Hunting For Asteroids

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Aimed at pupils aged 11-14 this workshop encourages pupils to ‘blink’ between several images, taken by the Liverpool Telescope, in a bid to find asteroids. The activity can then be extended to them using the LT Image software functionality to calculate the speed of the asteroids, or simply a discussion on what asteroids are and how we track them.

You can download the individual files needed for this activity below, or this zip file (53mb) contains them all.

We also have this activity available in Welsh.

Duration:

60 mins

Age Suitability:

7 to 11

11 to 14

Teacher Files:

hunting-for-asteroids-lesson-plan.docx

Resources

Before starting the workshop, you will first need to download the lesson plan (above), which contains full instructions and details any additional resources required.

File	Description
Teacher Notes	Teacher notes to accompany the lesson.
Introductory presentation	Powerpoint presentation for use by the teacher in delivering the lesson.
Student notes (7-11)	Guidance sheets for students.
Student notes (11-14)	Guidance sheets for students.
Extension tasks	Tasks to extend students' understanding and application of skills.