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, which is the FIRST step? (a) draw the first page (b) trace and change a bit (c) flip with your thumb (d) pick a simple idea
- 2.True or false: “flip very unevenly” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📒 A flipbook needs 23 pages. You have drawn 18. How many pages are still to draw?
- 4.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 7 seconds when you flip 11 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 5.📒 A flipbook has 70 pages. You flip 10 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 6.📒 A flipbook has 16 pages. You flip 8 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 7.True or false: “trace the page before” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “use thin paper”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 9.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the free edge”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 10.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 4 seconds when you flip 6 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 11.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “pick a simple idea” or “draw the first page”? (a) draw the first page (b) pick a simple idea
- 12.📒 A flipbook has 48 pages. You flip 6 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 13.📒 A flipbook has 24 pages. You flip 12 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 14.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “use thick card”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 15.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “repeat to the last page”? (a) pick a simple idea (b) trace and change a bit (c) flip with your thumb (d) draw the first page
- 16.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 4 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 24 pages take?
- 17.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “keep backgrounds still”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 18.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the spine”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 19.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 3 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 39 pages take?
- 20.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “pick a simple idea”? (a) flip with your thumb (b) trace and change a bit (c) repeat to the last page (d) draw the first page
- 21.True or false: “make big jumps each page” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 7 seconds when you flip 9 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 23.📒 A flipbook needs 54 pages. You have drawn 2. How many pages are still to draw?
- 24.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 8 seconds when you flip 10 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 25.📒 A flipbook has 56 pages. You flip 8 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 26.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 3 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 12 pages take?
- 27.True or false: “use thin paper” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 4 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 28 pages take?
- 29.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 5 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 36 pages take?
- 30.📒 A flipbook needs 42 pages. You have drawn 15. How many pages are still to draw?
- 31.True or false: “start with a simple ball” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 32.📒 A flipbook has 66 pages. You flip 11 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 33.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 2 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 36 pages take?
- 34.📒 A flipbook needs 28 pages. You have drawn 11. How many pages are still to draw?
- 35.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 5 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 15 pages take?
- 36.📒 A flipbook has 55 pages. You flip 11 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 37.📒 A flipbook has 12 pages. You flip 6 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 38.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 3 seconds when you flip 8 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 39.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “start with a simple ball”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 40.True or false: “trace the page before” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- pick a simple idea
- True
- 5
- 77
- 7
- 2
- False
- good tip
- good tip
- 24
- pick a simple idea
- 8
- 2
- poor tip
- flip with your thumb
- 96
- good tip
- poor tip
- 117
- draw the first page
- False
- 63
- 52
- 80
- 7
- 36
- True
- 112
- 180
- 27
- False
- 6
- 72
- 17
- 75
- 5
- 2
- 24
- good tip
- True
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