Animation Pack instructions
These free animation packs were made possible thanks to support from Bridgwater Town Council
Emoji Thaumatrope
Materials in your Pack
Papers Straws | Emoji Thaumatrope template
Materials you will need:
Scissors | Clear Tape or glue stick
Step One: Pick an emoji and cut round the solid black line
Step Two: Take a straw and tape/glue to the inside of one side of the cut out emoji
Step Three: To experience the optical illusion, hold the straw between two flat hands and spin.
This is taken from the downloadable STEM resource by Left Brain Craft Brain.
Zoetrope
The zoetrope invented in 1834 by William George Horner, was an early form of animation that consisted of a drum containing a set of still images, that was turned in a circular fashion in order to create the illusion of motion. Horner originally called it the Daedatelum, but Pierre Desvignes, a French inventor, renamed his version of it the zoetrope (from Greek word root zoo for animal life and trope for "things that turn.").
In your pack you have the horse animation (originally photographed by Eadweard Muybridge) and a blank to create your own. Watch the video opposite for instructions. The templates were created by rimstar.org
