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In this optics activity, learners discover basic lens-making techniques by using a tennis ball to make a lens out of ice.

In this optics activity, learners make a simple telescope using two lenses and a cardboard tube. Learners construct the telescope and then calculate its magnification.

This activity provides instructions for building a mirrored tube--a smaller and simpler version of a submarine's periscope--that lets you see around corners and over walls.

This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners explore the difference between telescope magnification and resolution.

In this activity related to microbes, learners make slides of cells from an onion skin and Elodea (American or Canadian waterweed) to observe under a microscope.