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Join us for this online educator workshop about optics and the evolution of the telescope, taking place Thursdays, October 17 & 24, 4:30 - 6:00 PM Pacific / 7:30 - 9:00 PM Eastern. Explore what pinhole viewers and giant telescopes have in common by using lenses to construct a basic model of a telescope. Registration includes shipment of a toolkit for the workshop, as well as 6 Galileoscopes, simple telescopes that you can build with your students.

While most people have a basic idea about how lenses work, they frequently don't know how telescopes use lenses and mirrors together to organize light to form images of distant objects. In this 2-session workshop, we'll examine the behavior of light with a pinhole viewer and lenses of different focal lengths. Scaffolded explorations of the properties of both light and lenses will help develop a more complete understanding, culminating in the construction of a simple telescope. Prior to the workshop, participants will receive a pinholes toolkit for use during the workshop, as well as a case of 6 Galileoscopes. Educators who fully participate will receive a certificate of completion for 8 clock hours of professional development. This workshop takes place in two 1.5-hour sessions over two successive weeks, with 2-3 hours of work to be completed between the sessions.

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*Registration closes October 2nd*