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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Create a Pinhole Camera

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students construct their own pinhole camera to observe the behavior of light.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Pinholes, Light and Aperture Size

For Students 3rd - 5th
Pinhole cameras are not a thing of the past. Even compared to all of the latest technology, a pinhole camera still gets beautiful results. Find out how this very simple aperture design works to control the way light enters the lens of...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Pringles Pinhole

For Students 3rd - 8th
Simple directions to make a pinhole camera from a pringles can! Try this experiment. You'll be surprised at what you find.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Camera

For Students K - 1st
Take a look at the history of cameras from the first pinhole camera in the 11th century to the modern day digital camera.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Pictures Please: Traveling Light

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, learners learn that light travels in a straight line from a light source and that ray diagrams help us understand how an image will be created by a lens. In the accompanying activity, students explore the concepts behind...

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