Navigation

Navigation through the ages traces the history of navigation, the fifteenth century European explorers and their missions of global discovery, to the importance of Europe’s Galileo programme to the current needs of citizens.

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

Let's map the Earth

Discover how to read and draw maps by observing.

DATE: 2016-03-07

BY: Space Awareness

Theme

Maps

Age

8 - 14

Time

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

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

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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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

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

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

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

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