An example of using a digital camera to showcase a science project is presented.
As a science teacher, I do use my digital camera quite frequently. Today, in fact, I used the camera to record for posterity the models my students constructed to depict the types of lakes we studied. My students used sand, pebbles, clay, foil, craft sticks and whatever else I had on hand. There is really no way to preserve these creations in my classroom (the sand and rocks were falling off, and the lake models were too heavy for the poster board they were glued to. It took two students to carry them.). So, during my free period, before my next class came in, I stood on chairs and took aerial shots of them with my camera phone. I am going to print them out and hang them outside my classroom, so that people passing by can see what is going on within, without having to come in! Also, since they are on the school website, parents can view them (they do like to see their children’s projects!).
Just a reminder, always practice Internet safety with student pictures—I only took pictures of the projects, not the students themselves.
