Create moving images with this Animation STEM project for Grades 6–8. This animation film and flipbook activity explores motion, frame sequencing, and visual storytelling through a hands-on, NGSS-aligned PBL challenge.

Students investigate how animation works by combining individual frames to create movement, exploring concepts such as timing, sequencing, and visual continuity. Through designing, drawing, and testing animations, learners apply creative and scientific thinking to understand motion and perception.

With printable worksheets, planning templates, and reflection activities, this project supports applied learning across STEM and art. Ideal for STEM lessons, motion and media units, and hands-on classroom projects focused on animation and creative design.

Students Will Learn To:

• Understand the fundamentals of motion, frames, and sequencing.
• Identify different types of animation (flipbook, stop-motion, traditional).
• Explore how animation is used in film, education, and media.
• Create their own short animation using simple classroom materials.
• Reflect on their animation process and outcomes.

What’s Included:

• Word Search Activity
• Animation Fact Sheet
• Reading Comprehension Worksheet
• A History of Cinema Activity
• The Illusion of Motion Worksheet
• Create a Flipbook Activity
• Stop Motion Animation Guide
• Animation Techniques Match-Up Worksheet
• Crossword Activity
• Checklist Worksheet
• Animated Films STEM Project
• Reflection Activity
• Project Guide
• Teacher’s Guide

Expected Outcomes:

• Students will learn about animations. Students will understand how we use animations and know where we can find them.
• Students will examine the different animation techniques and understand how we use them in practice.
• Students will activate their learning through a number of different activities including a STEM project.

Cross-Curricular Links:

• Technology & Media Studies: Visual storytelling, video design
• Science: Motion, light, frames-per-second
• Art: Design, creative expression
• ELA: Story structure and reflection

Designed for classes, distance learning, and individual study.

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Perfect For:

STEM lessons.

STEM projects.

Homework assignments.

Assignments given at the beginning of the week and returned at the end of the week.

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