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.True or false: “keep backgrounds still” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “flip very unevenly” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔢 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
- 4.True or false: “use thin paper” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔢 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
- 6.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the FIRST step? (a) flip with your thumb (b) draw the first page (c) repeat to the last page (d) pick a simple idea
- 7.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 6 seconds when you flip 8 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 8.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 8 seconds when you flip 5 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 9.True or false: “use thick card” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 10.📒 A flipbook needs 41 pages. You have drawn 20. How many pages are still to draw?
- 11.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “make big jumps each page”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 12.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “change a bit each page”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 13.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 1 minute to draw. How many minutes do 11 pages take?
- 14.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 5 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 30 pages take?
- 15.True or false: “skip numbering pages” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the LAST step? (a) repeat to the last page (b) draw the first page (c) flip with your thumb (d) pick a simple idea
- 17.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 3 seconds when you flip 10 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 18.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the free edge”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 19.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “trace and change a bit” or “pick a simple idea”? (a) pick a simple idea (b) trace and change a bit
- 20.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “skip numbering pages”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 21.📒 A flipbook needs 31 pages. You have drawn 2. How many pages are still to draw?
- 22.True or false: “start with a simple ball” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 4 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 27 pages take?
- 24.📒 A flipbook has 55 pages. You flip 11 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 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 4 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 32 pages take?
- 27.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “trace the page before”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 28.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 4 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 34 pages take?
- 29.📒 A flipbook has 25 pages. You flip 5 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 30.📒 A flipbook has 88 pages. You flip 11 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 31.True or false: “make big jumps each page” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “change a bit each page” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 4 seconds when you flip 12 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 34.📒 A flipbook needs 21 pages. You have drawn 5. How many pages are still to draw?
- 35.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw only 3 pages”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 36.📒 A flipbook has 72 pages. You flip 12 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 37.🔢 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
- 38.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 2 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 26 pages take?
- 39.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 2 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 16 pages take?
- 40.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “draw the first page”? (a) flip with your thumb (b) repeat to the last page (c) trace and change a bit (d) pick a simple idea
Answer key
- True
- True
- pick a simple idea
- False
- draw the first page
- pick a simple idea
- 48
- 40
- False
- 21
- poor tip
- good tip
- 11
- 150
- False
- flip with your thumb
- 30
- good tip
- pick a simple idea
- poor tip
- 29
- False
- 108
- 5
- 7
- 128
- good tip
- 136
- 5
- 8
- True
- False
- 48
- 16
- poor tip
- 6
- pick a simple idea
- 52
- 32
- trace and change a bit
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