Make a telescope experiment: teacher notes and worksheets

The pack contains 2 lenses - a small eyepiece lens (the one you look through in a telescope) and a large objective lens (the one which gathers the incoming light). Pupils explore the different properties of the two lenses - one is concave, the other convex - and then use the lenses to make a working telescope.

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Rick Turton
Age5-7, 7-11
Published2011
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Shelf referenceA 507.8 PRO
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8o2v

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