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 “draw the first page”? (a) repeat to the last page (b) pick a simple idea (c) trace and change a bit (d) flip with your thumb
- 2.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 4 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 17 pages take?
- 3.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the FIRST step? (a) flip with your thumb (b) pick a simple idea (c) draw the first page (d) trace and change a bit
- 4.True or false: “draw near the free edge” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “use thick card” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 2 seconds when you flip 11 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 7.True or false: “trace the page before” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: “make big jumps each page” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “start with a simple ball” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 10.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 5 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 22 pages take?
- 11.True or false: “draw near the free edge” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 12.📒 A flipbook needs 29 pages. You have drawn 1. How many pages are still to draw?
- 13.📒 A flipbook has 42 pages. You flip 6 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 14.True or false: “change a bit each page” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📒 A flipbook needs 38 pages. You have drawn 34. How many pages are still to draw?
- 16.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “pick a simple idea” or “repeat to the last page”? (a) repeat to the last page (b) pick a simple idea
- 17.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the free edge”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 18.📒 A flipbook has 12 pages. You flip 6 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 19.True or false: “draw only 3 pages” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 20.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “trace the page before”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 21.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 5 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 16 pages take?
- 22.True or false: “use thick card” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 23.📒 A flipbook needs 50 pages. You have drawn 47. How many pages are still to draw?
- 24.True or false: “keep backgrounds still” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 25.📒 A flipbook has 80 pages. You flip 10 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 26.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “keep backgrounds still”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 27.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 3 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 14 pages take?
- 28.📒 A flipbook has 44 pages. You flip 11 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 29.📒 A flipbook needs 26 pages. You have drawn 7. How many pages are still to draw?
- 30.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “start with a simple ball”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 31.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the spine”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 32.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “pick a simple idea”? (a) repeat to the last page (b) trace and change a bit (c) flip with your thumb (d) draw the first page
- 33.📒 A flipbook has 64 pages. You flip 8 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 34.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 8 seconds when you flip 6 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 35.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 1 minute to draw. How many minutes do 14 pages take?
- 36.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “repeat to the last page”? (a) draw the first page (b) trace and change a bit (c) pick a simple idea (d) flip with your thumb
- 37.📒 A flipbook has 54 pages. You flip 9 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 38.📒 A flipbook needs 35 pages. You have drawn 15. How many pages are still to draw?
- 39.📒 A flipbook needs 29 pages. You have drawn 12. How many pages are still to draw?
- 40.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “trace and change a bit” or “flip with your thumb”? (a) flip with your thumb (b) trace and change a bit
Answer key
- trace and change a bit
- 68
- pick a simple idea
- True
- True
- 22
- True
- False
- False
- 110
- False
- 28
- 7
- False
- 4
- pick a simple idea
- good tip
- 2
- True
- good tip
- 80
- False
- 3
- False
- 8
- good tip
- 42
- 4
- 19
- good tip
- poor tip
- draw the first page
- 8
- 48
- 14
- flip with your thumb
- 6
- 20
- 17
- trace and change a bit
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