Curated OER
Group Portraits: Then and Now
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.
Curated OER
The Third Eye
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...
Curated OER
Introduction of Primary Sources
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...
Curated OER
Could You Make an Oak Basket?
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...
Curated OER
Public Art Exchange Project
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...
Curated OER
Using Photographs and Models for Drawings
Students make drawings of their classmates in photographs.
Curated OER
Civil War: Matthew Brady Photos
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.
Curated OER
Photographing War
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.
Curated OER
Carbons to Computers - 1
Students gather and classify information from observation of photographs; to have students differentiate between fact and inference.
Library of Congress
Loc: Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
This online catalog offers thousands of primary source photographs and prints from around the world.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: Taking the Long View, 1851 1991
A large collection of panoramic photographs covering many subjects from the Library of Congress.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Civil Rights Special Collection
Multimedia collection of video, primary text documents and audio on Civil Rights, especially Brown vs. Board of Education.
California Institute of Technology
Spitzer Science Center: Historias Desde Espacio: Que Hay en El Espacio?
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.
University of Michigan
Floral Radiographs: The Secret Garden
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...
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Mn: The Puuc Hills: Uxmal
Numerous photographs of the ancient Mayan city of Uxmal.
Science Museum of Minnesota
The Temples of Tikal
This site provides various pictures of the numerous temples in the Mayan city of Tikal.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Photographs From the Warsaw Ghetto
This resource presents photos taken in the Warsaw Ghetto that depict different perspectives of the lives of Jews living in this ghetto.
PBS
Pbs Nova: The Fall of the Tower of Pisa
An extensive look at the efforts to save the Tower of Pisa from falling over.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography
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...
Other
Ngaio Press: Photo by Thomas Annan in High Street Slum
Photograph by Thomas Annan "Close No.31, Saltmarket",1867
Other
The Castles of Wales
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.
Other
Pictures of the Year
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.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Having Fun With Landscape Photography
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...