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PHYSICS

Far-Seeing
Angular Magnification and Telescope
Quarter

: POST

CONTEN
T
STANDA
RD

: The objective lens of a

telescope produces a real,
inverted and diminished first
image and the eyepiece
magnifies this first image to

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SECONDARY

No. of
Sessions
PERFORMAN
CE
STANDARD

1 Session; August 1, 2013

: Students will be able to solve the

angular magnification and length of
the telescope and will be able to
describe the relationship between the
M, fo, & fe.

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form a greatly enlarged and

virtual final image near infinity.
TPO

: Students will be able to apply the concept of a telescope, angular size, angular
magnification and thin-lens equation to solve problems.

OVERVIEW:
The lesson will allow students to reminisce and ponder upon the discovery of telescope and how it
actually helps in furthering the scientific advancements. Students will be introduced to the concepts
of angular magnification and size. Each student is expected to solve problems regarding the topic.
This plan covers the topics on telescope, angular magnification, angular size and thin-lens
equation.
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Objectives
Session 1
1. Appreciate the advantages brought about
by the telescope
2. Identify important parts of a telescope
and their functions
3. Analyze telescopes ray-tracing
illustration
4. Review and reapply basic optical system
parameters and lenses combination to
describe the images formed
5. Define angular magnification and angular
size
6. Calculate angular magnification and
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Assessment
Quick feedback and questioning techniques are
often done to facilitate discussion and teacherstudent communication.
Board work on problem-solving will be done to
stimulate active student participation.
Summative test (the topic of telescope will be
included together with similar topics) will be
administered to gauge student learning.

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length of telescope using the formulas

M= -fo/fe and L= fo + fe respectively
7. Measure student learning development
and progress
Lesson Proper
SESSION 1
Telescope and Angular Magnification
EXPLORE
1. Ask students with open-ended questions regarding the difference between generations with
telescope and without.
2. Provide for a short history of telescope.
FIRM-UP
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3. Ask students of their idea about the advantages of a telescope and its discovery and make
their answers as a foundation to define telescope
4. Discuss the important parts of a telescope and their corresponding functions
5. Ask the students to hold a penny or similar objects close to their eye but not beyond the
near point and compare
its size to a bigger object thats being held by the teacher. Allow the students to note the
difference of sizes as perceived by their eyes. Then, ask them, why do our eyes perceive
closer objects bigger than farther objects of similar or even larger actual size?
6. Introduce the concept of angular size and angular magnification.
7. Solve A Penny and the Moon problem to elaborate the newly-presented concepts.
DEEPEN
8. Using a ray-tracing diagram, determine the angular magnification of a telescope.
9. Present a problem on the angular magnification and solve it with the class.
TRANSFER
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10. Allow students to solve 1 or 2 more problems on their own with teachers assistance and
scaffold. Ask volunteers to show their solutions on the board. The teacher must correct
spotted alternative conceptions and general mistakes shown.
CLOSURE
11. Make a wrap-up activity by allowing some student volunteers to complete any of the
following sentences:
a. What I learned today is __________________________.
b. 20 years from now, Id still remember that ___________________________.
c. I thought that ________________________ but now I learned that __________________________.
d. I hope to learn more about ______________________________________.

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