Zooming In on Texture

Lesson Plan

Description

Students will use observation and investigation to explore a digital camera’s zoom function. They will select a cross-curricular theme and create two digital photographs of the same subject, investigating its texture by zooming in.

Level

Beginner

Areas of Study

Digital Photography Texture Technology Literacy Media Arts

Collections

Digital Photography Basics

Lesson Objectives

Students will recognize texture and use it as a photographic theme with a cross-curricular connection.

Students will use observation and investigation to explore a digital camera’s zoom function.

Students will practice taking digital photos of a subject using the zoom function.

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Teaching Strategies

Introduce texture and emphasize its relationship to the cross-curricular connection.
Demonstrate how to use a digital camera’s zoom function.
Teach how to take digital photos of a subject using the zoom function while maintaining focus.
Facilitate a classroom critique, describing the aesthetic characteristics of the photographs.

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National Standards

Create

Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.

VA:Cr1.2.1a

Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.

1.VA:Cr1.2

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Time Requirements

Teacher Prep Time

10 minutes

Demonstration Time

20 minutes

Student Studio Time

1 hour

Supplies and Materials

Digital camera or similar device
Printer or other photo printing resource
Scissors
Glue
Construction paper
Zoom: I. Banyai, ISBN-13: 978-0140557749

National Standards

Create

Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.

VA:Cr1.2.1a

Use observation and investigation in preparation for making a work of art.

1.VA:Cr1.2

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Steps

Brainstorm a Theme

Brainstorm themes that connect the idea of texture with the associated cross-curricular content as a class. Read Zoom by István Bányai. Select a theme.

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