Pinhole Camera Critique

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Context

As part of an optics unit, students made pinhole cameras. The teacher asked them to assess their work in a video, and provided the following instructions:

  • Explain what worked (with respect to exposure time, lighting, positioning of camera, other information)
  • Explain what didn't work (with respect to exposure time, lighting, positioning of camera, other information)
  • Explain what you changed and why (this is the conclusions and changing variables parts of the scientific method)
  • Explain what was going on with lighting and how it influenced your picture (was there enough getting in? too much light? was the shutter open for too long? shutter not open long enough? was light reflecting off the snow? was light reflecting off something in your camera?)

Illustration

Student Reflection Video