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If you have questions or comments about any of these projects or are interested in receiving additional information on animation in the classroom, please write to me through the contact me page. 



Mechanical

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Thaumatropes are disks with a picture on each side. When the disk is  twirled quickly the two pictures appear to blend into one. This is a good starter project for animation. ​

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Flipbooks combine a series of images to create a short animation. They are a good next step after thaumatropes for helpng kids understand how animation works.

Google Slides

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​In the Ball Bounce project students animate a ball by changing its position slightly for a series of Google slides. This is a good starter project for traditional animation.  

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This project shows food travelling through the digestive system. This is a good application of traditional animation in science. 

Stop-Motion

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​In the puzzle project students animate a puzzle putting itself together and taking itself apart. This is a good starter project for stop motion animation. 

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Mini Mes are proportional dolls of students that are used to create a stop motion dance animation. This is a good application of stop-motion animation in math.