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What Cameras See That Our Eyes Don't Instructional VideoWhat Cameras See That Our Eyes Don't Instructional Video
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TED-Ed
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7th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
3:20
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2013
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What Cameras See That Our Eyes Don't

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Cameras are amazing tools that enhance the way we see the world. From capturing time-lapse footage of seeds sprouting or seasons changing, to high-speed photography showing a bullet crashing through its target, cameras allow us to see what our eyes alone do not. This short video can serve as a great introduction to a photography project, or supplement for a science experiment utilizing cameras to document results.

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CCSS: Adaptable

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time lapse photography, high speed imaging, Photography, weather imaging, photographing nature, science

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  • Provides many different examples of uses for cameras in science and math
  • Includes multiple choice and free-response questions for facilitating class discussion

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  • Requires the teacher to develop academic learning objectives related to the video

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.7.3 SL.8.2 SL.8.3 SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3

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