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.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “number every page”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 2.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “flip with your thumb” or “repeat to the last page”? (a) flip with your thumb (b) repeat to the last page
- 3.True or false: “keep backgrounds still” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “draw near the spine” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 5.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “trace the page before”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 6.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “start with a simple ball”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 7.True or false: “draw near the free edge” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the spine”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 9.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “use thick card”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 10.True or false: “make big jumps each page” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 11.📒 A flipbook has 18 pages. You flip 6 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 12.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “repeat to the last page”? (a) draw the first page (b) pick a simple idea (c) trace and change a bit (d) flip with your thumb
- 13.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “pick a simple idea” or “trace and change a bit”? (a) pick a simple idea (b) trace and change a bit
- 14.📒 A flipbook needs 39 pages. You have drawn 23. How many pages are still to draw?
- 15.📒 A flipbook has 24 pages. You flip 12 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 16.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “skip numbering pages”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 17.📒 A flipbook needs 26 pages. You have drawn 18. How many pages are still to draw?
- 18.📒 A flipbook needs 32 pages. You have drawn 10. How many pages are still to draw?
- 19.True or false: “skip numbering pages” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 20.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 2 seconds when you flip 5 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 21.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the FIRST step? (a) pick a simple idea (b) repeat to the last page (c) trace and change a bit (d) flip with your thumb
- 22.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw only 3 pages”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 23.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “change a bit each page”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 24.True or false: “change a bit each page” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 25.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 2 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 32 pages take?
- 26.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 3 seconds when you flip 12 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 27.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 2 seconds when you flip 8 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 28.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 4 seconds when you flip 10 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 29.True or false: “skip numbering pages” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📒 A flipbook needs 53 pages. You have drawn 13. How many pages are still to draw?
- 31.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 4 seconds when you flip 6 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 32.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “make big jumps each page”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 33.🔢 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
- 34.📒 A flipbook has 42 pages. You flip 7 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 35.📒 A flipbook has 49 pages. You flip 7 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 36.True or false: “keep backgrounds still” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 3 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 26 pages take?
- 38.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “pick a simple idea” or “draw the first page”? (a) pick a simple idea (b) draw the first page
- 39.📒 A flipbook needs 33 pages. You have drawn 3. How many pages are still to draw?
- 40.True or false: “start with a simple ball” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- good tip
- repeat to the last page
- True
- True
- good tip
- good tip
- True
- poor tip
- poor tip
- True
- 3
- flip with your thumb
- pick a simple idea
- 16
- 2
- poor tip
- 8
- 22
- True
- 10
- pick a simple idea
- poor tip
- good tip
- True
- 64
- 36
- 16
- 40
- False
- 40
- 24
- poor tip
- draw the first page
- 6
- 7
- False
- 78
- pick a simple idea
- 30
- False
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