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    APPLICATIONS OF MIRRORS AND LENSES

    OBJECTIVES:
    ● Identify ways in which the properties of mirrors and lenses determine their use in optical instruments.
    ● Explain the use of mirrors and lenses in telescopes and binoculars.
    ● Create a simple kaleidoscope.
    BACKGROUND
    Telescopes
    A telescope is a tool that astronomers use to see faraway objects. Most telescopes, and all large telescopes, work by using curved mirrors
    to gather and focus light from the night sky. The first telescopes focused light by using pieces of curved, clear glass, called lenses. So why do we
    use mirrors today? Because mirrors are lighter, and they are easier than lenses to make perfectly smooth. The mirrors or lenses in a telescope are
    called the “optics.” Really powerful telescopes can see very dim things and things that are really far away. To do that, the optics—be they mirrors
    or lenses—have to be really big. The bigger the mirrors or lenses, the more light the telescope can gather. Light is then concentrated by the shape
    of the optics. That light is what we see when we look into the telescope. The optics of a telescope must be almost perfect. That means the mirrors
    and lenses have to be just the right shape to concentrate the light. They can’t have any spots, scratches or other flaws. If they do have such
    problems, the image gets warped or blurry and is difficult to see. It’s hard to make a perfect mirror, but it’s even harder to make a perfect lens.

    Binoculars
    Binoculars, like telescopes, magnify faraway objects to make them easier to see. To magnify is to make something look bigger. People use
    only one eye to look through a telescope, but they use both eyes to look through binoculars. Using both eyes makes faraway objects look more
    real. Most binoculars contain a series of lenses and prisms. Lenses are circles of curved glass. Prisms are pieces of glass with several flat sides. The
    lenses and prisms change the direction of the light going through them. The lenses and prisms together change the image of the object being
    viewed. When someone looks through a pair of binoculars, light enters through a lens, called an objective lens, on each side. The objective lenses
    turn the image being viewed upside down. Then the light passes through the prisms. The prisms turn the image right side up and reflect it toward
    eyepieces. Finally, the light passes through the eyepieces into the eyes. The lenses in the eyepieces make the image look bigger. A ring located
    between the eyepieces lets the user adjust the focus of the binoculars. Focusing makes objects look clearer. The ring works by changing the
    distance between the eyepiece and the prisms.

    HOW PERISCOPE WORKS?


    MATERIALS
    - old CD (3pcs) or 2 mirrors
    - Periscope template
    - cardboard or folder
    - scissors
    - scotch tape
    PROCEDURE
    1. Paste the Periscope template in cardboard. Cut along all the lines of the template.
    2. Take one half of the template, roll it into a tube and secure it with scotch tape.
    3. Take the other half of the template, wrap it around the first half and secure it with tape. Make sure the joins are on opposite sides.
    4. Slot the mirrors into each end and tape them down. The mirrors should face in opposite directions.
    5. Now look through your periscope. What can you see?
    6. Twist the two parts of your periscope and look through it again. What can you see?
    GUIDE QUESTIONS
    1. How does a periscope work?
    2. What is the use of mirrors and lenses in telescopes and binoculars?
    3. Why are telescopes and binoculars important?
    RESOURCES
    https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/telescopes/en/#:~:text=Early%20telescopes%20focused%20light%20using,we%20look%20into%20a%20telescope
    https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/binoculars/400085#:~:text=When%20someone%20looks%20through%20a,and%20reflect%20it%20toward%20eyepieces
    https://science.howstuffworks.com/telescope1.htm
    https://learning.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/resources/periscope/

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