write a number sentence to show how many times longer that is.