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Animation & decomposition

Lesson 1 of 5

MakeCode

7-11 yrs

In this 'unplugged' lesson pupils are introduced to the theme of animation and produce a thinking map based on the subject. They then develop their understanding decomposition by planning a dance sequence and creating a flipbook animation.

Key learning:

  • To understand decomposition
  • To use decomposition to create a dance sequence
  • To create a flipbook animation of a dance sequence

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