Construct a Camera

Construct a Camera: Step by Step Procedure

These are the materials needed in order to construct a camera: tape, empty tissue box, magnifying glass, tracing paper, cardboard tube, pen, and scissors.











Step 1: Hold the tube on the side of the box on the opposite side of the opening. Draw around it.












Step 2: Carefully cut out the circle you have drawn on the tissue box.













Step 3: Push the tube into the hole. The tube should move in and out.













Step 4: Tape the magnifying glass firmly to the end of the tube.












Step 5: Tape the tracing paper over the opening in the box.











Your new model camera is now ready to use!












Information about Cameras:

A camera is a device that records images, either as a still photograph or as moving images known as videos or movies. The word “camera” comes from a Latin term meaning “dark chamber”. Cameras may work with the light of the visible spectrum or with other portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. A camera generally consists of an enclosed hollow with an opening at one end for light to enter, and a recording or viewing surface for capturing the light at the other end. A majority of cameras have a lens positioned in front of the camera's opening to gather the incoming light and focus all or part of the image on the recording surface. Most 20th century cameras used photographic film as a recording surface, while modern ones use an electronic camera sensor.

Tennessee State Standards:

GLE 0307.T/E.2 Recognize that new tools, technology, and inventions are always being developed.

GLE 0307.T/E.4 Recognize the connection between scientific advances, new knowledge, and the availability of new tools and technologies.

Extended Resource:

Construct a Camera - Alex Waddell