Curated OER
Art: Mirror Of History
Students show through art how major human events have changed American Culture. Students write in a journal to keep track of studying that is done during the unit. They also create an oral report.
Other
Short Courses: Digital Cameras and Digital Photography
This page on shortcourses.com provides links that will answer all of your questions regarding digital cameras and digital photography. Some topics include: using your digital camera, editing digital photos, choosing a digital camera, and...
Other
Digital Photography Preview
Digital Photography Preview is a website that includes news, reviews, a timeline, a buying guide, galleries, forums, a glossary, and much more dealing with digital cameras and photography.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Digital Photos and Dynamic Range
Digital cameras can be a great way to learn about photography. Most digital cameras today have LCD screens, so you get instant feedback on your photo. If you make a mistake, no problem, you just delete the picture. It's nice that you...
Other
A Large Format Photography Homepage
Resource explains all about large format cameras It explains what it is, how to use it, the advantages, (and disadvantages), of it, the cost, developing processes and much more. Many links to sites to give in-depth information on large...
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Department of Defense
Do Dea: Digital Photography: Module 2: Learning the Language [Pdf]
In this second module of a course on Digital Photography, students learn about photographic attributes, composition, lenses, how to handle a camera, and digital exposure. Includes embedded links to external resources and interactive...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Photography: Past to Present
In the instructional activity, students will create and use a pinhole camera to take a picture and then develop the negative in a darkroom. They will use photo software to change their negative image into a positive one.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Camera Lens Testing
This activity helps students learn more about cameras, and how to take better pictures.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Photography With Near Infrared Illumination
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have an extra sense? What if you could hear above the normal range (ultrasound) like dogs or bats? This project shows you how you can use a camera, tripod and a special filter to take...
Other
Nikon Usa: Digital Slr Cameras
Nikon USA offers many digital camera, from the very simple ones to extremely powerful and advanced. Includes images and information on the different products.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Camera Lenses
Understand how lens curvature, focal length and f-stop are related.
Other
Cambridge University: Digital Photography Techniques
These techniques on digital photography are presented in three primary areas: depth of field, dynamic range, and field of view. A link to digital photography tutorials is also provided.
Other
Photography tips.com: Digital Photography
This site from PhotographyTips.com offers an excellent and detailed definition of digital photography and many links to more useful information on the topic.
Other
Internet Brothers: Digital Photography
InternetBrothers.com's "Digital Photography, Instant Gratification" site offers numerous tutorials, tips, and advice for digital photographers, from beginners to more advanced.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Digital Photography: Module 1: Past/present [Pdf]
In this first module of a course on Digital Photography, students learn about the history of photography, different styles and movements, photographers of the 20th and 21st centuries, tools photographers use for expression, and how...
Other
Photonhead: Film and Digital Camera Simulator
Learn about three major camera characteristics not only by reading about them but practicing using them online.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Measuring Velocity With a Video Camera
A video camera records 30 "frames" or distinct images per second. (That's for an NTSC camera in the U.S. PAL cameras in other areas of the world take 25 frames per second.) You can use this fact to time events and measure velocity. One...
The Franklin Institute
Daguerreotype Cameras
Read about the Daguerreotype camera. This particular apparatus on display at the Franklin Institute was made in 1839, by Joaquim Bishop. Included on this site are activities for the classroom and resources for students to explore.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Digital Pinhole Camera
If you sit under a leafy tree on a sunny day, you may notice spots of sunlight on the ground from light passing through spaces between the leaves. Try putting a piece of cardboard on the ground and examining the spots of light on the...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Measuring Height or Distances With a Camera
If you know or calculate the field of view for your camera, you can use it to measure distances and the height of almost anything. It's all a matter of basic trigonometry.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Pinholes, Light and Aperture Size
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...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pedro E. Guerrero Photography Workshop
This media gallery contains video clips from the American Masters and VOCES co-presentation of Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey. The videos are intended for use in a beginner's photography workshop. See the support materials...
Media College
Media College: Still Photography Cameras
An introduction to the different types and components of still photography cameras.
Scholastic
Scholastic: 100 Ways to Use Digital Cameras
This resource presents 100 different ways to use a digital camera in the classroom.