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Thaumatropes

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Ecole St. Pierre of Montreal, Canada 

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What you need for this ZOOMdo:
  • index cards
  • markers
  • pencils
  • tape
 
 
What you do for this ZOOMdo:

  1. First cut an index card in half and draw two pictures that will match up. For example, you can draw a bird on one side, and a cage on the other.
  2. Make sure you draw in the middle of each side of the card so your drawings will match up.
  3. Tape the cards -- drawing sides out -- to opposite sides of a pencil.
  4. Tape around the edges of the cards.
  5. Spin the pencil between your hands.
  6. If you made it right, you should see the bird in the cage.
 
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