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Lesson Plan
Google

Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Gumball's Coding Adventure

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Teaches basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. In this activity, students use characters from Cartoon Network's "The Amazing World of Gumball" to create an animated story.
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Unit Plan
Google

Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Adventure on the High Seas

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Teaches basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. In this activity, students learn how to create animated waves in an ocean setting and then compose a high seas story.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Image Recognition That Triggers Augmented Reality

For Students 9th - 10th
Matt Mills and Tamara Roukaerts demonstrate Aurasma, a new augmented reality tool that can seamlessly animate the world as seen through a smartphone. Going beyond previous augmented reality, their "auras" can do everything from making a...
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Lesson Plan
Google

Cs Education at Google: Cs First: Animate a Name

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Teaches basic computer science concepts using the programming language Scratch. In this activity, students using coding to animate the letters in a name.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Clay Animation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This is a hands-on, technology-based project to incorporate creative writing and technology in the classroom. Clay Animation is one way of presenting a story in a nonverbal way. [Requires QuickTime.]
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Start Here! Welcome to Rigging!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Welcome to rigging! In this topic, we'll explore how characters are brought to life using simple controls. It includes links to two lessons: Introduction to Rigging and Code a Character.
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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Design Challenge: Animating Grass

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will Animate grass using the controls provided. It will show a single blade and a patch of grass.