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Make a useful photograph
Read with an adult. You can say, point, draw or write your answer.
1 · Learn
A camera records a picture. Think about what you want the picture to show. Keep the subject in view and hold the device steady.
Changing the angle or light can change what we see. A photograph does not show everything outside its edges. Ask permission before photographing people or sharing any picture.
2 · Worked example
I photograph a toy, not a person. I notice it is cut off at the edge, so I move back and try again.
3 · Your turn
A photograph shows only half of your toy. What could you change?
Check your answer
Move back or change the framing so the whole toy is in view, then check the new picture.
4 · Apply your learning
With an adult, photograph a non-private object in two ways. Compare which better shows its important features. Keep the pictures private.
Adult guidance and safety
Work with an adult in an approved offline or school-managed tool. Use pretend information, never real passwords or personal details. Paper activities model ideas but must be followed by suitable hands-on device practice.
Open your writing and drawing pad
Write, draw or show your working. Use a mouse, pen or finger. This pad is not a submitted answer.
Not saved to your account. Download your drawing as PNG and your typed notes as TXT before leaving or refreshing. They are separate files. Do not enter private information.
Open a picture saved on this device to draw on it again. Opening replaces the drawing, but Undo can restore it. PNG only, up to 4 MB and 4096 × 4096 pixels. The picture stays in this browser; it is not uploaded. Paper lines in a saved picture become part of that picture.
Clear the drawing? Your typed notes will stay. You can undo this action.
Your pad is empty.
Open a UTF-8 TXT file from this device, up to 40 KB and 10,000 characters. It stays in this browser. Opening can be undone until you type again. Downloads keep a new copy; they do not change the file you opened.
Replace the notes on this page with the opened file? Download the current notes first if you want to keep them.
Typed notes are not submitted answers.
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