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 “pick a simple idea”? (a) trace and change a bit (b) flip with your thumb (c) draw the first page (d) repeat to the last page
- 2.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 2 seconds when you flip 12 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 3.True or false: “start with a simple ball” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 4.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “trace the page before”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 5.True or false: “draw near the free edge” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “flip very unevenly”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 7.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 5 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 35 pages take?
- 8.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “draw the first page”? (a) pick a simple idea (b) repeat to the last page (c) trace and change a bit (d) flip with your thumb
- 9.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 3 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 39 pages take?
- 10.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the spine”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 11.📒 A flipbook has 48 pages. You flip 12 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 12.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “trace and change a bit”? (a) flip with your thumb (b) draw the first page (c) pick a simple idea (d) repeat to the last page
- 13.True or false: “use thin paper” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the FIRST step? (a) repeat to the last page (b) pick a simple idea (c) trace and change a bit (d) draw the first page
- 15.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 4 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 39 pages take?
- 16.📒 A flipbook needs 50 pages. You have drawn 7. How many pages are still to draw?
- 17.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the LAST step? (a) flip with your thumb (b) pick a simple idea (c) trace and change a bit (d) repeat to the last page
- 18.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “trace and change a bit” or “flip with your thumb”? (a) trace and change a bit (b) flip with your thumb
- 19.True or false: “number every page” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “repeat to the last page” or “pick a simple idea”? (a) repeat to the last page (b) pick a simple idea
- 21.📒 A flipbook has 54 pages. You flip 9 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 22.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 5 seconds when you flip 12 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 23.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “skip numbering pages”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 24.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 4 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 25 pages take?
- 25.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “draw the first page” or “flip with your thumb”? (a) draw the first page (b) flip with your thumb
- 26.🔢 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
- 27.📒 A flipbook needs 30 pages. You have drawn 12. How many pages are still to draw?
- 28.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “make big jumps each page”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 29.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw only 3 pages”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 30.True or false: “draw near the spine” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “draw near the spine” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 32.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “use thin paper”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 33.📒 A flipbook has 66 pages. You flip 11 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 34.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 4 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 20 pages take?
- 35.🔢 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
- 36.📒 A flipbook has 36 pages. You flip 6 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 37.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 5 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 15 pages take?
- 38.🔢 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
- 39.📒 A flipbook needs 60 pages. You have drawn 2. How many pages are still to draw?
- 40.📒 A flipbook has 12 pages. You flip 6 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
Answer key
- draw the first page
- 24
- True
- good tip
- False
- poor tip
- 175
- trace and change a bit
- 117
- poor tip
- 4
- repeat to the last page
- False
- pick a simple idea
- 156
- 43
- flip with your thumb
- trace and change a bit
- True
- pick a simple idea
- 6
- 60
- poor tip
- 100
- draw the first page
- pick a simple idea
- 18
- poor tip
- poor tip
- True
- False
- good tip
- 6
- 80
- pick a simple idea
- 6
- 75
- flip with your thumb
- 58
- 2
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