Animation action!

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Computational Thinking and Creativity Animations

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Objectives

Computing

Be responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology.
Evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems.

Lesson Planning

Learn about what makes a good animation, plan an animation using storyboarding.

Teaching Outcomes:

To become familiar with the features of a good animation.
To plan an animation using storyboarding.

Children will:

Become familiar with the features of a good animation.
Plan an animation using storyboarding.

Planning

Provided Resources

How to make a good stop motion animation

Unit Resources

You Will Need

Internet-enabled devices
Lego™ people or figures
Sheets of A3 paper

Weblinks

Bloopanimation animation websitefrom bloopanimation.com
How to animate with acetates from thoughtco.com
Free stop motion animation software from digitalarena.co.uk
Stop motion animation for Timmy the Sheep - YouTube clip
Different types of animation from webneel.com
5 main animation techniques - YouTube clip
Film club for children from filmclub.org
Making Stop Motion Animation - YouTube clip
Free storyboarding software from storyboardthat.com

Animation software ABC Ya! from abcya.com
Animation software - Powtoon from powtoon.com
Animation software - Fluxtime from fluxtime.com
Animation software - Scratch from scratch.mit.edu