Making a TED-Ed Lesson: Bringing a pop-up book to life

In ‘The Pangaea Pop-up’ Lesson, animator Biljana Labovic decided the best way to illustrate moving, shifting tectonic plates was to use a physical object that could also move and shift. Here, Labovic explains how she and her team of animators created a pop-up book to visualize Pangaea -- and how you can make your own.

Lesson and animation by TED-Ed.

[seokjin]

I remember in 10th grade when our science teacher decided that this pop-up book should be our group project. We spent weeks working on the pop-up book. I am wondering where is it now? I hope she didn't just throw it away like what other teachers would do to projects after it was passed🙃

[kidzluvcatsxd]

Me: i will try
*_- PATIENCE LEFT THE SERVER -_*

[DenokLestari]

we have to appreciate this pop art artist, the animator, and TED-Ed ! Thanks !

[Theas_Den]

Thank you so much i was thinking of an idea for my honors project for my one class and was thinking of claymation but this seems to be a better way to tell the different creation stories i am analyzing and comparing!

[seieki]

I NEEDED THIS FOR MY PROJECT THNK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[silkthyme]

This is truly amazing. Kudos to whoever did all that hard work!

[CeretPenyok]

You didn't tell us how to use the 'step fold' and 'what-was-it fold'.

[STARPHROST]

I remember making these for school projects back in the day! :D

[fredericksetjadiningrat]

More step fold explanation would be great

[cragonoskritirea]

I just watched "Home by Cavetown" and now i'm inspired to try to make one of these

[BestFitSquareChannel]

kudos… your lesson has strengthened by an order of magnitude my respect and affection for the folks whose effort, creativity, problem solving, labor, etc. engaged in this wonderful art form enrich my life...

[goodnessofken]

I hope you will always be the narrator of TedEd. thanks.:)

[vanderengland]

I recently made a very simple pop up book for a presentation in class... my teacher asked if he could keep it as an example for next year!

[safegourd]

This is going to help so much with my history project!!

[NickYT]

You know, I really didn't want to watch this video. I grew up thinking that if I was smart enough, I'd eventually be able to think up how stuff like pop up books work and thus how to make one, on my own. If I learned how by watching someone else make one, I'd spoil it for myself and never each my potential.

But the world of in inventions isn't made by one person. It isn't, and shouldn't be, recreated every time I want to do something interesting, and I shouldn't feel guilty for relying on what other people have figured out already. We stand on the shoulders of giants when we keep making this world better, and there's nothing wrong with that. It's exactly what these giants wanted--they'd be honored, not insulted, when their work is used as a foundation.

Wear a weird hangup I had haha. Oh, and by the way, the video was fantastic :)

[louisemaaree]

This guys voice is awesome ! It makes learning interesting !

[CrayRT]

This is perfect for my project. This is exactly what I need. Thank you

[maypearldefensor]

it help me a lot for my project thank you very much so my project will be more creative because of your crafts

[sreelekshmiv]

That is lot of hard work and creativity

[kalpanam.lepcha]

Wow !! Just awesome !! Can you plz give more clear detail to create such pop up books. I am your new subscriber. Hope to see more such videos in future.👍👍👍