Kid Citizen: Snap a Photo: Agent of Change

How did photographers help convince Congress to pass child labor laws? This module explores some of Lewis Hine's photographs that exposed children's working conditions and advocated for child labor laws to protect them. In this tutorial, students will engage in careful observation to identify objects and note details, generate and test hypotheses based on evidence they have collected, and reflect on their learning by applying it to related questions. A key focus is to consider source information and identify aspects of a primary source that reveal a photographer's point of view or purpose. A downloadable teacher's guide is also available.