astroEDU

Measuring the sky

Build your own tool to measure angular distances between stars

DATE: 2026-05-14

BY: Danijela Takač; Marc Bou Zeid; Ana Marija Zaninović

Theme

Age

10 - 19

Time

3h

Can you find the exoplanet?

Find the exoplanet and determine its size using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope!

DATE: 2023-11-13

BY: Roger Ferlet; Michel Faye; Emmanuel Rollinde

Theme

exoplanet

Age

14 - 19

Time

3h

The Sun in our box

Compare the size of the Sun and the Earth building and using a pinhole camera.

DATE: 2023-09-11

BY: Aysegul Yelkenci; Korhan Yelkenci; Mert Koçer

Theme

Sun dimension

Age

10 - 14

Time

3h

Let's play with powers of 10

A game of cards to understand powers of 10 and the very diverse scales in Nature

DATE: 2022-07-08

BY: Jaya Ramchandani

Theme

powers of ten

Age

12+

Time

2h

Measuring the average speed of a comet

Using telescope images of comet C/2019 Y4 we calculate its average speed and understand what a physical quantity is

DATE: 2022-07-08

BY: Stefano Sandrelli; Giulia Iafrate; Giulia Pantiri; Riccardo Bevilacqua

Theme

Comet

Age

12+

Time

1h 30m

One million Earths inside our Sun

Learn how to build a model of the Sun...which can fit nearly 1 million little Earth balls!

DATE: 2021-03-04

BY: Natalie Fischer

Theme

Earth

Age

8 - 16

Time

30min

Measure the Sun's Rotation Period

Find out the Sun’s rotation period, applying the simple equation of average speed to a real astronomical case.

DATE: 2019-08-22

BY: Philippe Kobel; María Dasí Espuig; Deborah Scherrer

Theme

Sun rotation

Age

16 - 19

Time

1h 30m

History of the Universe

Build a timeline of the all Universe!

DATE: 2016-03-08

BY: Space Awareness

Theme

Time

Age

8 - 14

Time

1h 30m

Solar System model on a city map

Build a scale model of the Solar System on your city map

DATE: 2015-08-06

BY: Mayte Vasquez

Theme

Solar System

Age

12 - 16

Time

2h

Activities

Category: Mathematics