Stop Motion!

Using the iPad for stop motion animation is a great way for students to showcase their knowledge.  Not only does it require an understanding of the concept assigned, it also integrates higher order thinking skills in the planning and execution.

Animation projects follow five (5) basic steps:

1. Develop an idea
2. Create your characters
3. Build your background
4. Shoot the shots
5. Make a movie (compile and edit)
   
   
   I used the free,  iMotion HD app to create this short video*.  (Please excuse the quality, it is just a sample) My next step would be to add narration, a title and credits.  This app has a user-friendly interface and exports videos to my camera roll.

Here are just a few curriculum ideas.

• Create a visual story without words
• Retell a scene from a book
• Recreate a historical event
• Document the life cycle of an animal
• Explain how plants grow
• Sequence a science experiment or transformation (water-liquid-gas)
• Explain how to solve a math problem

*No animals were harmed during the production of this film.