All Eyes On Me Lesson Plan

Objective:

Students will
• learn to take photos and scan them into a computer and crop sections of the photos.
• work with peers in a cooperative project.

Keywords:
photography, identify, problem solve, observation, cooperative, camera, eyes, digital camera, crop, photoshop, scan, scanner
Materials Needed:
• Digital camera
• Printer and paper
• Bulletin Board
• Background paper

The Lesson:
Students will be challenged to see things distinctively by creating a unique bulletin board. They will use a digital camera and printer to produce the required photos. Students will then take photos of one another's faces and profiles. If a child wears glasses, the child should not wear the glasses for this photo. You will want two photos of each child:
1. A photo of each child's entire face will be posted on the bulletin board.
2. The second photo will be rectangular in shape and show only the child's eyes (and the part of the nose that is between the eyes). Be sure the students label the back of each eye-section photo with the student's name.
Using a digital camera, you can use your favorite photo-editing program to select a rectangle that contains only the eyes; you will print a copy of the whole face and another of the eye-section rectangle.

Since this is an older grade, you could employ technology; have students scan the photos and then use a photo-shopping program to create an image of only the eyes.
Create the Bulletin Board Divide the bulletin board area you will use into two sections. Attach the headshots (numbered 1, 2, 3, 4…) of students on one side of the bulletin board and the eye sections (labeled a, b, c, d…) on the other side. Challenge students to match each headshot to its eye photo. You might post an answer key on the bulletin board, hidden beneath a sheet of paper.

Assessment:
• use of photography equipment.
• interaction with peers.
• success with the matching activity.