Digital Camaras

The other day we did a lab involving the retention of water in different types of soils. I thought it would be a good idea to photograph results and the process to put in the lab report. The idea was to take photos of measurements for accuracy. I let each group take 1 or 2 pictures and the results did not turn out exactly as planned. On the graduated cylinder you could not see the numbers in the photos. It was a great idea, and I had planned on printing out the pictures to put in the lab reports, but they didn't turn out right. An idea that I had that I may use for next year is to put the pictures in a student made powerpoint and photograph the entire lab.