Activities

Skills: Developing and using models

astroedu-2402-chasingthemoon2
Chasing the Moon
Let's observe the Moon and learn how to measure its motion with simple observations and tools!
DATE: 2024-02-12 BY: Andrej Guštin; Damir Hržina; Dunja Fabja
Theme
Observing the Moon
Age
14 - 19
Time
multiple days
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astroedu-2309-building-cross-staff
The sky at your fingertips
Build a simple cross-staff and measure the stars!
DATE: 2024-01-15 BY: Andrej Guštin; Damir Hržina; Barbara Rovšek
Theme
Observing the sky
Age
10 - 14
Time
2h
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astroedu-2306-orion
Orion constellation in 3D
Let's make a simple model of the Orion constellation
DATE: 2023-09-24 BY: Hatim Madani; Hassane Darhmaoui
Theme
constellation
Age
8 - 12
Time
2h
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astroedu-2308-Sun-Diameter
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
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astroedu-2305-Img0
Let there be light… but not too much!
Build a model to learn what light pollution is and what its effects are.
DATE: 2023-06-12 BY: Jean Pierre Saghbini; Marc Bou Zeid
Theme
Light pollution
Age
6 - 12
Time
2h
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astroedu2303-img0
Moving constellations
Let's learn how stars in constellations move through time using real astronomical images.
DATE: 2023-05-23 BY: Giuseppe Bono; Roberto Buonanno; Elisa Di Carlo; Giuliano Giuffrida; Licia Troisi
Theme
constellations
Age
10+
Time
3h
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2205-astroedu-agethatcrater1
Age that crater!
Learn how to age craters with this Predict, Explain, Observe, Explain Activity!
DATE: 2022-08-03 BY: Amee Hennig
Theme
craters
Age
4 - 14
Time
1h
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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
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astroedu-2202
Make your own Sun!
Let's build a model of the Sun with plasticine and get to know our star!
DATE: 2022-07-07 BY: Carolina Escobar García; León Jaime Restrepo Quirós
Theme
Sun
Age
6 - 12
Time
1h 30m
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Schermata 2020-12-22
Driving on Mars
An educational interdisciplinary game to drive a rover on Mars
DATE: 2022-04-14 BY: Davide Ricci; Elena Sissa; Francesca Damiani
Theme
Space exploration
Age
14 - 19
Time
2h
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A million earths
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
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Instruction image 4c
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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1751-astroedu
Hunting for black holes
How do astronomers detect invisible black holes?
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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ShadowBoard_Voyage
Navigate like a Viking – Use the Sun, not your phone!
Learn how the Vikings used the sky to navigate at sea with a hands-on activity!
DATE: 2018-05-03 BY: Markus Nielbock
Theme
Celestial navigation
Age
12 - 16
Time
1h 30m
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ExperimentalSetup
The Engine of Life
A simple model experiment to understand what makes a planet habitable.
DATE: 2018-03-08 BY: Marco Türk
Theme
Habitable zone
Age
12 - 16
Time
1h
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fig7
The Big Meltdown
Learn what would happen on Earth if all the ice melted!
DATE: 2018-03-05 BY: Marco Türk
Theme
Life on Earth
Age
8 - 16
Time
45min
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activity2-1
Transforming water into acid… and back
Are our oceans turning to acid? Lets' learn how water turns in acid and back.
DATE: 2018-02-27 BY: Markus Nielbock
Theme
Atmosphere
Age
10 - 19
Time
45min
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ExpSetUp_3
Oceans as a heat reservoir
Why do oceans play an important role in mitigating global warming?
DATE: 2018-02-27 BY: Marco Türk
Theme
Atmosphere
Age
12 - 19
Time
1h 30m
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GPS_Sheet_Satellites_interpolated
Where on Earth am I?
How do satellite-based positioning and GPS navigation work?
DATE: 2018-02-26 BY: Markus Nielbock
Theme
GPS
Age
14 - 19
Time
1h 30m
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Excel_Model
Valleys deep and mountains high
Learn how radar altimetry from satellites works and how to put landscapes on paper.
DATE: 2018-02-25 BY: Markus Nielbock
Theme
Satellite
Age
14 - 19
Time
2h
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fig21
A view from above
How do satellites take images of the Earth surface and how do we analyse and use them?
DATE: 2018-02-12 BY: Markus Nielbock
Theme
Satellite
Age
14 - 19
Time
1h 30m
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ClimateChart_Rome
The Climate in numbers and graphs
Learn about climate from data and graphs
DATE: 2018-02-12 BY: Markus Nielbock
Theme
climate
Age
14 - 19
Time
2h
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Navigating with the Kamal – Northern Hemisphere
How did Arabian sailors navigate at sea?
DATE: 2018-02-04 BY: Markus Nielbock
Theme
Navigation
Age
14 - 19
Time
1h 30m
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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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LongitudeClock
The quest for longitude
How to navigate at sea like an explorer?
DATE: 2018-02-03 BY: Markus Nielbock
Theme
Coordinate system
Age
14 - 19
Time
2h
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Earth_Global_Circulation_-_en.svg
The intertropical convergence zone
The air circulation system: how are winds created?
DATE: 2018-01-31 BY: Markus Nielbock
Theme
Atmosphere
Age
12 - 19
Time
1h
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UNAWE clay2
Creating Asteroids
Have fun, building asteroids using clay!
DATE: 2017-08-23 BY: Angela Perez; Tibisay Sankatsing Nava
Theme
Asteroids
Age
4 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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pluto
Children's Planetary Maps: Pluto & Charon
Learn about our furthest neighbors from planetary maps
DATE: 2017-08-10 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
Theme
Pluto
Age
6 - 14
Time
2h
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titan
Children's Planetary Maps: Titan
Learn from maps about the only other known body in the Solar System with seas and lakes
DATE: 2017-08-10 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
Theme
Titan
Age
6 - 12
Time
2h
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io
Children's Planetary Maps: Io
Use maps to learn about the most geologically active world in our Solar System
DATE: 2017-08-09 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
Theme
Io
Age
6 - 14
Time
2h
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Astroedu_Moonmap
Children's Planetary Maps: the Moon
An up close look at our own satellite using planetary maps!
DATE: 2017-08-09 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
Theme
Moon
Age
6 - 14
Time
2h
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Astroedu_venusmap
Children's Planetary Maps: Venus
Learn more about our nearest neighbour
DATE: 2017-08-09 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
Theme
Planetary maps
Age
6 - 14
Time
2h
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FromCreteToAlexandria_2000BCE_22S_G3fzye5
Navigation in the ancient Mediterranean and beyond
Learn the ancient skill of Celestial Navigation
DATE: 2017-07-28 BY: Markus Nielbock
Theme
Navigation
Age
14 - 19
Time
1h 30m
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astroedu1535-inverse-square
Street Lights as Standard Candles
Understand astronomical distances using street lights
DATE: 2016-11-09 BY: Markus Pössel
Theme
Astronomical distances
Age
14+
Time
3h
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How to travel on Earth without getting lost
Use a globe to describe your position on Earth.
DATE: 2016-04-13 BY: Space Awareness
Theme
Longitude and latitude
Age
8 - 14
Time
1h
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astroEDU1604-seasons
Seasons around the World
Demonstrate the seasons on Earth using a model.
DATE: 2016-04-13 BY: Space Awareness
Theme
Seasons
Age
6 - 12
Time
45min
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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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astroedu-1614-1mg0
Sun, Earth and Moon model
Build an Earth-Moon-Sun mobile to learn about how they orbit.
DATE: 2016-03-08 BY: Space Awareness
Theme
Model
Age
8 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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astroedu-1613-img0
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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astroedu-1612
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
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astroedu1611-Milky-Way
Living in the Milky Way
Build a model of the Milky Way to discover what our galaxy contains.
DATE: 2016-03-08 BY: Space Awareness
Theme
Milky way
Age
6 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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astroedu1608-horizontal-sundial
Making a Sundial
Build a sundial and discover how time can be measured.
DATE: 2016-03-07 BY: Space Awareness
Theme
Time
Age
6 - 14
Time
1h
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astroedu1607-img1
What is a Constellation?
Investigate three dimensional objects and perspective using constellations
DATE: 2016-03-07 BY: Space Awareness
Theme
Constellation
Age
6 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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astroEDU1606-hour-glass-image
What is time?
Build an hourglass to understand what time is and how it can be measured.
DATE: 2016-03-07 BY: Space Awareness
Theme
Time
Age
6 - 12
Time
1h
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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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astroEDU1504_students-lunar-day
Lunar Day
Let's see how the Moon always keeps the same face towards Earth!
DATE: 2016-01-15 BY: Sethanne Howard
Theme
Moon
Age
4 - 8
Time
30min
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astroedu1512-solar-system-Roberto-Ziche
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
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astroedu-1505-solarsystem-models
Solar System model
Make a model of the Solar System planets using household materials.
DATE: 2015-08-06 BY: Syeda Lammim Ahad
Theme
Model of the Solar System
Age
4 - 10
Time
30min
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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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1407_astronauts_print
Levitating Astronaut
Levitate an astronaut with the power of magnetism!
DATE: 2014-06-25 BY: Sarah Roberts
Theme
Magnetism and gravity
Age
6 - 12
Time
45min
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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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1311_lunar_features
Lunar landscape in the classroom
Create craters and explore the lunar landscape with this hands-on activity.
DATE: 2013-11-27 BY: Jaya Ramchandani
Theme
Craters
Age
4 - 10
Time
45min
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finished
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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astroEDU1304_image1
Model of a Black Hole
Understand the mystery of black holes through a hands-on activity.
DATE: 2013-09-30 BY: Monica Turner
Theme
Black Hole
Age
8 - 12
Time
1h
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