I would use images when teaching science. In first grade, we learn about the life cycle of butterflies. I think it is important for students to see real images especially of nature and animals. I used many photos when our class was learning about tree homes and animal uses.
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I would have loved to hear more about the animal homes and tree activity. Can you see yourself using photos in another way, with your students? Another idea popped into my mind as I was reading this post ~ a student created Classroom Scrapbook - students can take turns writing captions(or describing the activity)for each of the pictures. Here is a link to a photo of a butterfly that landed on some of my flowers in my garden. It took a while to capture this shot - I wanted a picture with the wings open - and the insect wasn't very cooperative. http://www.flickr.com/photos/9202744@N04/589728424/ Plus, here is my favorite "teacher" image site http://www.pics4learning.com/.
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