Two Small Pieces of Glass: The Amazing Telescope

Event Type: Feature Shows

Theme: Earth and Space Sciences

Run Time: 60 Minutes

Age Level: Grades 4 & Up

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): Earth's Place in the Universe | Engineering Design | Space Systems

Illinois Learning Standards for Social Science: History

Show Description

More than 400 years ago, Galileo was the first person to use a simple telescope to explore the night sky.

Trace the history of the telescope from Galileo's stunning discoveries to the modern day and take a brief tour of tonight's evening sky.

Open captioning is available for this pre-recorded program upon request. Captioning is not available for the live spoken portion of the program.