A zoetrope is a spinning cylinder with slits that allow you to see an animation, that predates film. If you have ever used a flip book it works in a similar way. The way it works is that your brain is able to fill in the gaps between frames. So as you look at the image our brain converts the individual images into a moving picture.
The first thing that you need to do is get your piece of black paper and fold it in half longways. It is then time to do some measuring to make the slits that is going to make up your zoetrope. You are going to measure 2.5cm along the length of paper and then make another mark after 0.5cm. You then need to measure 2.5cm down and make this into a rectangle. You can then cut out this rectangle.
You are going to repeat this along the length of the piece of paper and then cut the paper along the fold. You are then going to stick the two pieces of paper together so that you have a long strip of paper with slits along one edge.
You are then going to stick your long strip of black paper into a cylinder and attach it to your paper plate
You are next going to want to cut two strips of paper that are no higher than the start of the slits in the black paper. You can then draw your animation on this strip of paper. It could be something easy like my example of a ball bouncing up and down or something more difficult. You could even find some examples or templates online.
You are then going sick your animation strip to the inside of your black paper cylinder.
The last thing that you need to do is make a hole in the middle of the paper plate and attach a straw. You may need to use some sticky tack to secure it in place.
You are now ready to spin you Zoetrope and see your animation.
To see the video tutorial for this activity have a look at the Surrey Libraries Facebook Page
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