How to make a telescope - school presentation handout instruction sheets

Kurt (canopus56) wrote:
How to make a telescope - school presentation handout instruction
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Neat! Maybe I'll use that for next year's visit to school.

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How to make a telescope - school presentation handout instruction
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http://members.csolutions.net/fisher...esProject.html

This website distributes handouts are for use by astronomy clubs in
making presentations to junior high schools, elementary schools and
scout clubs regarding basic telescope and hand-magnifier optics. The
presentations are built around kits assembled from 2 bags of low-cost
miscellaneous lenses offered by Edmund Scientifics Online. From the 2
bags of surplus lenses, typically 4 Keplerian and 7 Galilean hand-held
telescopes can be assembled. These "telescopes" are packaged in easy to
assemble envelopes containing two lenses each and the handouts at the
website. The bulk surplus lenses can be purchased from:

Edmund Scientific Online. 2006. Bag of Lenses. Product No. 3082272.
Count #20 per bag.
http://scientificsonline.com/
http://scientificsonline.com/product.asp?pn=3009445 (accessed 5/2006)

- Canopus56

I'm an amateur and these could use a review by somebody with
credentials. If you see any errors, please let know. I couldn't
figure out any way to demonstrate positive and negative lens projection
and object/image math without an optical bench setup. If you have any
ideas, please let me know. - C

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This website-project was updated with a section containing links to
online education astronomy resources for optics and astronomy
education, such as:

1) astronomy activity guides;
2) optics demonstration experiments setup worksheets;
3) Java applets to simulate optics and astronomy experiments,
including,
a) HR diagram evolution;
b) parallax;
c) thin lens equation;
d) lens combinations;
e) human eye simulator;
f) eclipsing binaries;
g) Kepler orbits for binary stars; and,
4) imaginative single demonstration experiments with to-build projects,
e.g. -
a) the FedEx box solar telescope;
b) the soda pop bottle geomagnetometer; and,
c) the red laser pointer double-slit experiment.

Many of these links have been posted individually by members of this
newsgroup over the years.

- Canopus56

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This website-project was updated with the presentation setup/handout:

How to make a Herschelian telescope from a shaving mirror
http://members.csolutions.net/fisher...o%20mak e.pdf

Corrections and comments are always appreciated.

- Canopus56

canopus56 wrote:
canopus56 wrote:
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Added to this website -

Building a demonstration mailing tube refractor from 2006 materials
http://members.csolutions.net/fisher...0refractor.pdf

In How to make a telescope - school presentation handout/instruction
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http://members.csolutions.net/fisher...esProject.html

This instruction sheet is targeted at teachers, scout masters and
astronomy clubs who want to do "build a refractor" projects with kids.
The refractor optics are based on the "Bag of Surplus Lenses" from
Edmund Scientifics. The instructions focuses on detailed instructions
and a parts list of easily obtained materials found at Staples Office
Supply and ACE Hardware in 2006. The intent is to provide a list of
instructions where an educator and parent can be confident of buying
parts and working through the entire project in one afternoon.

There are three other plans and products on the internet, some of which
are superior and less expensive than this option.

Pope, Tom and Mosher, Jim. 2006. Building a Galilean Telescope.
http://www.pacifier.com/~tpope/Build..._Telescope.htm and
http://www.pacifier.com/~tpope/Scope_Details.htm accessed 5/2006 (plans
and links to other sites with plans for replicas for building a
Galilean telescopes, "under $50" U.S.D. per website)

Williams, T. and Williams, J. (Rice Univ. Galileo Project) 1995 and
1996. Galileo Replica Telescope Student Project. (approx. $20 U.S.D. in
1996 per website) http://galileo.rice.edu/ and
http://galileo.rice.edu/lib/student_...pe_design.html
and
http://galileo.rice.edu/lib/student_...telescope.html
accessed 5/2006

Astronomy Society of the Pacific. 2006. Refractor Kit. In Project Star
Kits. ($9 U.S.D.) http://www.starlab.com/psprod.html accessed 5/2006

The Project Star Refractor kit at $50 U.S.D. for bulk purchase of 10
scopes is the lowest cost option. A single Project Star Refractor costs
$9 U.S.D.

Corrections and comments are always appreciated.

- Canopus56