3rd Grade Lesson: Fraction Comic Animation

Children use their Fraction Comic Strip Storyboard to animate a Fraction Comic in Scratch. They learn to use wait blocks to synchronize the actions on the stage given a limited set of instructions (commands).


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Sample Images

  • Scratch project stage depicting a boy and a girl in a classroom; the boy holds a card with a circle divided into six equal segments with 4 segments filled in and says "Hello, Abby! This is my Fraction Card." The girl says "2/3"
    Fraction Comic Animation Scratch project stage
  • Scratch code blocks which demonstrate how to create the girl's answer of "two thirds" for the boy's question.
    Fraction Comic Animation Scratch project code blocks
  • 3 "I Can" statements: I can [meaningfully] order the actions of characters to create an animation. I can use wait blocks to synchronize the characters’ actions. I can create a program to animate a comic strip in Scratch.
    Fraction Comic Animation "I Can" statements

Resources for Fraction Comic Animation

Lesson Mode

computer-based

Activity Summary

Children use their Fraction Comic Strip Storyboard to animate a Fraction Comic in Scratch.

Math Connections

Children plan a number story comparing equivalent Fraction Cards.

CS Connections

Children prepare to create animations in Scratch, by decomposing a simple number story into a comic with 4 scenes. They learn to use wait blocks to synchronize the actions on the stage given a limited set of instructions (commands).

Materials

Scratch Projects

Topics

  • Decomposition
  • Debugging
  • Equivalent Fractions

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