Activity Titles
Pinhole Viewer
Activity Objective: To demonstrate how a pinhole viewer inverts light passing
through it.
Application: Physical Science, Photography
Build Your Own Telescope
Activity Objective: To build a simple astronomical telescope from two
lenses and
some tubes.
Application: Astronomy, Physical Science
Reflecting Telescopes
Activity Objective: To illustrate how a reflecting telescope works and
how it inverts
an image.
Application: Astronomy, Physical Science
Lenses and Mirrors
Activity Objective: To show how lenses and mirrors can bend and reflect
light waves.
Application: Astronomy, Mathematics, Physical Science
Light Gathering Power
Activity Objective: To determine the ability of various lenses and
mirrors to gather
light.
Application: Astronomy, Mathematics
Liquid Crystal IR Detector
Activity Objective: To experiment with one method of detecting infrared
radiation.
Application: Astronomy, Chemistry, Physical Science
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