Balloons Over Broadway (STEM Edition)

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Click the star above to explore the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade website

Next, you need to: - add the tow lines to your vehicle - group the tow lines and your vehicle together Watch the video linked below, then complete the steps in the video.

BONUS: MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE

WATCH THIS YEAR'S PARADE AT HOME ON THANKSGIVING DAY! IT'S STILL HAPPENING - NO LIVE SPECTATORS BUT IT WILL BE TELEVISED!

Are you a beast when it comes to building things?  Watch this quick clip on how you can build a float at home, then give it a go with supplies you have around the house!

- delete the first two slides from your deck - publish your slideshow to the web after changing some settings - copy &amp; paste your published slideshow link into your browser window and watch your stop motion parade magic happen! Watch the video linked below, then complete the steps in the video.

Finally, it's time to: - animate your parade by moving the tow vehicle and balloon across the street scene Watch the video linked below, then complete the steps in the video.

Sweet, Melissa. Balloons over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2011. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade website. www.macys.com/social/parade Thanks to Momgineer, Meredith Anderson, for the stop motion Google slide deck and resources.

STEP 3: Create your own digital stop-motion parade!

Click on the slides icon to see an example of a digital stop-motion parade

BEASLEY BASE TEMPLATE Thanksgiving Day Parade

Is designing things your dream? Check out this short synopsis about how the parade balloons are designed, then design a balloon of your own using the principles from the video!

- using the right arrow, click through your slides (you should have LOTS of them by now - this example has over 80!) to make sure everything looks OK to you - make sure that there isn't too big of a change from slide to slide - if there is, edit that slide to make the transition smoother Watch the video linked below, then complete the steps in the video.

The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

Step 2: Look at some pictures of the parade balloons through the years

Read Out Loud | BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY

Now it's time to: - select a balloon Watch the video linked below, then complete the steps in the video.

First, you need to: - make a copy of the Google Slides template you'll be using for your parade and - set up your tow vehicle. Watch the video linked below, then complete the steps in the video.

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