Post by Admin on Jul 1, 2005 7:08:30 GMT 10
The thaumatrope is an optical illusion. When you spin the disk, the two pictures spin so fast that your eye is tricked into thinking they are one.
You’ll need:
a square of stiff cardboard
hole punch
two pieces of string
markers, crayons, or colored pencils
scissors
1. Cut circle out of the cardboard.
2. Punch a hole in each side of the circle.
3. Draw a picture on each side of the circle. When put together, the two pictures should make one picture, such as a bird and a cage, a mother and child, or a flower and a pot. To make sure that the pictures will fit together, hold the circle in front of you. Flip it over from the bottom. The picture on the other side should be right side up.
4. Tie a piece of string to each side of the cardboard circle.
5. Hold one string in each hand and wind up the thaumatrope. When you release the circle, the pictures will spin together and form one picture.
You’ll need:
a square of stiff cardboard
hole punch
two pieces of string
markers, crayons, or colored pencils
scissors
1. Cut circle out of the cardboard.
2. Punch a hole in each side of the circle.
3. Draw a picture on each side of the circle. When put together, the two pictures should make one picture, such as a bird and a cage, a mother and child, or a flower and a pot. To make sure that the pictures will fit together, hold the circle in front of you. Flip it over from the bottom. The picture on the other side should be right side up.
4. Tie a piece of string to each side of the cardboard circle.
5. Hold one string in each hand and wind up the thaumatrope. When you release the circle, the pictures will spin together and form one picture.