Picture Science

They also love to take photographs. And with the growing affordability of digital cameras, it's never been easier to use the powerful tool of photography to teach young children science. Picture Science is your guide to making digital photography an important part of your early childhood program beyond just documenting class projects. It shows how you can use digital photography to make each step in the scientific process-from posing a question, to gathering data, to showing your findings-concrete and fun for children. Keyed throughout to early learning standards, Picture Science provides inspiring examples that will stimulate you to design your own lesson plans. Technical advice and tips for buying a camera for your center or family child care business are included as well. Book jacket.

Carla Neumann-Hinds is a teacher at the Codrington School in St. John, Barbados

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Science in the Early Childhood Classroom	p. 2
How to Use Digital Photography in the Process of Inquiry	p. 6
How Digital Photography Supports Learning	p. 7
Other Benefits of Using Digital Photography	p. 9
Getting Started: Using a Camera Effectively with Groups	p. 10
How to Use This Book	p. 13
Photography for Collecting and Analyzing Data	p. 16
Use Photography to Document Change over Time	p. 19
Sequencing	p. 21
Use Photography to Illustrate Cause and Effect	p. 27
Use Photography to Identify Parts of a Whole	p. 31
Use Photography to Classify	p. 37
Create Effective Field Trips	p. 44
Photography for Demonstrating Conclusions	p. 52
Use Photo Series and Data Banks to Demonstrate Conclusions	p. 53
Use Charts to Demonstrate Conclusions	p. 54
Use Field Guides to Demonstrate Conclusions	p. 62
Photography for Making the Process of Inquiry Visible	p. 64
Use Photography to Promote Metacognition	p. 65
Use Photography for Group Reflections	p. 68
Use Photography for Individual Reflection	p. 71
Photography for Creating Documentation	p. 76
Use Photography to Create Books	p. 77
Use Photography to Create Presentations	p. 81
Use Photography for Assessment	p. 82
Technical Questions and Answers	p. 90
Getting Started	p. 91
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