SciTokPeriment Challenge

1. The "Science in Action" Challenge:

Concept: This challenge encourages students to showcase a scientific concept in action through a
visually engaging TikTok video.
Mechanics:
Choose a concept: Students select a scientific concept they want to demonstrate (e.g., density,
chemical reactions, osmosis).
Design the experiment: They design a simple, accessible experiment that visually illustrates the
chosen concept.
Film the process: They film the experiment, emphasizing the visual aspects and clearly explaining the
science behind it.
Add a catchy caption: They use a creative caption that summarizes the experiment and highlights the
scientific concept.
Example: A student demonstrates density by layering liquids (honey, corn syrup, water, oil) in a clear
glass, explaining how each liquid's density determines its position in the layered structure.

2. The "SciTok Mystery" Challenge:

Concept: This challenge encourages students to create a mystery video that challenges viewers to
solve a scientific puzzle.
Mechanics:
-Choose a mystery: Students select a scientific phenomenon or observation that appears puzzling or
unexplained.
Present the mystery: They create a video that presents the mystery, showing the observation or
phenomenon and asking viewers to explain it.
Provide clues: They offer clues or hints throughout the video, guiding viewers towards the scientific
explanation.
Reveal the solution: At the end of the video, they reveal the scientific explanation behind the
mystery.
Example: A student shows a video of a balloon floating in a sealed container, then slowly releases air
from the container, causing the balloon to expand. They ask viewers to explain why the balloon
expands, providing clues like "air pressure" and "Boyle's Law" throughout the video.

3. The "SciTok Explain It" Challenge:

- Concept: This challenge encourages students to explain a complex scientific concept in a simple,
engaging way.
- Mechanics:
- Choose a concept: Students select a complex scientific concept (e.g., photosynthesis, evolution,
quantum mechanics) that they want to explain.
- Create a visual representation: They create a visual representation of the concept using props,
animations, or drawings.
- Explain in simple terms: They explain the concept in simple, easy-to-understand language, using
analogies or real-world examples.
- Keep it short and sweet: They keep the video concise, focusing on the key points of the concept.
- Example: A student explains the process of photosynthesis using a simple diagram of a plant,
highlighting the role of sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water in producing glucose and oxygen.
4. The "SciTok Debate" Challenge:
- Concept: This challenge encourages students to engage in a friendly debate on a scientific topic.
- Mechanics:
- Choose a topic: Students select a controversial or debatable scientific topic (e.g., climate change,
GMOs, vaccination).
- Present opposing viewpoints: They present two opposing viewpoints on the topic, using evidence
and arguments to support their positions.
- Encourage viewer participation: They encourage viewers to participate in the debate by sharing
their own opinions and asking questions.
- Promote respectful discussion: They emphasize the importance of respectful dialogue and open-
mindedness.
- Example: Two students debate the ethical implications of genetic engineering, presenting
arguments for and against the use of gene editing technology.

5. The "SciTok Experiment Fail" Challenge:

- Concept: This challenge encourages students to embrace scientific failures and learn from them.
- Mechanics:
- Show the fail: Students film themselves attempting a science experiment that doesn't go as
planned.
- Explain the reason for the fail: They explain the scientific reason behind the failure, highlighting the
underlying principles.
- Offer solutions: They suggest ways to improve the experiment or avoid similar mistakes in the
future.
- Promote a positive attitude: They emphasize the importance of learning from mistakes and
persevering in scientific exploration.
- Example: A student attempts to create a homemade volcano but the reaction doesn't produce the
expected eruption. They explain that the baking soda and vinegar were not properly mixed, leading
to a weak reaction. They suggest using more baking soda and vinegar next time to create a more
powerful eruption.

Key Considerations:

- Accessibility: Ensure that the experiments are simple, safe, and use readily available materials.
- Visual Appeal: Encourage students to use creative filming techniques, engaging music, and visually
captivating elements.
-Educational Value: Emphasize the scientific concepts behind the experiments and encourage
students to explain them clearly.
-Community Building: Encourage students to interact with each other, share their experiments, and
learn from each other’s successes and failures.
SciTokperiment Rubric

3- 2 - Needs
Criteria 5 - Excellent 4 - Good 1 - Poor
Satisfactory Improvement
Concept is Concept is Concept is
Concept is Concept is
highly somewhat unclear or
Concept engaging and moderately
engaging, engaging but irrelevant to
Selection relevant to the engaging but
relevant, and lacks clarity or the
task. lacks depth.
challenging. relevance. challenge.
Demonstrates Some
Shows Little Lacks
exceptional creativity,
creativity in creativity creativity;
Creativity & creativity in but approach
approach, with displayed; visuals or
Originality execution, with may be
interesting visuals or ideas are not
unique visuals common or
visuals or ideas. ideas are basic. engaging.
or ideas. predictable.
Explanation of
the scientific Explanation Explanation
Explanation is Explanation
concept is is somewhat contains
Scientific mostly accurate is mostly
accurate, accurate but inaccuracies or
Accuracy and clearly inaccurate or
thorough, and lacks clarity is hard to
communicated. confusing.
clearly or depth. understand.
articulated.
Outstanding
Good use of Adequate Weak visuals Visuals are
use of visuals
visuals that visuals, but that detract ineffective or
Visual that enhance
effectively may not fully from missing,
Presentation understanding
support the support the understanding reducing
and
explanation. explanation. the concept. clarity.
engagement.
Highly
engaging, with
Engaging, with Somewhat Limited Lacks
effective use of
good use of engaging, engagement; engagement;
captions,
Engagement captions, but pacing or captions or video is hard
music, and
music, and captions may pacing are to follow or
pacing to keep
pacing. be lacking. weak. dull.
viewers’
attention.
Concept is
Concept is
explained in a Concept is Explanation
explained but Explanation is
very clear and explained is very
Clarity & may include unclear or too
simple manner, clearly, with unclear or
Simplicity unclear or complex for
understandable minor overly
complex the audience.
for a wide complexity. complicated.
parts.
audience.
Captions are Captions and
Captions and
catchy, concise, Captions are hashtags are Captions and
Innovation in hashtags are
and hashtags creative and adequate, hashtags are
Captions & weak or
are highly hashtags are though not missing or
Hashtags minimally
relevant to the relevant. particularly irrelevant.
relevant.
concept. creative.
3- 2 - Needs
Criteria 5 - Excellent 4 - Good 1 - Poor
Satisfactory Improvement
Excellent
Minimal
Scientific analysis of Good analysis Satisfactory Little to no
analysis of
Process/Failurefailure, with of failure, with analysis of analysis of
failure, with
Reflection (forclear a reasonable failure but the failure;
unclear
Experiment Failexplanation and explanation and lacks depth no solutions
explanations
Challenge) insightful solution. in solutions. offered.
or solutions.
solutions.
Debate is Debate is
Debate is Debate is
respectful, with generally Debate lacks
Respectful respectful with somewhat
well-supported respectful respect or is
Dialogue (for mostly well- respectful but
arguments and but may lack poorly
SciTok Debate) supported lacks depth in
a balance of strong supported.
arguments. arguments.
viewpoints. evidence.

Scoring:

 45 - 40 points: Outstanding performance

 39 - 35 points: Good performance
 34 - 30 points: Satisfactory performance
 29 - 25 points: Needs improvement
 24 and below: Poor performance