Mars Area teacher uses stop-motion to teach STEAM skills
Students at Mars Area Centennial School have the chance to become miniature filmmakers using stop-motion Stikbot kits purchased through a Donors Choose grant.
The kits are made up of small poseable figurines that can be used with stop-motion filming apps such as Stop Motion Studio to teach animation, STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art Mathematics) teacher and library/media specialist Chris Churilla said.
“We were looking for something to enhance our stop-motion, and in the past we've used clay, which is pretty consumable,” Churilla said. “(The students) loved them, and some kids had seen or used (Stikbots) before. The second I pulled them out and introduced them, they were so excited to dive in with it. Just showing them brought the excitement level up 10 times, which was great.”
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