==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[File:RefractingTelescopeDiagramKS3.png|right|300px|thumb|A simple [[diagram]] showing a [[telescope]].
A [[telescope]] is a scientific tool used to make distant (far away) [[object]]s appear closer and larger.
{| class="wikitable"==About Telescopes===|-: [[Telescope]]s [[magnify]] the [[image]] of distant [[object]].: [[Telescope]]s are used in [[astronomy]] to study the [[star]]s and [[planet]]s.: Some [[telescope]]s use [[Convex Lens|convex lenses]] to [[refract]] [[light]] to [[focus]] and [[Filemagnify]] an [[image]] of a distant [[object]].:RefractingTelescopeDiagramKS3.pngSome [[telescope]]s use a curved [[mirror]] to collect and [[focus]] the [[light]] and an [[Eyepiece Lens|center|300pxeyepiece lens]] to [[magnify]] the [[image]]. ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning===|}A [[telescope]] is a scientific tool used to make distant (far away) [[object]]s appear closer and larger.
===About Telescopes===