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Building a Zoetrope

Do you remember what a zoetrope is? 

Let's build our own toy. We will need the following things: materials

  • 1 piece of cardboard.
  • 2 poster boards: one black and another white.
  • 1 plastic glass.  
  • Glue
  • Scissors 
  • Cutter
  • Ruler 
  • Compass
  • 1 pushpin




These are the steps to follow:


compass1st step: Draw 3 circles with the compass (15cm diameter). Two in the black poster board and blackone in the piece of cardboard.




cut2nd step: Draw a rectangle (49x14cm) in the black poster board.





cut3rd step: Cut small triangles (2cm) in the black poster board. Cogemos la cartulina negra y hacemos la forma del tambor, con las pestañas para pegar, y las ventanas para que entre la luz.triangle




windows4th step: Draw the windows (5mm) every 5 cm. Cut them with the cutter. cut wind

glue      5th step: Glue the black circle to the cardboard. 




tap6th step: Glue the rectangle and then the other black circle. ra





vas7th step: Draw a circle the size of a coin in the cardboard and glue it to the glass




8th: Draw a sequence of images in movement in the white poster board and place it inside. 

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9th: Join the two parts with a pushpin. sd




We have our own zoetrope!!!!!

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Creating sound effects

Would you like to record your own film?

Apart from images and audio, you could include sound effects.  Here you have some examples of how you can make them:

  • Hail: Move a can with chickpeas or similar in circles. 
  • Wind: Put your hands together and blow carefully among your fingers. You can also use a bottle. 
  • Thunder: Move a cardboard box with batteries inside.  
  • Drizzle: Squeeze a plastic bag.
  • Jam on the brakes: Rub a wet cork on a glass.
  • Rain on the roof: Drop some chickpeas over a metallic container. 
  • Steps in the forest: Put some dry leaves in a box and move your hand. 
  • Fire: Squeeze a piece of cellotape or plastic.
  • Explosion or shooting: Blow up a big balloon and then explode it with a pushpin.
  • Load a gun: open and close a stapler.  
  • Remote-control missile: Release the air of a small balloon stretching the mouthpiece slowly. 
  • Morse:  Use a pen to make the noise .

In this video you can watch some examples: