1. Visual Science Project Dr Debbie Holley Dr Philip Howlett Anglia Ruskin University

2. What is stop animation?

3. Benefits of stop animation in science teaching Helps students to develop an understanding of the content because they reflect upon it in multiple ways. Each representation makes students think about the content in different ways, which contributes to building understanding. As each representation raises particular questions about the concept, students are regularly “checking” the accuracy of what they are trying to represent. Hoban & Nielsen, 2010

4. Key features of stop animation Purpose Timing Materials Orientation Technology Hoban & Nielsen, 2010

5. How easy? iMotionHD

6. The challenge… The BA Year 3 Primary Initial Teacher Educations students were asked to make a short animation on one topic of the Primary Science national curriculum

7. Year 2 Living things and their habitats Year 3 Rocks (Page 22)

9. So now your turn… Choose a concept you wish to demonstrate Plan out what four or five images will illustrate the concept Make the models and take four frames of each image Show your results!

10. My own version…

11. Further information: Hoban, G. & Nielsen, W., 2010. The 5 Rs: A new teaching approach to encourage slowmations (studentgenerated animations) of science concepts. Teaching Science, 56(3), 33-38. http://www.slowmation.com/http://www.slowmation.com/ - Gary Hoban’s website with really helpful information about using animation in teaching http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/research/sites/animating-science/http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/research/sites/animating-science/ - Jocelyn Wishart’s website with details of the Animating Science Research Project at Bristol https://www.facebook.com/groups/298278806951965/https://www.facebook.com/groups/298278806951965/ - gives some more examples of Jocelyn Wishart’s project