Animation Worksheet: Flipbooks
Creator's tip (Trace and change): Seconds = pages ÷ pages flipped each second; pages = seconds × pages each second. Change only a little on each page; trace the page before. Draw near the free edge, use thin paper and number the pages.
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- 1.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “pick a simple idea”? (a) flip with your thumb (b) repeat to the last page (c) draw the first page (d) trace and change a bit
- 2.True or false: “change a bit each page” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “start with a simple ball”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 4.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the FIRST step? (a) draw the first page (b) flip with your thumb (c) repeat to the last page (d) pick a simple idea
- 5.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the LAST step? (a) flip with your thumb (b) pick a simple idea (c) repeat to the last page (d) draw the first page
- 6.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “number every page”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 7.True or false: “keep backgrounds still” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: “make big jumps each page” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 9.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw only 3 pages”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 10.True or false: “draw only 3 pages” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “flip with your thumb” or “draw the first page”? (a) draw the first page (b) flip with your thumb
- 12.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “trace and change a bit”? (a) pick a simple idea (b) repeat to the last page (c) draw the first page (d) flip with your thumb
- 13.📒 A flipbook needs 30 pages. You have drawn 1. How many pages are still to draw?
- 14.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 4 seconds when you flip 10 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 15.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “skip numbering pages”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 16.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “make big jumps each page”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 17.True or false: “use thick card” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 2 seconds when you flip 5 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 19.📒 A flipbook needs 37 pages. You have drawn 32. How many pages are still to draw?
- 20.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the spine”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 21.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 3 seconds when you flip 12 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 22.📒 A flipbook has 42 pages. You flip 7 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 23.True or false: “keep backgrounds still” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: “start with a simple ball” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📒 A flipbook has 28 pages. You flip 7 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 26.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 1 minute to draw. How many minutes do 13 pages take?
- 27.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 7 seconds when you flip 5 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 28.True or false: “make big jumps each page” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 29.📒 A flipbook has 55 pages. You flip 11 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 30.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the free edge”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 31.True or false: “draw near the free edge” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “draw near the spine” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 2 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 38 pages take?
- 34.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “trace the page before”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 35.📒 A flipbook needs 29 pages. You have drawn 16. How many pages are still to draw?
- 36.📒 A flipbook needs 50 pages. You have drawn 29. How many pages are still to draw?
- 37.True or false: “skip numbering pages” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 38.📒 A flipbook has 14 pages. You flip 7 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 39.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “trace and change a bit” or “repeat to the last page”? (a) repeat to the last page (b) trace and change a bit
- 40.📒 A flipbook has 36 pages. You flip 9 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
Answer key
- draw the first page
- True
- good tip
- pick a simple idea
- flip with your thumb
- good tip
- True
- False
- poor tip
- False
- draw the first page
- repeat to the last page
- 29
- 40
- poor tip
- poor tip
- False
- 10
- 5
- poor tip
- 36
- 6
- False
- True
- 4
- 13
- 35
- True
- 5
- good tip
- False
- True
- 76
- good tip
- 13
- 21
- True
- 2
- trace and change a bit
- 4
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