Optical Society
Optical Society of America: Optics for Kids: Make a Telescope
An activity for making a telescope using a cardboard tube and two lenses. Accompanied by an explanation of how the telescope works, and a link to an article about lenses.
Other
Science Hobbyist: Making Telescopes
Site describes how to construct a telescope and what you can do with it. Also provides a simple explanation of how telescopes work.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Make Your Own Telescope
At this site students can make their own telescope and see how it works with this experiment. Out of a light, a pair of glasses, a magnifying glass and wax paper.
Other
Fraser Valley Astronomers Society: Mirror Making
Directions and suggestions for making a parabolic mirror out of epoxy for use in a reflecting telescope. Links provided for sources of epoxy.
California Institute of Technology
Build Your Own Spitzer Space Telescope Model
Make a model of the Spitzer Space Telescope using simple materials. Also included is a model of the Boeing Delta II Launch Vehicle which completed a historic 300th launch with the Spitzer Telescope on board.
Cosmos 4 kids
Cosmos4 Kids: Exploration:telescopes
Learn how telescopes work .. terms like reflection, refraction, different kinds of lens, and more. The brief, to the point text makes this site most suitable for younger researchers.
Harvard University
Harvard Univ.: Chandra X Ray Observatory Center
The Chandra Observatory uses x-ray telescopes to learn more about the make-up of the universe. To learn more about x-ray telescopes and to see what they reveal, click here for the official Chandra X-ray Observatory website.
Sonoma State University
The Gamma Ray Large Area Space Telescope (Glast)
Background information on gamma rays and the sources of gamma rays in the universe. Discusses the purpose of the GLAST space mission and the types of findings which they wish to make. A link to the GLAST movie provides an excellent...
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubble Site: Hand Held Hubble
This site has an activity to make a hand-held telescope. "The Hubble Space Telescope that's orbiting Earth right now is the size of a school bus, but you can make a model of it that you can hold in your hands!"
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Jewel Box Sun
See the sun like you have never seen it before! Using a specialized telescope, NASA developed images of the sun created from a wide range of wavelengths of light. Each wavelength is represented by a different color making a beautiful...
Curated OER
Build Your Own Spitzer Space Telescope Model
Make a model of the Spitzer Space Telescope using simple materials. Also included is a model of the Boeing Delta II Launch Vehicle which completed a historic 300th launch with the Spitzer Telescope on board.
Other
Atmos: Optical Design and Analysis Software
This is a page written by a member of the Amateur Telescope Makers Association, Massimo Riccardi. It describes a downloadable software program which can be used to analyze and design mirrors to exact specifications.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Higher You Climb, the More You Pay
Middle schoolers will take a "Virtual Tour" of the Eiffel Tower in Paris France and locate the price of a bottle of water at each viewing platform. They will need to problem solve how to pay for admission, buy the water and be able to...
Rice University
Galileo Project: Longitude at Sea
This site from the Galileo Project of the Rice University provides an in-depth look at the historic problems figuring out longitude. Links are provided throughout this article along with pictures, making this a great site to check out.
NASA
Nasa: Welcome to the Planets Hubble
On this site, you will find information and images pertaining to the primary mirror, launch, and deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope. The information is presented in text and audio format.
PBS
Pbs: Rough Science Island Observatory
PBS site asks users to imagine that they are stranded on a tropical island. Provides experiments for users to calculate time at night and to identify what is in the night sky.
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Build Your Own Spitzer Space Telescope Model
Make a model of the Spitzer Space Telescope using simple materials. Also included is a model of the Boeing Delta II Launch Vehicle which completed a historic 300th launch with the Spitzer Telescope on board.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Solar System!
An introduction to our solar system: the planets, our Sun and our Moon. Students begin by learning the history and engineering of space travel. They make simple rockets to acquire a basic understanding Newton's third law of motion. They...
Curated OER
Diagram
At this site students can make their own telescope and see how it works with this experiment. Out of a light, a pair of glasses, a magnifying glass and wax paper.
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Step1
At this site students can make their own telescope and see how it works with this experiment. Out of a light, a pair of glasses, a magnifying glass and wax paper.
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Step2
At this site students can make their own telescope and see how it works with this experiment. Out of a light, a pair of glasses, a magnifying glass and wax paper.
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Step4
At this site students can make their own telescope and see how it works with this experiment. Out of a light, a pair of glasses, a magnifying glass and wax paper.
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Astronomylinks
This is a very comprehensive site on the subject of Astronomy and Astrophysics. The site has links to many sites on topics including astronauts, astronomy, astrophysics, education, jobs, etc.
Other
Astronomy and Astrophysics
This site is about Astronomy and Astrophysics. The site has plenty of information and links to related topics.