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+title: Animate characters
+description: Learn digital citizenship with Roblox. A full course created for middle to high school students. This session has students learning animation.
+next: /education/lesson-plans/digital-citizenship/finishing-projects
+prev: /education/lesson-plans/digital-citizenship/coding-fundamentals
+---
+
+**Lesson Description**: Students will further personalize their project by posing a 3D figure into a unique walk animation, whether it's swimming through the air or hopping.
+
+<table>
+<tbody>
+   <tr>
+    <td><b>Lesson Objectives</b></td>
+    <td>
+      <ul>
+        <li>Understand the process of how computers simulate motion in an animation using individual poses.</li>
+        <li>Test, evaluate, and redesign an animation to meet a planned vision.</li>
+        </ul>
+      </td>
+   </tr>
+   <tr>
+    <td><b>Skills and Concepts</b></td>
+    <td>
+    <ul>
+    <li><b>Animation</b> - A series of images used to create the illusion of movement</li>
+    <li><b>Keypose</b> - An important point of motion in an animation, such as the moment a player crouches before jumping.</li>
+    </ul>
+    </td>
+   </tr>
+   <tr>
+    <td><b>Prep</b></td>
+    <td>
+    <ul>
+    <li>Ensure students have access to this link <a href="https://www.roblox.com/library/5458306166/Default-Animations-Replacement-Script" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Animation Swap Script</a>. For instance, you can message or email students the link to use during the lesson.</li>
+    <li>Provide <a href="../../../assets/education/handouts/animation-feedback.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Handout: Animation Feedback</a> to each student. </li>
+    <li>Prepare to present <a href="../../../assets/education/handouts/animation-feedback.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Presentation: Animations in Roblox</a>.</li>
+    </ul>
+    </td>
+   </tr>
+</tbody>
+</table>
+
+## Overview
+
+<table>
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th>Duration</th>
+      <th>Activity</th>
+      <th>Description </th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td>5 min</td>
+      <td>Introduction</td>
+      <td>Introduce the project and lesson structure.</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>5 min</td>
+      <td>Guided Activity: Plan an Animation</td>
+      <td>Brainstorm and plan an animation idea.</td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>25 min</td>
+      <td>Guided Tutorial: Designing an Animation</td>
+      <td>Show how special effects can dramatically change a project's look. </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>10 min</td>
+      <td>Guided Activity: Add Animations</td>
+      <td>Use a script to change the player's walk in the obstacle course to the new animation. </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>10 min</td>
+      <td>Guided Activity: Feedback and Redesign</td>
+      <td>Get feedback from a peer to improve the animation. </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td>5 min</td>
+      <td>Wrap Up</td>
+      <td>Recap the lesson and concepts learned. </td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
+### Introduction
+
+1. Grab student attention by showing Presentation: Animations in Roblox - Slide 2.
+
+   - Students will create their own animation that will be included in their obstacle course.
+   - Ask students to verbally offer some animation ideas for their games (ex: flying, skipping, etc).
+
+2. After creating an animation, will get feedback on their animation from a peer to help them improve it. Remind that this is another opportunity to practice civility both online and in-person.
+
+### Plan an animation
+
+1. Lead students through Presentation: Animations in Roblox - Slide 3-4.
+
+   - As a class, have students brainstorm actions (ex: real life actions/sports like swimming or dancing, or fantastical like flying.
+   - Have students create a goal for their animation (make a silly walk, create a cool superhero flying animation, etc). Goals will be used for the feedback activity.
+   - Give students 2-4 minutes to decide on an animation and collect reference material (either images or have them act out motions in real life).
+
+2. Recap by letting 2-3 students share their planned animation.
+
+### Design an animation
+
+1. Lead students through the following tutorial: <a href="../../../tutorials/curriculums/animator/index.md" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Animation lesson</a>.
+
+   - Note that this lesson uses a template which is not needed. Students will build this in their obstacle course experience.
+   - Skip any pages referring to Challenge Checkpoints.
+   - Slides are provided to help you throughout the tutorial.
+
+### Add animations
+
+1. Explain that students will use their exported animation as their players' walk
+2. Use instructions in Presentation: Animations in Roblox - Slide 10 - 11.
+
+   - Have students add the Animation Swap Script into their project, replace the animation ID in the script, and test to ensure their animation was replaced.
+
+3. Ensure students have time to test out their animations.
+
+   - If student animations aren't working, have them repeat the process.
+   - For any students that are finished, have them help others.
+
+### Feedback and redesign
+
+1. Provide students the Handout: Animation Feedback.
+   - Remind students about practicing civility in earlier sessions. Recap some guidelines if needed, or best practices in providing and receiving feedback.
+2. Have students show an animation to another peer (either by switching seats or screen-sharing if remote). Peers will fill out the hand out to offer feedback and a recommendation.
+3. When students have finished offering feedback, take a moment to discuss the value of feedback. Note they may not agree with feedback, but it's a valuable opportunity for them to grow.
+4. Give students time to implement an idea they had after receiving feedback.
+
+### Wrap up
+
+1. Recap what students have created and vocabulary: animation and keypose.
+2. Have students end the class by doing the pose they created in-game (if possible).