Synopsis:
The science of optics teaches us how to make "bigger eyes", and if you want to look at something very far away, or very faint, you're going to need a really huge eye--such as the one used at Kitt Peak by astronomers studying distant galaxies.
Running time 3:29 minutes.
Algebra in the Real World Activities:
It's a Big Universe
Subject: Algebra
Topics: Powers, Roots and Scientific Notation
Grades: 6 - 9
Mirror Curvature
Subject: Algebra
Topics: Quadratic Functions
Grades: 6 - 9
Telescope #2
Subject: Algebra
Topics: Quadratic Equations and Functions
Grades: 8 - 12
Kitchen Paraboloids
Subject: Algebra
Topics: Quadratic Equations and Functions
Grades: 9 - 12
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