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Making a Pinhole Camera #2 Lesson PlanMaking a Pinhole Camera #2 Lesson Plan
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3rd - 5th
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Making a Pinhole Camera #2

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Students make a pinhole camera and see the effects that light travelling in straight lines have on images.

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pinhole cameras, Photography

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pinhole camera, science

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