Not every story in a school newsletter or local paper will be printed with a photograph, but a well-placed photograph will show a school's story and strengthen its message. This article discusses composition, audience, working with photographers and subjects; provides guidelines for including photographs in publications and cropping tips; and…

Presents an activity in which students gather their own snowflake collection in search of matching crystals. Students stretch plastic wrap over embroidery hoops that provide a snowflake-catching surface. Snowflakes are viewed under a microscope and photographed. (MDH)

Describes a technique utilizing analyses of photographs to study planetary motion. (CP)

Details a method of taking short interval photography with inexpensive equipment. (CP)

Stresses the importance of effective visual aids in physics instructions and the creation of motion pictures through animation. (CP)

Describes various methods of rendering visible the paths followed by a laser beam for direct viewing or for photographic purposes. (Author/GS)

Photographs such as those included in this article can be used to provide activities related to measurement of velocity. These activities are less artificial and expensive of time and materials than most instructional approaches to velocity. (SD)

Describes a method of making simple transmission gratings by photographing the interference fringes generated by an interferometer. (SL)

Photographs and text describe techniques by which color negative film can be developed and printed. An equipment list, by which black and white printing facilities can be converted to make color prints, is provided. (CP)

Describes the Cygnus Loop, one of brightest and most easily studied of the older "remnant nebulae" of supernova outbursts. Discusses some of the historical events surrounding the discovery and measurement of the Cygnus Loop and makes some projections on its future. (TW)

In this art activity students are asked to make drawings based on projected images of photographic slides. Teachers can project their own personal slides or the slides of old masters for the activity. It is a unique way to motivate students. (RM)

Many historians call the Civil War the central event in U.S. history. The formation of the U.S. Constitution corrected the autonomy of individual states that the Articles of Confederation did not harness. The young country struggled for 75 years to find a graceful balance between the power of the federal government and that of the states. The…

Middle grades students read, write, speak, listen, and research as they interview a partner and write an article, write a personal memoir, take partner photographs, and use the Internet to find pictures and information illustrating their partners interests. Results are shared in the form of a poster and a classroom presentation. During the fifteen…