Thaumatrope

In this lesson Mandy introduced to us what a thaumatrope was and then we had the chance to make our own. The basic principal of a thaumatrope is that by drawing similar photos on either side of a round piece of card, and then spinning it once complete would create the visual effect of a moving object or a physical motion - the photo would change in some way. It was simple to make once I had the idea although I did struggle, as well as many others in the classroom, with getting the positioning of the string either side of the card right in order to ensure that the thaumatrope would spin effectively.