

Squirt a strip of wood glue on the bottom of the side pieces and use the clamps to connect the sides to the base. a 3/4" x 1/2" rectangle for the hdmi cable.Get one of the 18" pieces (this will be the back of the box) and cut out holes for the plug and the cables Cut two of them down to 12" lengths, and two 18" lengths. The 12"x17" piece will be the bottom of the box, and the 13" x 18" piece will be the top.Ĭut the 1/2" plywood into 4" strips to make the sides of the box. Check back for updates as we refine the design of the hardware and software.Ĭut the 1/4" plywood sheet. Feel free to remix the animation station, and please let us know what you come up with as you experiment. This guide is a still a rough draft! We'll keep working to develop this playful tool for exploration so that it can be used in museums, classrooms, maker spaces and your kitchen table. Users can create their own characters to insert into a history lesson, art project or a microscopic world, using stop-motion animation and simple, everyday materials to tell a story or illustrate their understanding of scientific concepts in a playful, engaging way. This tool can be used for open-ended exploration at home or incorporated into classroom lessons to deepen and reinforce learning.

It can be connected to any monitor or projector, and learners can work on their own or collaborate in pairs to create their animations.

The rig uses a Raspberry Pi, a pi-camera and five simple input commands to create endless storytelling possibilities. Our mini stop-motion animation exhibit is made with a Raspberry Pi, which is a "tiny and affordable computer that you can use to learn programming through fun, practical projects." Stop-motion animation is a technique where objects are physically manipulated, and photographed frame-by-frame to create the illusion of a moving image.
