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Old Photographs: Windows to the Past

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Students examine several types of old photographs and compare them to photography today. Students search for historical photographs and draw conclusions about the time period from the subject matter. Students explain how a camera captures images. Lastly, students design their own detective spy camera.

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Grade
4th - 7th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
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Project-Based Learning
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