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|tagline=Use a telescope and consider how those early astronomers may have worked | |||
|age= Secondary, Year 10. | |age= Secondary, Year 10. | ||
|content=This session involves practical astronomy. It tells what you can expect to see through a telescope and outlines how a telescope works. This is | |content=This session involves practical astronomy. It tells what you can expect to see through a telescope and outlines how a telescope works. This is session one of a series of 6 entitled 'Astronomy masterclass' (SC0018). | ||
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* | * to be able to set up and aim a telescope<br /> | ||
* | * to understand how a telescope works and know some of the history of its development. | ||
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* TES Resources link - http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/The-Astronomy-Masterclass-6070303/ This also includes links to other YouTube videos. | * TES Resources link - http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/The-Astronomy-Masterclass-6070303/ This also includes links to other YouTube videos. | ||
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[[Category:Secondary]] [[Category:Science]] | [[Category:Secondary]] [[Category:Science]] | ||
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== Teacher's Notes == | == Teacher's Notes == | ||
'''Session 1 – It’s full of stars''' | '''Session 1 – It’s full of stars''' | ||
The title of this first session is from the last | The title of this first session is from the last words of the movie '2001: a space odyssey'. Its main aim is to introduce students to practical astronomy (hopefully they will get to do some) and to teach them how to use telescopes safely and correctly. This is the shortest of the “lectures” as it is designed to leave some time for students to practically use scopes within the confines of a lab, or hopefully outside looking at stars. The basic flow is as follows:<br /> | ||
* The story of Hans Lippershey and how and why Galileo is incorrectly remembered as its inventor<br /> | * The story of Hans Lippershey and how and why Galileo is incorrectly remembered as its inventor<br /> | ||
