‘Think’ is the first stage of Tinkering. It is where you identify a problem that you want to tackle or a goal you wish to accomplish. This is the time for reflection, brainstorming and preparation.

Stop animation is a film making process where objects are moved in very small increments between individual frames so they appear that they independently move when the frames are played back. Stop animation movies can be made with a digital program such as ABCya Animate or by using a camera and manipulating materials like clay, construction paper, drawings and Legos.