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.📒 A flipbook has 14 pages. You flip 7 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 2.True or false: “draw near the spine” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: “use thick card” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the FIRST step? (a) repeat to the last page (b) pick a simple idea (c) draw the first page (d) trace and change a bit
- 5.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 3 seconds when you flip 12 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 6.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 2 seconds when you flip 5 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 7.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 2 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 26 pages take?
- 8.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 8 seconds when you flip 6 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 9.True or false: “keep backgrounds still” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔢 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
- 11.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “pick a simple idea” or “trace and change a bit”? (a) trace and change a bit (b) pick a simple idea
- 12.True or false: “skip numbering pages” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “draw the first page”? (a) pick a simple idea (b) trace and change a bit (c) flip with your thumb (d) repeat to the last page
- 14.📒 A flipbook needs 50 pages. You have drawn 40. How many pages are still to draw?
- 15.True or false: “skip numbering pages” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔢 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
- 17.📒 A flipbook has 63 pages. You flip 9 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 18.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “trace the page before”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 19.📒 A flipbook needs 28 pages. You have drawn 4. How many pages are still to draw?
- 20.True or false: “draw near the free edge” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “draw the first page” or “repeat to the last page”? (a) repeat to the last page (b) draw the first page
- 22.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “start with a simple ball”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 23.📒 A flipbook has 24 pages. You flip 6 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 24.📒 A flipbook has 12 pages. You flip 6 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 25.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “pick a simple idea” or “flip with your thumb”? (a) pick a simple idea (b) flip with your thumb
- 26.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “make big jumps each page”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 27.📒 A flipbook has 35 pages. You flip 5 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 28.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 6 seconds when you flip 11 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 29.True or false: “start with a simple ball” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “use thick card” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “start with a simple ball” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 32.📒 A flipbook has 45 pages. You flip 9 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 33.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 6 seconds when you flip 6 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 34.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “number every page”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 35.True or false: “change a bit each page” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “draw near the free edge” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📒 A flipbook needs 29 pages. You have drawn 2. How many pages are still to draw?
- 38.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “repeat to the last page”? (a) pick a simple idea (b) flip with your thumb (c) trace and change a bit (d) draw the first page
- 39.📒 A flipbook needs 45 pages. You have drawn 34. How many pages are still to draw?
- 40.True or false: “trace the page before” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- 2
- False
- False
- pick a simple idea
- 36
- 10
- 52
- 48
- False
- repeat to the last page
- pick a simple idea
- True
- trace and change a bit
- 10
- False
- draw the first page
- 7
- good tip
- 24
- False
- draw the first page
- good tip
- 4
- 2
- pick a simple idea
- poor tip
- 7
- 66
- True
- True
- False
- 5
- 36
- good tip
- False
- True
- 27
- flip with your thumb
- 11
- False
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