Optics p.2
*activities available as photocopies

ACTIVITIES on Telescopes

*Galilean & Keplerian Telescopes
Design a quantified exp. using these handouts as a guide. Compare the 2 types of telescopes.		 Refracting Telescopes
Play with this java applet and summarize what you discover.
*Inv. 6: A Simple Refracting Telescope
A lab investigation. 		Telescopes Tutorial
Answer the review questions in each section.
Introduction
Powers of a Telescope
*Spaced Based Astronomy
Download this activity guide, various activities in Unit 3 (p.45-59) on telelscopes.		 The Pinhole Camera
Print out the worksheet* for this virtual lab.
Telescopes 101
Information on choosing the right type of telescope.		 Poster
Of the lens/mirror systems of other optical instruments such as projectors, binoculars, microscopes, photocopiers.