Stykz+Lesson

= **Stykz Lessons: Animations** = = = = **Lesson plan for doing a Stykz project:** = === //Part One: Show// students to Stykz, look at some projects, follow tutorial videos and replicate. === 1. Introduce Stykz and show kids the interface. 2. Watch example Stykz project videos and discuss how each one was likely made. [] 3. Students will be watching tutorials and replicating them in their own Stykz project. View either the full intro or each of the three parts. @http://www.stykz.net/videos/videos.htm
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//Part Two:// Planning for projects
1. Students should begin planning a project on paper. This could be a written out description (like a task list) or a story board. Example ideas: Looping motion (like running, jumping, walking, etc.) using shapes and various colors. Story (problem, solution) Artistic animation (abstract shapes and colors) 2. Review examples and tutorial videos as needed and discuss student project plans, looking at lists, drawn examples and/or storyboards from the planning.

Part Three: Make some cool animations!
1. Students will get right down to business. Tthey have the hints window open (as shown in the tutorial video), and remind them that the “frames per second” can speed up or slow down their animation.

= **More specific Stykz application** = Once students know how to use Stykz, the program could be used as an assessment choice:

1. Create a Stations of the Cross using Stykz with at least 25 frames.

[|AnimationRubric.pdf]