I love the idea of students making flipbooks to demonstrate physics concepts. Last year, one end-of-the-year-project option was to make a flipbook that showed projectile motion. Students were to incorporate 20 frames of hang-time in their books, and they worked out the position of the object in each frame (most all did this with a spreadsheet). It was a useful exercise in scaling, as well. For the animation itself, many used Flipbook! with a grid-printed transparency taped over the computer screen. Some drew traditional analog books; a beautiful objects to hold in your hand and then keep in a shoebox under the bed. Continue reading
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09 Tuesday Aug 2011
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