Activity 2: Making pretend
cameras |
Optics / Photo |
||
Target group: children of 3 to 6 years in kindergarten |
Aim: Recognize the different individual parts of a camera: Casing, lens,
viewfinder, release button. |
||
Where: group area |
How long? Approx. 1 hour |
What?
|
|
Preparation: an old camera; a picture book which shows a camera. Material for the children: Different cardboard boxes, an egg-box,
glue, scissors, cellophane, tape. |
Steps: After the
examination of the camera or the picture book, the children make a gadget
from the materials made available. They may also paint the “camera” or use
the cellophane (“glass”) to make a lens. When making these gadgets certain
conceptions and the use of certain words can be acquired, for example lens,
viewfinder, release button, casing). |
||
Scientific Explanation: - |
Possible variation: - |
||
Note!
The activity can also be carried out with small children. |
References: - |
||