Build a Telescope Project

This build-a-telescope project has students create a working telescope from simple supplies. It’s an awesome addition to any astronomy unit!

It’s challenging, but with some tinkering and trial and error, students will be able to identify a playing card 75 feet away!

Teacher Notes:

• This build a telescope project is not editable.
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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-ESS1-1: Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses, and seasons.
• NGSS MS-ESS1-2: Develop and use a model to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
• NGSS MS-ESS1-3: Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.