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Type of Learning: Interactive Lecture

Rainbow
Reading the Rainbow
By understanding how rainbows work, you can discover about light and its properties, learning about stars, nebulae, galaxies, and our Universe.
DATE: 2021-03-08 BY: C. Renee James; Scott T. Miller
Theme
Light
Age
14+
Time
1h 30m
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Dark matter and Dark energy (Part 1) – Discovering the main components of the Universe
Lets' investigate gravity, dark matter and dark energy with some very simple experiments!
DATE: 2018-08-30 BY: Tran Dong Thai Han; Massimo Viola; Henk Hoekstra
Theme
Dark matter and enenergy
Age
12+
Time
45min
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Picture1
What is a black hole?
What are black holes and what would happen if the Sun was replaced by one of them?
DATE: 2018-08-29 BY: Tran Dong Thai Han; Thomas Russell
Theme
Black hole
Age
12 - 14
Time
45min
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Darkenergy
Dark matter & dark energy (Part 2) – Understanding the nature of dark matter and dark energy
Let's investigate the nature of dark matter and energy with gravitational lensing!
DATE: 2018-08-29 BY: Tran Dong Thai Han; Henk Hoekstra; Massimo Viola
Theme
dark matter and energy
Age
12+
Time
45min
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Picture2
Big Telescopes: Gravity
Observing what gravity is doing to the Universe
DATE: 2018-02-03 BY: Jamie Sloan
Theme
telescopes and gravity
Age
12 - 16
Time
1h 30m
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Crater
Meteoroids, Meteors and Meteorites
Unveiling the mystery of "shooting stars": meteors, meteorites and meteroids
DATE: 2017-08-25 BY: Ronan Smith; Christian Eistrup; Jorge Rivero González
Theme
meteoroids, meteors and meteorites
Age
6 - 14
Time
1h 30m
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Star Hat collage
Star Hats
Make your star hat, learning about the stars
DATE: 2016-03-10 BY: Tibisay Sankatsing Nava
Theme
Stars
Age
4 - 6
Time
30min
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1413-astroedu-models-artificial-satellites
Build your own artificial satellite
Build a satellite to learn what they are made of and their uses.
DATE: 2016-03-10 BY: Vivienne Kolman
Theme
satellites
Age
8 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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Make a Star Lantern
Learn about constellations by building a star lantern.
DATE: 2016-03-08 BY: Space Awareness
Theme
Stars
Age
6 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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earth-sun
Day and night in the world
Compare diurnal and nocturnal animals and experiment with day and night.
DATE: 2016-03-07 BY: Space Awareness
Theme
Day and night
Age
6 - 10
Time
1h
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Fizzy balloons – CO2 in school
Investigate the properties of carbon dioxide with this fun demonstration.
DATE: 2016-03-07 BY: Space Awareness
Theme
Carbon dioxide
Age
8 - 14
Time
2h
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1412-earth-rise
Blue marble in empty Space
A virtual journey to space to learn that we live on a tiny planet, in a vast and empty space.
DATE: 2015-01-30 BY: Erik Arends
Theme
Scales and distances
Age
6 - 12
Time
30min
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1406_tactile_earth
Meet our home: planet Earth
Explore a tactile version of our home, the Earth, with household materials.
DATE: 2014-06-26 BY: Lina Canas
Theme
Tactile Earth
Age
6 - 12
Time
1h 30m
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1408_materials
Meet our neighbours: Moon
Explore the tactile version of our moon with household materials.
DATE: 2014-06-25 BY: Lina Canas
Theme
Tactile Moon
Age
6 - 12
Time
2h
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Meet our neighbours: Sun
Explore the tactile version of our star; the Sun with household materials.
DATE: 2013-11-27 BY: Lina Canas
Theme
Tactile Sun
Age
6 - 12
Time
1h
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