Lesson Packs

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Teaching resources with the computer icon are best done with student access to a windows computer (or emulator on a mac), students can work in groups.

We are currently moving these Lesson Packs into our new Things to Do page. This is a searchable catalogue of activities, quizzes and videos that can be combined to create full lessons. We have over 80 new Things to Do with additional notes just for Teachers, so take a look!

Preview Age Suitability Title Short Description Duration Keywords
11 to 14
14 to 16

3-Colour Imaging
Create your own 3-colour image of an astronomical object. 60 mins Software, Technology, Observations, Photometry, Chemistry, Primary, Secondary, Galaxies, Light
14 to 16
16 to 18

Barnard's Star
Measure the movement and velocity of Barnard's Star. 60 mins Software, Observations, Parallax, Maths, Secondary, Stars
14 to 16
16 to 18
Galaxy Classification Use the Hubble Tuning Fork to classify galaxies. 60 mins Observations, Secondary, Galaxies, Cosomology
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 Maths, Secondary, Galaxies, Cosomology, Forces, Big Bang, Redshift
7 to 11
11 to 14

Hunting For Asteroids
Detect and calculate the velocity of nearby asteroids. 60 mins Software, Observations, Maths, Solar System, Primary, Secondary
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 Solar System, Secondary, Orbits, Gravity, Forces, Exoplanets
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 Primary, Literacy, Space Exploration
14 to 16
16 to 18

Seeing Workshop
Introduction to the concept of astronomical seeing and it's link to refractive index. 60 mins Technology, Observations, Secondary, Light, Stars
14 to 16
16 to 18

Stellar Spectroscopy
Introduces and use spectroscopy to classify a range of stars. 90 mins Chemistry, Secondary, Spectroscopy, Redshift, Light, Stars
14 to 16
16 to 18
Weighing The Universe A lesson that introduces the concept of standard index notation. 60 mins Maths, Secondary, Galaxies, Cosomology

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