To operate the zoopraxiscope, press and release the green button. When the light turns on, have your child turn the wheel.
Fun facts to share with your child:
- This machine is called the Zoopraxiscope.
- It was invented by a man named Eadward Muybridge.
- Muybridge took a lot of pictures of the Stanford family and their horses.
- The zoopraxiscope works in the same way as old-fashioned movie projectors. There are a bunch of pictures inside, and when you spin them really quickly, it makes it look like the pictures are moving!
