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Tech on the Go: Magnification
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Use a camera phone and a magnifying lens to compare and document observations of the natural world and notice how technology can change perception. Children will practice communicating ideas and will build motivation to learn more about something of their choosing.
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Related Programming Resources
| Hints for uses in your library | Required: cell phone with camera |
| Related Links |
The Sense of Sight from Kermit
SCIENCE TREK Five Senses Ozomatli | Five Senses | PBS KIDS Curious George: Five Senses Dinosaur Train | Using Your Senses in Nature |
| Originating Source | This activity was contributed by the Bay Area Discovery Museum. ©2016 Bay Area Discovery Museum. For more information and resources see BayAreaDiscoveryMuseum.org |
| Related Books [Suggest a book] |
Zoom, by Istvan Banyai
My 5 Senses by Aliki Brandenberg Look, Listen, Taste, Touch, and Smell: Learning about Your Five Senses by Pamela Nettleton The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses by Joanna Cole The Five Senses by Hervé Tullet (Also available in Spanish ) Look! : a book about sight by Dana Meachen Rau and Rick Peterson Look! Look! Look! Book by Tana Hoban Look What I See Book by Judi Barrett |