Here are 2 samples that I made as an illustration on my iPhone and an Android that a friend lent me:
Animation Creator (from iTunes, $1.99)...
Flip-a-Clip for Android (Free with ad)...
Vocabulary to discuss before we begin:
frame rate (fps)
onion skinning
backgrounds versus animated objects
looping
layers
copy and paste
For
this project the student will...
1.
Download
·
for iPhones: Animation
Creator from iTunes
·
for Android: Flip a
Clip from Google Play
2. Choose
a topic
3. Create
an animation (3 days in class)
A.
Approximately 20- 50
frames, 15 seconds
B.
The animation will be
free from distracting elements
C.
The animation will have
sufficient detail to present the topic clearly/accurately
D.
Name your file with
your first name and last initial (.mov if it asks you)
a.
example:
ctiday.mov
E.
The animation will be
emailed to ctiday@carlislechristian.org
4. Present
his/her animation at the Science Film Festival on the final day of the project
along with a verbal explanation of the scientific concept being
illustrated. (Test grade)
5. This is
a test grade; both the animation and the presentation (~1 min.) will count
toward the grade
6. If a
student forgets his device (or uses one in a way that does not support the goal
of the project or maintain the safety of the device) there will be an alternate
project assigned.
Getting started with
Animation Creator for iPhone/iPad
Basic intro, no sound
How to do layers
How to use a real photo as a template for an animation
Day 1 assignment: After watching the tutorials, create a simple animation of a circle that falls from the sky to the ground. Mrs. Tiday should see this before you begin your project.
NOTE: You cannot go back to an old frame and add a permanent feature SO be sure to add all permanent features the FIRST time the frame is opened.
NOTE: You cannot go back to an old frame and add a permanent feature SO be sure to add all permanent features the FIRST time the frame is opened.
Getting Started with
Flip-a-clip for Android
Review of the product and introduction:
Tutorial for basic flip-a-clip made by its creator:
Silent Flip-a-clip tutorial:
NOTE: You cannot go back to an old frame and add a permanent feature SO be sure to add all permanent features the FIRST time the frame is opened.
Getting Started with STYKZ.com
Free for computers
Practice Day Assignment:
1. Open a new document
2. Erase the stick figure
3. On Frame #1 (the page you opened to) create a circle
4. Go to Frame #2, you should still see the circle. Move the circle down by grabbing the yellow dot.
5. Go to Frame #3, Move the circle again.
6. Play the frames by pushing the play button.
7. Now open a 4th frame and draw a square. (you should now have a circle and a square)
8. Open a 5th frame and move both the square and the circle.
9. Do this for a few more frames and then watch your movie.
10. When you have successfully created an animation for a circle and a square, you can begin to try out other parts of the program such as adjusting color, frame rate, line thickness and adding new stick people.
NOTE: You cannot go back to an old frame and add a permanent feature SO be sure to add all permanent features the FIRST time the frame is opened.
Science Concepts for Illustration (or choose your own)
1. The law of conservation of momentum, p. 357
2. Buoyancy, p.381
3. Bernoulli's Principle applied to airplanes, p. 395
4. Bernoulli's Principle applied to chimneys, p. 396
5. 1 type of simple machines at work, pp. 422-33
6. Covalent Bonding p. 167
7. How lightning forms
8. Series v/s Parallel Circuits
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