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Person stargazing.
Astronomical Influencers Quiz
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16
< 15 mins
Quiz
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Images of the planets of our solar system
Calculate Your Age on Another Planet
7 to 11, 11 to 14
15 - 30 mins
Activity
Canva/NASA
Pictures of the planets of the Solar System.
Calculate Your Weight on Another Planet
7 to 11, 11 to 14
15 - 30 mins
Activity
Canva/NASA
Pictures of the planets of the Solar System with a blue abstract background
Calculate the Speed of the Planets
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
30 - 60 mins
Activity
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The image is filled with black and white outlines of telescopes, planets, astronauts, and space probes
Colour Your Space
Any
15 - 30 mins
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A boy bending to make the shape of the crescent Moon to his right and a girl with her arms outstretched mirroring the shape of the galaxy above her against a dark blue background with faint stars.
Cosmic Yoga
Any
< 15 mins
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The silhouette of 3 children looking up at a starry sky
Count the Stars!
5 to 7, 7 to 11, 11 to 14
30 - 60 mins
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Cartoon of a person blowing up a balloon. The balloon is covered with galaxies.
Create An Expanding Universe
14 to 16, 16 to 18
15 - 30 mins
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Example pocket solar system drawings.
Create a Pocket Solar System
7 to 11, 11 to 14
< 15 mins
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A girl holding a book imagining a planet. The background contains lots of planets against a colourful nebula.
Design a Planet
7 to 11, 11 to 14
15 - 30 mins
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A team of people standing in a row. In the background is a futuristic illustration of an observatory.
Design a Telescope
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
30 - 60 mins
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Illustration of the distances between the Sun and planets in the Solar System
Distances in the Solar System Poster
Any
< 15 mins
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Illustration of Earth, Moon and Sun.
Earth, Sun and Moon Quiz
7 to 11, 11 to 14
< 15 mins
Quiz
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A clock on a brick wall. The clock is divided into four quarters that contain pictures of the sky at different times of day.
Explore Day and Night
7 to 11
< 15 mins
Quiz
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A cartoon planet Earth with a clock face on it against a black background.
Explore Day and Night Around the World
7 to 11
15 - 30 mins
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A cartoon red ball with a smiling face high in the air. The background shows the red, sandy landscape of the planet Mars. A text box in the top-left of the picture tells us that the ball has bounced to a height of 2.83 metres.
Explore Gravity
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
30 - 60 mins
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Yellow arrows represent light from a galaxy travelling to a telescope. The light travels upwards and hits a mirror. It leaves the mirror at a 90 degree angle and travels to the telescope.
Explore Light
7 to 11
30 - 60 mins
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Collage of messier objects
Explore Messier Objects
14 to 16, 16 to 18
60+ mins
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The surface of the Moon with cartoon rulers and tally-counts
Explore The Moon's Surface
7 to 11, 11 to 14
30 - 60 mins
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A telescope pointed at the full Moon. There is a USA flag and a target icon in the top right part of the Moon.
Find the Moon Missions
Any
30 - 60 mins
Activity
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The Antenna Galaxy
Galaxies Quiz
14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
Quiz
Pedro Borja
Screenshot of gravity simulator.
Gravity Simulator
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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A cartoon person looking confused in front of a sky filled with constellations
Guess the Constellation
5 to 7
< 15 mins
Quiz
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Three people standing on a debate stage in front of a large crowd.
Host A Space Debate
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
60+ mins
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Goldilocks and the three bears with the planets of the Solar System above them.
Hot, Cold or Just Right
5 to 7, 7 to 11, 11 to 14
< 15 mins
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A satellite in space with part of the Earth below it. The satellite is surrounded by question marks,
How Do Satellites Stay In Orbit?
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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Illustration representing the mesh used to describe gravity.
How is the Universe Expanding?
14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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Identify the Nebula
14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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A illustration of the planets orbiting the Sun. Each planet has a clock face on it.
Interactive Orrery
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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A diagram of the Earth rotating around its axis and orbiting the Sun. A torch shining on a model of the Earth. The model is stuck onto a pencil that is spinning.
Investigate Day and Night
5 to 7, 7 to 11
15 - 30 mins
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Artist's impression of the first exoplanet found
Investigate Exoplanets
14 to 16, 16 to 18
60+ mins
Project
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A picture of a galaxy with a close up of some stars, tally chart lines and a question mark
Investigate: Counting stars in the Milky Way
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
30 - 60 mins
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Picture of a galaxy with a ruler next to it and question marks
Investigate: Measure the Size of a Galaxy
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
15 - 30 mins
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Pictures of different planets with a ruler next to them
Investigate: Measure the Size of a Planet
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
15 - 30 mins
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Illustration of the James Web Spacce Telescope
JWST Wordsearch
Any
< 15 mins
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A spot-the-difference puzzle and a sudoku puzzle. There are letters from a wordsearch in the background.
Just For Fun!
3 to 5, 5 to 7, 7 to 11
15 - 30 mins
Quiz
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Still from animation of over 18,000 Near Earth Objects
Keep Watch on Asteroids
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
60+ mins
Project
NASA JPL-Caltech
A calendar for a month that has been partially filled in to show the phase of the Moon on each day.
Keep a Moon Diary
Any
30 - 60 mins
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The picture shows a cartoon portrait of Johannes Kepler in front of an artist's impression of the Solar System.
Kepler's Laws: Find the Mass of the Sun
14 to 16, 16 to 18
30 - 60 mins
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A cartoon of a green alien sitting inside a spaceship. The spaceship is shaped like a saucer and has a glass dome so the alien can see out.
Let's Explore Aliens!
3 to 5, 5 to 7
60+ mins
Activity
Canva
A cartoon astronaut riding on the back of a space rocket.
Let's Explore Astronauts!
3 to 5, 5 to 7
60+ mins
Activity
Canva
A cartoon rocket flying towards the top right of the picture
Let's Explore Rockets!
3 to 5, 5 to 7
60+ mins
Activity
Canva
A cartoon star with a happy face
Let's Explore Stars!
3 to 5, 5 to 7
60+ mins
Activity
Canva
A cartoon Moon above a row of smaller Moons that show the different phases of the Moon
Let's Explore The Moon!
3 to 5, 5 to 7
60+ mins
Activity
Canva
A cartoon Sun shining above a row of cartoon planets
Let's Explore the Solar System!
3 to 5, 5 to 7
60+ mins
Activity
Canva
A cartoon of a food web in front of planet Earth with the Sun in the corner of the image.
Life on Earth
7 to 11, 11 to 14
15 - 30 mins
Quiz
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A picture containing 8 vocabulary cards from the topic of light
Light and Mirrors Card Match
7 to 11
< 15 mins
Quiz
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Photo of the Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona
Make Your Own Impact Crater
5 to 7, 7 to 11, 11 to 14
15 - 30 mins
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The visible spectrum of light.
Make Your Own Spectroscope
14 to 16, 16 to 18
15 - 30 mins
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A picture of a starry sky with question marks over the top
Make Your Own Star Wheel
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
15 - 30 mins
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An illustration of a partly completed 3D model of the constellation, Orion
Make a 3D Constellation
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16
15 - 30 mins
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A hand holding a lolly-pop stick. A comet is attached to the end of the stick. There is a starry black background.
Make a Comet on a Stick
5 to 7, 7 to 11, 11 to 14
15 - 30 mins
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The 8 planets of the Solar System made out of Play-Doh
Make a Play-doh Solar System
7 to 11, 11 to 14
30 - 60 mins
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A paper sundial lying on the grass
Make a Sundial
5 to 7, 7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
15 - 30 mins
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A picture of the constellation Orion on the left. A picture of a biscuit that has been decorated using chocolate spread and chocolate chips to show the shape of Orion. There is a dark starry background.
Make a Tasty Constellation
3 to 5, 5 to 7, 7 to 11
< 15 mins
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A graphic showing light from the Sun passing through a box and projecting on to a sreen
Make your own pinhole camera
Any
15 - 30 mins
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A cartoon of an astronaut standing on the Moon holding a flag. On the flag, there are the add, subtract, multiple and divide symbols
Maths with the Moon
7 to 11
< 15 mins
Quiz
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Use high resolution images of the Moon and a bit of maths to investigate the height of lunar mountains.
Measure Mountains on the Moon
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
30 - 60 mins
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The image shows the planet Jupiter. There are graphics surrounding Jupiter that show maths angles, equations, data and a measuring ruler.
Measure a Day on Jupiter
14 to 16, 16 to 18
30 - 60 mins
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An abstract bright background with light rays shining from the middle of the picture. The structure of a wave is superimposed over the top.
Measure the Speed of Light
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
15 - 30 mins
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The image shows the Sun, close up. Sunspots are visible on the Sun. There are graphics surrounding the Sun that show maths angles, equations, data and a measuring ruler.
Measure the Sun's Rotation
14 to 16, 16 to 18
30 - 60 mins
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The top two thirds of the full Moon. Labels show where the 6 Apollo Missions landed. The Picture is divided up into 6 jigsaw pieces.
Moon Jigsaw
7 to 11
< 15 mins
Quiz
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The top two thirds of the full Moon. Labels show where the 6 Apollo Missions landed. The Picture is divided up into 6 jigsaw pieces.
Moon Jigsaw - Expert
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
Quiz
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The top two thirds of the full Moon. Labels show where the 6 Apollo Missions landed. The Picture is divided up into 6 jigsaw pieces.
Moon Jigsaw - Simple
5 to 7
< 15 mins
Quiz
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A poster taped to a notice board. The poster shows the phases of the Moon in a horizontal row against a black background.
Moon Phases Poster
Any
< 15 mins
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Photo of school children assembling the Moonsaic
Moonsaic
Any
15 - 30 mins
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An image of the planet Mars
Order the Orbit
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
Quiz
NASA
The Solar System planets.
Order the Planets
5 to 7, 7 to 11
< 15 mins
Quiz
NASA
NGC 602
Order the Stages of a Star
14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
Quiz
NASA
An image of the Sun closer up. There are 3 large dark patches on it that look like a smiling face. There is a large question mark to the right of the Sun.
Our Sun Quiz
14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
Quiz
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Solar system planets size comparison.
Pair the Planets
5 to 7, 7 to 11
< 15 mins
Quiz
Lsmpascal
The Eagle Nebula
Pair the Stages of a Star
14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
Quiz
Pablo Carlos Budassi
Thumbnail of the 8 Planet Facts Posters
Planet Facts Posters
Any
< 15 mins
Information
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Predicting the Sun's Cycle
Predict the Solar Cycle
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
30 - 60 mins
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The Apollo 11 crew in their spacesuits but not wearing space helmets. They are shown in front of a large image of the Moon. Neil Armstrong is seated on the left. Michael Collins is standing in the centre. Buzz Aldrin is seated on the right.
Read All About it! Man on the Moon!
7 to 11
15 - 30 mins
Activity
NASA
An image of the Moon crossing over the Sun
Recreate a Solar Eclipse
3 to 5, 5 to 7, 7 to 11
15 - 30 mins
Activity
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SpaceX rocket Falcon blasting off.
Rockets Quiz
11 to 14
< 15 mins
Quiz
SpaceX
Illustration of a tree in summer
Seasons - The Sun in the Sky
5 to 7, 7 to 11
< 15 mins
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A drawing of an astronaut standing on the Earth against a dark starry background with the words 'myth vs. reality' to the right of the astronaut
Skills for Space
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18, Any
< 15 mins
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Illustration of the Solar System.
Solar System Quiz
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16
< 15 mins
Quiz
NASA
Illustration of
Solar System Word Search
5 to 7, 7 to 11
< 15 mins
Quiz
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Cartoons of people doing different jobs linked to science, technology, engineering and maths, against a backdrop of space
Space Jobs Game
7 to 11, 11 to 14
< 15 mins
Activity
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Photos of Real Scientists
Space for Everyone
7 to 11, 11 to 14
< 15 mins
Quiz
W. Runte, J. Friedlander, ESA, NASA, inSCIght, B.Weissinger.
Planet Earth with different everyday items around it.
Space in Your Life Game
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
Quiz
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The Night Sky
Space Quiz
7 to 11, 11 to 14
< 15 mins
Quiz
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Artist's Impression of the Supernova, SN2016aps
Stars That Go Bang!
16 to 18
60+ mins
Project
M. Weiss
A book floating in space
Stars and Stories
3 to 5, 5 to 7
15 - 30 mins
Activity
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The set of NSO STEM Club booklets
Start a STEM Club
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16
60+ mins
Information
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Image of the Pleiades Star Cluster
Stellar informant
14 to 16, 16 to 18
60+ mins
Project
HST/NASA
Photo of a 2m telescope mirror.
Telescopes Quiz
11 to 14, 14 to 16
< 15 mins
Quiz
Liverpool Telescope
Cartoon of planets on a weighing balance in space. Jupiter is on the left side, weighing the balance is down. Earth, Mars, and Mercury are piled on top of each other on the other end of the balance.
The 'Space Weight' Calculator
Any
< 15 mins
Activity
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The Moon at Waning and Waxing gibbous phases.
The Changing Moon
14 to 16, 16 to 18
60+ mins
Project
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The left-hand side of the image shows the rocket carrying Apollo 11 launching to space, in the top-right is a photo of astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the Moon; in the bottom-right is a photo of the 3 crew members of Apollo 11 in their astronaut suits without their helmets sitting in front of a large picture of the Moon.
The First Moon Landing
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
Quiz
NASA
A collage of images of significant figures and discoveries from the history of astronomy
Timeline of Astronomy
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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Part of the Moon against a black background with a timeline in the space above it.
Timeline of the Apollo Missions
7 to 11, 11 to 14
< 15 mins
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Cartoon children are shown walking from Jupiter to Saturn against a black background with stars
Walk the Solar System
Any
< 15 mins
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The image shows a picture of the Moon against a dark blue background. There are labels pointing to different features on the surface of the Moon.
What Can We See on the Moon?
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16
< 15 mins
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Close up images of the Sun including solar flares, sunspots, and a solar eclipse
What Can We See on the Sun?
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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Image showing title of the video and illustrations for Air, Water, Food and Shelter.
What Does Life Need?
5 to 7, 7 to 11
< 15 mins
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Photograph of a total solar eclipse
What Happens During a Solar Eclipse?
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16
< 15 mins
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This is a cartoon image of Johannes Kepler with a parchment-like background. A diagram of a solar system is featured in the top right corner.
What is Kepler's First Law?
14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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This is a cartoon image of Johannes Kepler and Isaac Newton with a parchment-like background. A diagram of a planet's orbit is featured in the middle behind the figures. To the right of the figures, is a cartoon of an apple falling.
What Is Kepler's Third Law?
14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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A close-up view of the Moon's surface. The bottom of the image is in shadow.
What Makes Shadows on the Moon?
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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Canva
The image shows an asteroid in space on the left, and a comet viewed from Earth on the right.
What are Asteroids and Comets?
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16
< 15 mins
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Constellations shown in the night sky
What are Constellations?
5 to 7, 7 to 11, 11 to 14
< 15 mins
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Canva
An illustration of an asteroid heading towards the Earth
What are the Risks from Asteroids?
11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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Canva
Planet Earth in space. Three children are standing on the planet. Arrows show the pull of gravity from where they are on the surface into the centre of the Earth.
What is Gravity?
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16
< 15 mins
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This is a cartoon image of Johannes Kepler with a parchment-like background. A diagram of a planet's orbit is featured in the top right corner.
What Is Kepler's Second Law?
14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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An illustration of the Solar System
What is the Solar System?
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16, 16 to 18
< 15 mins
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What is the Sun?
7 to 11, 11 to 14, 14 to 16
< 15 mins
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A birthday cake with lit candles. Above it are the eight planets of our Solar System
The 'Space Age' Calculator
Any
< 15 mins
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Screenshot of the shadows animation.
Why Do Shadows Change Over Time?
7 to 11
< 15 mins
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The left half of the picture shows a cartoon day time scene, the right half of the picture shows a cartoon night time scene
Why Do We Have Day and Night?
5 to 7, 7 to 11
< 15 mins
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Screenshot of the seasons animation.
Seasons Simulator
7 to 11, 11 to 14
< 15 mins
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A diagram of the position of the Earth at different points in its orbit around the Sun that create the four seasons.
Why Does the Earth Have Seasons?
7 to 11, 11 to 14
< 15 mins
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Still image from the tides simulator showing the Moon in orbit around the Earth
Why Does the Earth Have Tides?
7 to 11, 11 to 14
< 15 mins
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Left-side: The Moon orbiting the Earth. Top right: Crescent Moon. Bottom right: A month from a calendar.
Why Does the Moon Have Phases?
7 to 11, 11 to 14
< 15 mins
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An illustration of the planet Mars with an astronaut and robot on it. Above the planet, several people are having a discussion.
You Decide! Should We Explore Space?
7 to 11
30 - 60 mins
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