Looking at the evolution of the cameras from the first image created by camera obscura to daguerreotype, aeroscope (hand-held movie camera), SLR (single-lens reflex), instant, electronic, digital and phone cameras. The PowerPoint “The Camera: Past, Present and Future” from https://www.twinkl.com.au/resource/the-camera-past-present-and-future-powerpoint-t2-h-5780, has information with relevant images to show how cameras have developed and evolved.

Refer to the link for lessons from beginning level (years 3-5) to intermediate (years 6-8) on “The Science of Photography”,which explains how light is manipulated to create photographs. https://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/classroom_resources/curricula/art_science2/lesson_plan_index.html