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Pixel Mosaic

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students discuss current knowledge of pixels. They listen as the teacher explains their importance in picture clarity. Students view the "Pixel Mosaic Animated Movie." Students receive pieces of pictures and matching tiles which...
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Cameras and Shadows

For Teachers K - 8th
Students discover how light creates shadows by photographing them with a camera.  In this sunlight lesson, students utilize the light in the sky to create different shadows of themselves and objects near their classroom,...
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Picture Yourself At New Market

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars explore the functions of technology tools. In this technology lesson, students learn how to appropriately use digital cameras and upload pictures to computers. Young scholars also investigate how to use Windows Movie Maker...
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Documenting the Great Depression

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students compare and contrast two photographs from the Great Depression, and identify the ways in which the photographers depicted the hardships of everyday life during this period. They hypothesize about the story behind each photograph...
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Picture This! Building Photo-Based Writing Skills

For Teachers 10th - 12th
High schoolers analyze photographs as a development activity for their literacy skills. They will review the 6 Q's feature for analyzing photographs and analyze a variety of photographs and then write comments in the space around the...
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Gordon Parks:First Survival, Then Success

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Have your class examine the work of Gordan Parks. They determine how Park's childhood in Kansas inspired his artwork as they analyze his writings and photographs. Students complete the provided worksheets as they compare, contrast, and...
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The Photo Show

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students take pictures through out the school year. They make a PowerPoint presentation to show off their best photos of the year. They make a CD of their PowerPoint an keep it as a portfolio. They share their presentation with the class.
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Science and Art Museum

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Imagine each one of your learners on task and interested in scientific material. Learners investigate science related art by creating a small museum! Using digital cameras, pupils photograph different scientific actions that look...
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Past and Present

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research their community history and choose on aspect to create an iMovie on. They use digital photographs and old images of community place that show how they have changed.
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Let's Learn About the Fire Station!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils study and write about the fire station and fire safety. They take photographs to create a page for a class book after visiting a fire station.
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Ready, Aim, Focus!

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Use photography as a tool to improve writing skills. Provide pupil pairs with a digital camera and challenge them to capture images of the classroom they find visually striking. Each class member then composes a descriptive piece about...
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A Counting Photo Book

For Teachers K
Students use iPhoto to create their own counting books. They come up with objects that can illustrate each number to 10. Working in pairs or individually, students use a digital camera to take photos of sets of objects to use in their book.
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Mythical Monsters

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students design mythical creatures and write poems about them. They take digital pictures of their artwork and create a digital picture book. They record their readings of the poetry to be added a class recording.
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Idioms in Everyday Language

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create an iPhoto book exhibiting a variety of idioms that describe feelings. They take photos using a digital camera that show students exhibiting the feelings explained by the idioms.
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Winter Moves

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students discuss the effects of downhill motion on the body, and discern how the human eye perceives motion by studying Edward Muybridge's photography. They observe seasonal changes and identify elements related to the winter months in...
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Visual Messages: Creating a Photomontage

For Teachers K - 5th
Pupils create a photomontage. In this lesson on photography as a means of conveying emotion, students use images gathered from the Internet to create a photomontage comparing how water is used in Africa and the U.S.
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Similes and Metaphor

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use photography to inspire similes and metaphors. Kids rifle through magazines and pictures you've brought to use them as inspiration. They choose two and create a metaphor or simile to accompany their display. Consider hanging these on...
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Real World Equations!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Help your math class "get the picture" in a quadratic equation instructional activity that integrates digital photography. Individuals take pictures to help them model the shape of an item or situation using algebraic equations. They...
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Pictures from Korea: Shards of an Almost Forgotten Past

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the Korean War through photography. In this Korean War instructional activity, students examine photographs taken by a soldier and respond to question about them.
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Teaching About Asia; Freeman Seminar

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students integrate the study of photography and Eastern Culture for the purpose of increasing artistic expression. They produce high quality photographs in conjunction with conducting research with meaningful writing produced with the...
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Thomas Eakins: Scenes From Modern Life Lesson 2: Studies in Motion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the motion studies of Thomas Eakins. They design motion studies as Eakins did using photography. They use digital photography to capture human motion and draw a representation.
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What's the Depth?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars practice digital camera skills by identifying effects of depth of field at different apertures, comparing effects of depth of field with different focal lengths, and creating images showing effect of depth of field at...
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Digital Photographers

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discover the uses of a digital camera by taking photos and uploading them to a personal computer. Then they use software to edit the photos and practice making them look different in a variety of ways. The lesson includes an...
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The Rule of Thirds

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Young scholars identify the rule of thirds and use it when taking photos. For this photography lesson, students discuss dynamic photography and find example images from various sources. Young scholars discuss the rule of thirds and...

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