Science with Photography

The children in my second grade class (about 15 students) will create their own science textbooks. They will be given the opportunity to practice their writing skills and share their science knowledge and observations. The lessons they complete will cover soils, solids liquids and gasses, organisms, and GLOBE.

The children will work in small, cooperative science teams making observations. One of the roles that the children will share is that of the photographer. The children will be responsible for photographing their group work, projects, materials and specimens, and other events they find important. They will then record in their journals with their observations why they took each picture and why it was important.

The children will need to learn how to operate the cameras. They will need to be able edit and print their photos as appropriate. They will learn how to plan a photography project and what makes a quality photo. The skills they learn during this project can be applied to other academic areas The project will be engaging and will be especially beneficial to those students who learn best through hands-on, cooperative projects.