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Year 8 Curriculum Handbook

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Cycle 3 - Using Adobe Animate<br />

BIG QUESTION<br />

What is an animation?<br />

Adobe Animate<br />

• To identify the functions of the Adobe<br />

Animate interface<br />

• Create a basic animation in Animate<br />

Tweens<br />

• Create a Shape Tween<br />

• Create a Classic Tween<br />

• Create a Motion Tween<br />

• Create a Frame by Frame Animation<br />

Planning an Animation<br />

• Create a plan for an animation that is fit for its<br />

purpose and the target audience<br />

• Annotate the storyboard to fully explaining the<br />

choice of colours, background, sound effects<br />

and characters<br />

Create an Animation<br />

• Create the beginnings of the animation using<br />

layers, frame by frame animations, motion or<br />

classic tweens<br />

ASSESSMENT<br />

Cycle 4 - Using Small Basic Programming<br />

BIG QUESTION<br />

What are Algorithms and Pseudocode?<br />

Write a basic computer program<br />

• Identify features of the Microsoft Small<br />

Basic interface<br />

• to run a write line command<br />

• Explain different types of operations and<br />

variables<br />

Write a program using variables<br />

• State the meaning of a variable and<br />

demonstrate its use<br />

• Create If statements based on data that<br />

is inputted<br />

Write a program using loops<br />

• Know how a loop function works<br />

• Run a write line command that outputs<br />

numbers using a loop.<br />

Use the graphics window to draw shapes<br />

• State the meaning of a WHILE loop<br />

• Run a single Sub Routine to draw a<br />

shape<br />

ASSESSMENT

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