Electrical Circuits as Animated Gifs

An animated gif is basically a video that auto plays and loops, creating a short animation without sound. Often used online in social media, the impact of the short, repetitive movie can be one of emphasis and emotion.

Apple's free app Keynote now has the ability to export any slide animation as an animated gif. Simply add builds and transitions as normal and then use File > Export to choose the gif option. These are easily shared on Twitter or can be added to slide presentations for emphasis.

In Mr. Morrow's 8th grade Science classes at O'Neill Public, students have been learning about harnessing energy and the role of parallel and series electrical circuits. Asking students to create an animation to explain key concepts was a truly authentic assessment opportunity. View some of the student examples below: