1. Paper Engineering Using the design process to create a pop-up book

2. History of Pop-up books One of the first movable books was an anatomy book that used flaps for each layer of the human body. This book was created in 1553 by Andreas Vesalius. People started creating movable books for recreational purposes hundreds of years later. This time, the books used flaps to reveal different adventure scenes in a story.

3. Force Engineers and artists think about forces when designing or building something. What is a force? (Answer: A push or pull on an object.) Not all forces occur naturally like wind and gravity.

4. Force used in pop-up books When we read pop-up books we apply very small forces (pushes or pulls) to tabs and flaps to make them move. Engineers and artists take into consideration the impact of manmade forces on an object they design, as well as natural ones. In making pop-up or moving books, the creators are called "paper engineers."

5. Task # 1 Create a sketch in your engineering notebook of your vision for your pop-up book.

6. Task # 2 Work in teams of 2 to create a pop-up book using the design process. Your pop-up book can be a children’s book or a comic book. You will use white paper for the pages and 1 sheet of construction paper for the book cover.

7. Design Brief and Project Information If you choose to make a pop-up book for a child. Your client is Mrs. Baker, she wants you to make a pop-up book for either her daughter or son for entertainment purposes. If you choose to make a comic pop-up book. Your client is Billy, he is a pre-teen that loves to read comic books but would like an interesting comic pop-up book.

8. Examples of Pop-up Books