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Curated OER

Group Portraits: Then and Now

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students use photographs to examine ship masters and shipyard workers. As a class, they explore other group portraits and discuss the information that can be found from the photos. As a group, they create their own group portrait mural.
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Curated OER

The Third Eye

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take digital pictures to create a unique viewpoint. In groups, they discuss if they have ever had a feeling of someone watching them. They use the digital camera as a "third eye" to see different perspectives. They answer...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction of Primary Sources

For Teachers 1st
First graders are introduced to photographs and newspaper articles to be used as primary sources. Using a projecter, they are shown photographs of a famous person to prove they were real and not make believe. In groups, they use...
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Curated OER

Could You Make an Oak Basket?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to an imaginative scenario in which they would need a white oak basket. They evaluate the photographs to determine whether there is enough information to make a basket. They write a brief statement expressing their...
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Curated OER

Public Art Exchange Project

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders use the Internet to search for information, communicate with others and create a web page to exchange types of public art. They work together to scan photographs on to the internet and write descriptions. They present...
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Curated OER

Using Photographs and Models for Drawings

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students make drawings of their classmates in photographs.
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Curated OER

Civil War: Matthew Brady Photos

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read background information on Matthew Brady and examine photographs of the Civil War taken by him. They fill in worksheets based on their research.
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Curated OER

Photographing War

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students examine the role of Matthew Brady photographing the Civil War and compare it with the role of photographers embedded in the War in Iraq.
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Curated OER

High Contrast Photographs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take and develop pictures using patterns of light.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Carbons to Computers - 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students gather and classify information from observation of photographs; to have students differentiate between fact and inference.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Prints and Photographs Online Catalog

For Students 9th - 10th
This online catalog offers thousands of primary source photographs and prints from around the world.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: Taking the Long View, 1851 1991

For Students 9th - 10th
A large collection of panoramic photographs covering many subjects from the Library of Congress.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Civil Rights Special Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Multimedia collection of video, primary text documents and audio on Civil Rights, especially Brown vs. Board of Education.
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Website
California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Science Center: Historias Desde Espacio: Que Hay en El Espacio?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What's in Space? Take a look at pictures of space while reading a story explaining what you see. An excellent resource for Spanish speakers. Provides authentic pictures and gives students a basic understanding of outer space.
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University of Michigan

Floral Radiographs: The Secret Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
A gallery depicting "floral radiographs," this website shows several examples of "this unusual art form" which shows "the secret beauty that lies hidden within [flowers'] blossoms." These black and white radiographs are done by Albert...
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Graphic
Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Mn: The Puuc Hills: Uxmal

For Students 9th - 10th
Numerous photographs of the ancient Mayan city of Uxmal.
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Graphic
Science Museum of Minnesota

The Temples of Tikal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides various pictures of the numerous temples in the Mayan city of Tikal.
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Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center

Yad Vashem: Photographs From the Warsaw Ghetto

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents photos taken in the Warsaw Ghetto that depict different perspectives of the lives of Jews living in this ghetto.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Nova: The Fall of the Tower of Pisa

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive look at the efforts to save the Tower of Pisa from falling over.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
American Experience offers a comprehensive look at George Eastman and his development of photography. Included are a timeline, biographies of important people in Eastman's personal and professional life, discussions in the history of...
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Other

Ngaio Press: Photo by Thomas Annan in High Street Slum

For Students 9th - 10th
Photograph by Thomas Annan "Close No.31, Saltmarket",1867
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Other

The Castles of Wales

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes an index and maps of castles in Wales, plus essays, glossary of castle words, FAQ's, plus other information related to castles.
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Other

Pictures of the Year

For Students 9th - 10th
For over 63 years POI has offered photographers to submit their images to be judged on an international level. It also provides an archive of incredible images for all to see.
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Having Fun With Landscape Photography

For Teachers 9th - 10th
John Pfahl used creativity, strategic placement of objects, changing vantage points, and a sense of humor to create his Altered Landscape series of photographs. Learners will learn about his artist statements and methods and then create...