Projects

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1 Sighting activity with frames and tubes (PDF)
2 Viewing with frames, lenses, pieces of mirror (PDF)
3 Activity with frames, Galileo’s calculator, lenses (PDF)
4 Glass blowing visit, diagrams, Ring of Truth, lenses (PDF)
7 Discussion of Galileo’s Experimental Research; Vincenzo Galilei, Fuga a l’unisono, 1584; motion activities and exploring; exploring with lenses, mirrors; Galileoscopes; outside observing  
8 Slide rule introduction and activities (PDF)
10 Class activities: Sun, outdoor observing, Wallace observatory tour  
11 Class sharing about explorations and relating to Galileo’s story  

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January IAP 2010
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