Building Dobsonian Telescopes (Algebra II) Lessons
Geometer's Sketchpad Lessons
Geometer's Sketch
pad Lesson Part A - Lauren Siegel
Geometer's Sketch
Pad Lesson Part B - Lauren Siegel
Geometer's
Sketch Pad Lesson - Robert Duncan
Reflection Lessons
Angle of reflection
and focal point
Angle of Reflection
and Focal Point - Allyson Berglund
Angle of Reflection
and Focal Point - Joe Michnick
Angle of Reflection and focal Point Lesson -
Telescope Building Lessons
Building a Dobsonian
Telescope Parts A & B _ Lauren Thibideaux (3 hour lesson)
Building a Dobsonian
Telescope Parts A and B - Curt Wyman (3 hour lesson)
Building a Dobsonian
Telescope Part A (Finding Focal Length of the Primary Mirror) - Laura
Galaviz
Building a Dobsonian Telescope Part B (Placing the spider) - Elise Briseno
Using Dobsonian Telescopes (Algebra I) Lessons
Finding the Field
of View - Leah Coutorie
Calibrating and using a
telescope to measure the size of planets - Katie Artzt, Sarah Sutter, & Tom Abraham
Calculating the Diameter of the
Sun using Ratios - Katherine Brown
Solar Eclipse Lesson
- Julie Anderson, Shelly Rogers & Sadia Waheed
Calculating the Speed of Rotation of the Earth
Calculating the Speed of Rotation of the Sun
Measuring Sun Spots
Back
up activity for measuring sunspots
Knowing the angular extent of the sun, one can estimate the fraction
subtended by the space station & then figure its size knowing how
high it
is, or vice versa. Or, alternately, if you look up the size & height
of
the station, you can estimate the angular extent of the sun & then
check
it if it clears up.
Determining Lunar Crater Size
Determining the relationship between magnification and field of view
Other Related lessons
Finding the
size of the Sun and Moon
This is a handout I found which uses a pinhole apparatus to find the diameter
of the sun. This is NOT a lesson plan.
Build
a Refracting telescope
In this lesson, students will learn how telescopes work, will build a
model of their own, and will consider how real telescopes can be used
to ask—and help answer—questions about the universe. This
activity is based on instructions and information from the Exploratorium
website.
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