Big Kid Science
Create Dynamic Art Using the Eclipse!
What happens to light as it passes through a hole? This is the main question centered around the designing of a solar eclipse dynamic art piece that uses a solar eclipse and paper to create a pinhole projection of the art.
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Pinhole Viewer
Learners make a pinhole viewer to demonstrate how it inverts light passing through it which produces inverted images.
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Language, As Experienced Through Pin-Hole Photography
Students read about and discuss photographic principles and, under the direction of the art teacher, construct individual cameras from heavy black cardboard and thin sheet metal with a hole for the lens and black tape for the shutter.
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Sunspots
Students examine what a sunspot is and how it is produced. In this sun lesson students locate and measure sunspots then view them through a camera.
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Arabia: Educator's Resource and Activity Guide
MacGillivray Freeman's film Arabia presents viewers with remarkable images and insights into this ancient and mysterious land. An educator's guide is designed to provided teachers with the materials they need to support a showing of the...
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Communication Technology
Ninth graders, working in groups, explore/examine/produce an Airbrush Video in group rotation. In addition, they describe the various stages of their end product, the creation of their Airbrush Video.
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The Chambered Nautilus
For this chambered nautilus worksheet, learners read a 2 page article, define 10 vocabulary words and answer 7 short answer questions in complete sentences.
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The History of Photography
By discussing the history of photography, students can learn about this art and its importance in recording major events.
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Solar Cycle
Students explore the solar cycle through a series of experiments. In this space science activity, students construct and evaluate solar cycle graphs. They explain how this phenomenon affects the Earth.
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Still Movement
Young scholars explore constant motion. Using photography equipment and a dark room, students develop photographs that depict motion. Young scholars demonstrate the proper use of photograph equipment.
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Slide into Achievement
Learners take close-ups and people pictures, and to use lighting. They evaluate the quality of their slides as they sequenced them for the three shows.
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Logo Vs. Symbol
Ninth graders analyze logos and symbols and demonstrate their ability to distinguish between them. They work in pairs to find logos and symbols in a magazine and they create a collage with these logos.