Activities
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Activities with the computer icon are best done with student access to a windows computer (or emulator on a mac), students can work in groups.
| Preview | Age Suitability | Title | Short Description | Duration |
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11 to 14 14 to 16 |
3-Colour Imaging |
Create your own 3-colour image of an astronomical object. | 60 mins |
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14 to 16 16 to 18 |
Barnard's Star |
Measure the movement and velocity of Barnard's Star. | 60 mins |
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7 to 11 |
Day and Night | Using a ball of play-doh and a torch discover what causes day and night here on Earth. | 60 mins |
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14 to 16 16 to 18 |
Galaxy Classification | Use the Hubble Tuning Fork to classify galaxies. | 60 mins |
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14 to 16 16 to 18 |
Gravity Workshop |
Use a gravity simulator to investigate how gravity changes depending upon where you are in the Solar System. | 60 mins |
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14 to 16 16 to 18 |
Hubble Flow | Calculate the expansion of the Universe using real galaxy data, to recreate the work of Edwin Hubble. | 60 mins |
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7 to 11 11 to 14 |
Hunting For Asteroids |
Detect and calculate the velocity of nearby asteroids. | 60 mins |
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11 to 14 14 to 16 |
Jupiter's Day |
Calculate the length of Jupiter's day by tracking the Great Red Spot and using trigonometry. | 60 mins |
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14 to 16 16 to 18 |
Kepler's Laws |
Take a look at Kepler's Laws of planetary motion and how they relate to the Solar System, but also exoplanets, investigating the TRAPPIST-1 stellar system. | 90 mins |
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7 to 11 |
Light and Mirrors | Investigate how light travels, how we see objects and how to write technical reports using this series of cross-curricular lessons. | 5 x 60 mins |
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7 to 11 |
Literacy: Biographies | Combine literacy and space by looking at how to construct biographies and autobiographies using Dr Helen Sharman as an example. | 4 x 60 mins |
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7 to 11 |
Lunar Craters Primary | Investigate the number and distribution of craters on the Moon's surface. | 2 x 60 mins |
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11 to 14 |
Lunar Craters Secondary | Investigate the distribution and size of craters on the Moon's surface. | 60 mins |
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11 to 14 14 to 16 |
Lunar Mountains | Uses algebra and images of the Moon to calculate the height of lunar mountains. | 60 mins |
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7 to 11 |
Moonsaic | Assemble mosaics of the Moon during different phases. | 60 mins |
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14 to 16 16 to 18 |
Seeing Workshop |
Introduction to the concept of astronomical seeing and it's link to refractive index. | 60 mins |
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7 to 11 |
Space Jobs |
New for Autumn 2020 Develop knowledge and understanding of the different jobs available to people who enjoy space and science. |
60 mins |
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11 to 14 14 to 16 |
Speed Of The Planets | A lesson that looks at the relationship between distance, time and speed. | 60 mins |
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5 to 7 |
Stars and Stories |
New for Autumn 2020 A lesson guiding students to create their own constellations, using art, design, and maths skills. |
60 mins |
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14 to 16 16 to 18 |
Stellar Spectroscopy |
Introduces and use spectroscopy to classify a range of stars. | 90 mins |
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14 to 16 16 to 18 |
Sunspots Workshop |
Uses sunspot data to calculate the solar cycle. | 60 mins |
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14 to 16 16 to 18 |
Tides Workshop |
Use a 'Tidal Simulator' to investigate the tidal effects of the Moon and the Sun. | 60 mins |
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14 to 16 16 to 18 |
Weighing The Universe | A lesson that introduces the concept of standard index notation. | 60 mins |
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11 to 14 |
Weight on Planets |
How do the effects of gravity depend upon where in the universe we are? | 60 mins |
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