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Build a Zoetrope
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This website from the Exploratorium provides an activity on building a Zoetrope, a device that produces an illusion of action from a rapid succession of still pictures.  The site contains written instructions and video clips to illustrate each of the five basic steps.  Also provided is a link to build a simpler Zoetrope that does not require an electric motor.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/wcast2/zoetrope.html
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Optics
- The Eye
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© 2001 Exploratorium
Keywords:
illusion, motion, movie, perception
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Metadata instance created October 2, 2006 by Ann Deml
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October 2, 2006 by Ann Deml
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2001), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/wcast2/zoetrope.html).
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Build a Zoetrope (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2001), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/wcast2/zoetrope.html>.
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Build a Zoetrope. (2001). Retrieved June 8, 2025, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/wcast2/zoetrope.html
Chicago Format
Exploratorium. Build a Zoetrope. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2001. https://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/wcast2/zoetrope.html (accessed 8 June 2025).
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Build a Zoetrope. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2001. 8 June 2025 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/wcast2/zoetrope.html>.
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