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) trace and change a bit (c) pick a simple idea (d) flip with your thumb
- 2.🔢 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) draw the first page (d) flip with your thumb
- 3.📒 A flipbook has 84 pages. You flip 12 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 4.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “make big jumps each page”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 5.True or false: “draw near the free edge” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “trace and change a bit”? (a) draw the first page (b) repeat to the last page (c) flip with your thumb (d) pick a simple idea
- 7.📒 A flipbook needs 38 pages. You have drawn 1. How many pages are still to draw?
- 8.True or false: “change a bit each page” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 3 seconds when you flip 9 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 10.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the FIRST step? (a) trace and change a bit (b) draw the first page (c) repeat to the last page (d) pick a simple idea
- 11.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the spine”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 12.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the LAST step? (a) pick a simple idea (b) draw the first page (c) flip with your thumb (d) trace and change a bit
- 13.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 5 seconds when you flip 12 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 14.True or false: “keep backgrounds still” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📒 A flipbook has 18 pages. You flip 6 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 16.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw only 3 pages”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 17.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 1 minute to draw. How many minutes do 27 pages take?
- 18.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 5 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 13 pages take?
- 19.True or false: “keep backgrounds still” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 20.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 2 seconds when you flip 11 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 21.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 4 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 36 pages take?
- 22.True or false: “skip numbering pages” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 23.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “trace the page before”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 24.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “repeat to the last page”? (a) flip with your thumb (b) trace and change a bit (c) draw the first page (d) pick a simple idea
- 25.🔢 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
- 26.📒 A flipbook needs 55 pages. You have drawn 41. How many pages are still to draw?
- 27.True or false: “use thick card” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📒 A flipbook has 33 pages. You flip 11 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 29.📒 A flipbook needs 23 pages. You have drawn 19. How many pages are still to draw?
- 30.True or false: “draw only 3 pages” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “trace the page before” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 32.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 8 seconds when you flip 5 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 33.True or false: “start with a simple ball” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 34.📒 A flipbook has 44 pages. You flip 11 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 35.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 1 minute to draw. How many minutes do 12 pages take?
- 36.📒 A flipbook has 42 pages. You flip 6 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 37.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the free edge”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 38.📒 A flipbook needs 40 pages. You have drawn 38. How many pages are still to draw?
- 39.📒 A flipbook needs 56 pages. You have drawn 6. How many pages are still to draw?
- 40.📒 A flipbook has 72 pages. You flip 9 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
Answer key
- trace and change a bit
- draw the first page
- 7
- poor tip
- False
- repeat to the last page
- 37
- False
- 27
- pick a simple idea
- poor tip
- flip with your thumb
- 60
- True
- 3
- poor tip
- 27
- 65
- False
- 22
- 144
- True
- good tip
- flip with your thumb
- pick a simple idea
- 14
- False
- 3
- 4
- False
- True
- 40
- True
- 4
- 12
- 7
- good tip
- 2
- 50
- 8
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