Media Editing Lesson Plan
Lesson: 8 - Aspect ratio, resolution and Vector Images

Purpose: Students learn about aspect ratio, image resolution and vector images.

No. of. Classes

1 - (Time : 1:30 minutes, 10 laptops/desktops, Students strength : 15 to 20).

Materials Required

Laptop, Mobile, webcam and Digital camera.

Curriculum Content 2.1.2) Aspect ratio,
2.1.3) Resolution,
2.1.6) Vector Images.
Prior knowledge

Students should know to click pictures using the camera in the laptop and pixels.

Exercises

Exercise: 1

Find out the screen resolution of a desktop or laptop.

Instruction:
  1. Link to view the instruction for exercise-1.

Exercise: 2

Learn how to change the aspect ratio of your own captured image.

Instruction:
  1. Link to view the pdf instruction for exercise-2.
  2. Link to view the instruction video for exercise-2.

Exercise: 3

Learn about vector images and their extensions.

Instruction:
  1. Link to view the instruction for exercise-3.
Teacher's Instruction
  1. Ask the students to find out the mobile phone’s screen resolution.
  2. Ask them to change their own captured image aspect ratio to 16:9.
  3. Ask them why we mention the laptop screen resolution is 16:9?
  4. Ask them if we use a camera to capture an image, if the camera lens is a circle, why is a picture rectangle?