Grab ‘n Go Your Amazing Brain
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Your Amazing Brain Grab ‘n Go Supplies A thaumatrope (THAW-muh-trope) is a toy that was invented in the 1820s. The name translates roughly as "wonder turner", from Ancient Greek: θαῦμα "wonder" and τρόπος "turn". Early thaumatropes were made using a disk or card with a picture on each side. An example of a common thaumatrope had a bird on one side and a cage on the other. Strings were aached to each side of the circles. When the strings are twirled quickly between the fingers, the two pictures on either side seem to blend together and become one picture. The illusion is stronger when the spinning is very fast. How does this illusion work? Your eye and brain retain a visual impression for up to 1/16 of a second aſter you stop looking at the image. (That ’s faster than you can blink your eyes.) This ability to retain an image is known as persistence of vision. When you twist the thaumatrope strings fast enough, your brain retains the two images long enough make them appear as one image. The brain/eye system has a combinaon of moon detectors, detail detectors and paern detectors. These all combine to create the visual experience. Our brains are prey amazing! Think about what you’ve learned this summer. Perhaps it was something you did with your family. Maybe you learned from reading a book. Or maybe you and your friends discovered something new. How can you draw a picture of that thing you learned which now lives inside your brain? The thaumatrope template: Carefully cut out each circle with a picture of the brain. On the flip side, draw a picture of something you learned this summer. Make sure the small X is at the boom. Cut the string into 8 pieces. Poke two small holes and insert a piece of string in each hole, as shown below. Quickly twist the strings between your fingers and thumbs. The two pictures appear to come together. The thing that you drew is now inside the brain. Just like the thing that you learned this summer is now inside YOUR brain. Template to make 4 thaumatropes String Scissors Crayons, colored pencils, or markers x x x x x x
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Your Amazing Brain Grab ‘n Go
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A thaumatrope (THAW-muh-trope) is a toy that was invented in the 1820s. The name translates roughly as "wonder turner", from Ancient Greek: θαῦμα "wonder" and τρόπος "turn".
Early thaumatropes were made using a disk or card with a picture on each side. An example of a common thaumatrope had a bird on one side and a cage on the other. Strings were attached to each side of the circles. When the strings are twirled quickly between the fingers, the two pictures on either side seem to blend together and become one picture. The illusion is stronger when the spinning is very fast. How does this illusion work? Your eye and brain retain a visual impression for up to 1/16 of a second after you stop looking at the image. (That’s faster than you can blink your
eyes.) This ability to retain an image is known as persistence of vision. When you twist the thaumatrope strings fast enough, your brain retains the two images long enough make them appear as one image. The brain/eye system has a combination of motion detectors, detail detectors and pattern detectors. These all combine to create the visual experience. Our brains are pretty amazing! Think about what you’ve learned this summer. Perhaps it was something you did with your family. Maybe you learned from reading a book. Or maybe you and your friends discovered something new. How can you draw a picture of that thing you learned which now lives inside your brain? The thaumatrope template: Carefully cut out each circle with a picture of the brain. On the flip side, draw a picture of something you learned this summer. Make sure the small X is at the bottom. Cut the string into 8 pieces. Poke two small holes and insert a piece of string in each hole, as shown below. Quickly twist the strings between your fingers and thumbs. The two pictures appear to come together. The thing that you drew is now inside the brain. Just like the thing that you learned this summer is now inside YOUR brain.
Template to make 4 thaumatropes String Scissors Crayons, colored pencils, or markers
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Brain Builder Tip
Make your own thaumatrope images. How could you make a paleta appear on a stick?
Where should you draw each part of the image so that they match up correctly when
you twist the strings? What other illusions can you make with drawings? Try making a
flip book. https://bit.ly/3ioXcwk
People have always been curious about representing real life in art. Before movies were invented, people
tried many ways to represent movement in art. Animation is a way of making a movie from many still images.
The images are put together on after another, and then played at a fast speed to give the illusion of
movement. The thaumatrope was an early experiment in animation. Today artists are using computers to
create animations. Check out https://bit.ly/3zcbC8O
Scale it up
Break it down If your child has difficulty remembering something they have learned this summer, ask them some
guided questions help jog their memory. Help them orient their drawing so it appears right side up
when they twirl their finished thaumatrope.
Modeling curiosity for your child is a great way to foster lifelong learning. When you see or read something interesting, point it out to your child. You can wonder out loud, “I never knew about that. That’s so interesting.” When your child asks questions, you can respond with, “Wow! What a great question. I wonder about that, too.” Check out https://wonderopolis.org to learn something new every day.
Our Community
Did you know that a teenager in Tucson created a website to educate
kids about the brain? Sofia Melnychuck is studying neuroscience. She is
also the author and illustrator of “Brain Power: Neuorology for Kids!”
https://www.brainpowerawareness.com/
Have you seen The Brain Bus here in Tucson?
The Center for Neurosciences Foundation created this mobile
neuroscience laboratory. They offer programs for children
and adults. https://www.eachbrainmatters.org
Check out some great books about brains at the Pima County Public Library.
Boost Your Brain by Alice Marman Brain: A 21st Century Look at a 400 Million Year Old Organ by Rob DeSalle, Patricia Wynne The Brain is Kind of a Big Thing by Nick Seluk Inside the Brain by Karin Halvorson
Tu cerebro asombroso Grab ‘n Go
Un taumatropo (Tau-ma-tropo) es un juguete que se inventó en la década de 1820. El nombre se traduce aproximadamente como "maravilla girador", del griego antiguo: θαῦμα "maravilla" y τρόπος "girar".
Los primeros taumatropos se hicieron usando un disco o tarjeta con una imagen en cada lado. Un ejemplo de taumatropo común tenía un pájaro en un lado y una jaula en el otro. Se unieron cuerdas a cada lado de los círculos. Cuando las cuerdas se giran rápidamente entre los dedos, las dos imágenes de cada lado parecen mezclarse y convertirse en una sola imagen. La ilusión es más fuerte cuando el giro es muy rápido. ¿Cómo funciona esta ilusión? Tu ojo y cerebro retienen una impresión visual hasta 1/16 de segundo después de que dejas de mirar la imagen. (Eso es más rápido de lo que
puedes parpadear). Esta capacidad de retener una imagen se conoce como persistencia de la visión. Cuando giras las cuerdas del taumatropo lo suficientemente rápido, tu cerebro retiene las dos imágenes el tiempo suficiente para que aparezcan como una sola imagen. El sistema del cerebro / ojo tiene una combinación de detectores de movimiento, detectores de detalles y detectores de patrones. Todos estos se combinan para crear la experiencia visual. ¡Nuestros cerebros son asombrosos! Piensa en lo que has aprendido este verano. Quizás fue algo que hiciste con tu familia. Quizás aprendiste leyendo un libro. O tal vez tú y tus amig@s descubrieron algo nuevo. ¿Cómo puedes hacer un dibujo de lo que aprendiste y que ahora vive dentro de tu cerebro? La plantilla del taumatropo: Recorta con cuidado cada círculo con una imagen del cerebro. Por otro lado, haz un dibujo de algo que aprendiste este verano. Asegúrate de que la X pequeña esté en la parte inferior. Corta la cuerda en 8 pedazos. Haz dos agujeritos pequeños e inserte un trozo de cuerda en cada agujerito, como se muestra a continuación. Gira rápidamente las cuerdas entre los dedos y los pulgares. Las dos imágenes parecen unirse. Lo que dibujaste ahora está dentro del cerebro. Al igual que lo que aprendiste este verano, ahora está dentro de TU cerebro.
Materiales Plantilla para hacer 4 taumatropos Cuerda Tijeras Crayones, lápices de colores o marcadores
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Nuestra comunidad
Crea tus propias imágenes de taumatropo. ¿Cómo se puede hacer que aparezca una paleta en un palito? ¿Dónde debes dibujar cada parte de la imagen para que coincidan correctamente cuando tuerzas las cuerdas? ¿Qué otras ilusiones puedes hacer con dibujos? Intenta hacer un libro animado. https://bit.ly/3ioXcwk Siempre ha habido curiosidad por representar la vida real en el arte. Antes de que se inventaran las películas, la gente intentó muchas formas de representar el movimiento en el arte. La animación es una forma de hacer una película a partir de muchas imágenes fijas. Las imágenes se unen una tras otra y luego se reproducen a una velocidad rápida para dar la ilusión de movimiento. El taumatropo fue uno de los primeros experimentos de animación. Hoy, los artistas usan computadoras para crear animaciones. Ver https://bit.ly/3zcbC8O
Si tu hij@ tiene dificultades para recordar algo que haya aprendido este verano, hazle algunas preguntas guiadas que le ayudarán a refrescar la memoria. Ayúdalo a orientar su dibujo para que quede boca arriba cuando giren su taumatropo terminado.
¿Sabías que un adolescente de Tucson creó un sitio web para educar a
los niños sobre el cerebro? Sofia Melnychuck está estudiando
neurociencia. También es autora e ilustradora de "Brain Power:
Neuorology for Kids!" https://www.brainpowerawareness.com/
¿Has visto The Brain Bus aquí en Tucson? La Fundación Centro de Neurociencias
creó este laboratorio de neurociencia móvil.
Ofrecen programas para niños y adultos. https://www.eachbrainmatters.org
Ve algunos excelentes libros sobre cerebros en la Biblioteca Pública del Condado de Pima. Boost Your Brain by Alice Marman Brain: A 21st Century Look at a 400 Million Year Old Organ by Rob DeSalle, Patricia Wynne The Brain is Kind of a Big Thing by Nick Seluk Inside the Brain by Karin Halvorson
¡Apóyalo! Modelar la curiosidad para tu hij@ es una excelente manera de fomentar el aprendizaje permanente.
Cuando ve o lee algo interesante, díselo a tu hij@. Quizás te preguntes en voz alta: “Nunca supe de eso. Eso
es tan interesante." Cuando tu hij@ haga preguntas, puedes responder con "¡Guau! Qué gran pregunta. Me
pregunto sobre eso también. "
Visite https://wonderopolis.org para aprender algo nuevo todos los días.
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Recorta estos círculos. No dibujes de este lado.
Cut out these circles. Do not draw on this side.
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Utiliza estos círculos a continuación para hacer taumatropos con tus propias imágenes.
Use these circles below to make thaumatropes with your own images.
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En estos círculos, haz un dibujo de algo que aprendiste este verano. Asegúrate de que la X pequeña esté en la parte
inferior.
In these circles, draw a picture of something you learned this summer. Make sure the small X is at the bottom.
Utiliza estos círculos a continuación para hacer taumatropos con tus propias imágenes.
Use these circles below to make thaumatropes with your own images.
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