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 needs 33 pages. You have drawn 9. How many pages are still to draw?
- 2.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “pick a simple idea” or “trace and change a bit”? (a) pick a simple idea (b) trace and change a bit
- 3.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the LAST step? (a) flip with your thumb (b) pick a simple idea (c) draw the first page (d) repeat to the last page
- 4.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw only 3 pages”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 5.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 3 seconds when you flip 12 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 6.True or false: “draw only 3 pages” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “draw near the spine” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the spine”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 9.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 5 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 25 pages take?
- 10.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “pick a simple idea” or “repeat to the last page”? (a) repeat to the last page (b) pick a simple idea
- 11.📒 A flipbook has 35 pages. You flip 5 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 12.True or false: “start with a simple ball” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔢 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
- 14.📒 Each flipbook page takes you 3 minutes to draw. How many minutes do 26 pages take?
- 15.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 2 seconds when you flip 10 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 16.📒 A flipbook needs 43 pages. You have drawn 7. How many pages are still to draw?
- 17.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “draw near the free edge”? (a) good tip (b) poor tip
- 18.📒 A flipbook needs 31 pages. You have drawn 14. How many pages are still to draw?
- 19.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “keep backgrounds still”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 20.📒 A flipbook has 30 pages. You flip 10 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 21.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 5 seconds when you flip 5 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 22.📒 A flipbook needs 34 pages. You have drawn 15. How many pages are still to draw?
- 23.True or false: “flip very unevenly” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 24.📒 A flipbook needs 46 pages. You have drawn 17. How many pages are still to draw?
- 25.True or false: “make big jumps each page” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: “skip numbering pages” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “draw the first page” or “trace and change a bit”? (a) draw the first page (b) trace and change a bit
- 28.True or false: “skip numbering pages” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 29.📒 A flipbook has 18 pages. You flip 9 pages each second. How many seconds does the animation last?
- 30.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “trace and change a bit”? (a) flip with your thumb (b) repeat to the last page (c) pick a simple idea (d) draw the first page
- 31.🔢 To make a flipbook, which is the FIRST step? (a) pick a simple idea (b) repeat to the last page (c) flip with your thumb (d) trace and change a bit
- 32.True or false: “use thick card” is a good flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📒 A flipbook needs 56 pages. You have drawn 41. How many pages are still to draw?
- 34.📒 Good or poor flipbook tip: “use thick card”? (a) poor tip (b) good tip
- 35.True or false: “change a bit each page” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔢 To make a flipbook, what comes right after “repeat to the last page”? (a) draw the first page (b) flip with your thumb (c) pick a simple idea (d) trace and change a bit
- 37.🔢 To make a flipbook, which comes first: “flip with your thumb” or “pick a simple idea”? (a) pick a simple idea (b) flip with your thumb
- 38.True or false: “change a bit each page” is a good flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
- 39.📒 You want a flipbook animation to last 7 seconds when you flip 12 pages each second. How many pages must you draw?
- 40.True or false: “draw near the free edge” is a poor flipbook tip. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 24
- pick a simple idea
- flip with your thumb
- poor tip
- 36
- False
- True
- poor tip
- 125
- pick a simple idea
- 7
- False
- pick a simple idea
- 78
- 20
- 36
- good tip
- 17
- good tip
- 3
- 25
- 19
- False
- 29
- False
- False
- draw the first page
- True
- 2
- repeat to the last page
- pick a simple idea
- False
- 15
- poor tip
- False
- flip with your thumb
- pick a simple idea
- True
- 84
- False
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