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, learners use characters from Cartoon Network's "The Amazing World of Gumball" to create an animated story.
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.
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...
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.
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.]
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.
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.