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With a little light and a lot of time, you can create some amazing images. This NASA-related task instructs pupils to build a pinhole camera. The lesson provides suggestions for different pictures to try with the pinhole camera and concludes with a set of discussion questions.
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Instructional Ideas
- After building the pinhole camera, have the class research the way light behaves as it interacts with the pinhole and the file
- Instruct leaners to research the history of both film and digital imaging
Classroom Considerations
- There is a safety concern while using the knife to cut the cardboard
- If multiple cameras are going to be built, you will need several cereal boxes
Pros
- An actual-size template is provided as a pattern to cut from the cereal box
Cons
- The activity is not directly tied to a learning objective or a design project
- Building a pinhole camera takes a long time to get it right