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Hand Held Magnifiers
#8 5X Magnifier
The Collecting Lens (04) can be used as a hand held magnifier, with a focal
length of 10-15mm.
#9 17X Magnifier
The Symmetric Eyepiece (07) can be used as a hand held magnifier, with a
focal length of 4-8mm.
This optical telescope and microscope kit can be useful to you in learning about
how lenses work both for seeing things very far away, and for seeing very small
things nearby.
As a young scientist, you might think about how lenses work, and how lenses of
various designs and sizes can be used to see objects of interest. There are other
telescope and microscope designs, using mirrors, or electrical impulses or
decaying atoms. You might think of new ways to observe very small or very large
objects.
You might also think about which objects it will be interesting to see. What objects
can you think of that have not yet been seen? How large, how far away or how
small is the limit of things that can be seen? Can you think of ways of passing
those limits?
You might also think about how seeing things can answer other questions. For
example, Galileo observed the position of several planets relative to the Earth and
Sun to learn that the solar system is heliotropic. Recently the United Nations used
pictures of the Earth’s surface taken by satelite mounted telescopes over time to
show the impact of increased population and climate change on the Earth’s
ecosystems. What things can you think of to observe that will help us learn
something?
NOTE: Some parts are listed and shown for illustration purposes only and are not
available individually as replacement parts.
5X Magnifier
17X Magnifier
