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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

Light in a matchbox

Build a homemade spectrometer to discover light

DATE: 2023-07-12

BY: Carolina Escobar García

Theme

Light

Age

8 - 14

Time

1h 30m

Hunting for spectra

Learn about light and spectra building a spectroscope with a CD!

DATE: 2022-05-13

BY: Luciano Nicastro; Maura Sandri

Theme

spectra

Age

8 - 19

Time

1h

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

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

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

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

Impact Craters

A literal Earth-Shattering experiment that will make us understand impact craters!

DATE: 2017-08-24

BY: Ronan Smith; Christian Eistrup

Theme

Impact crater

Age

10 - 16

Time

1h

Investigating the atmosphere – air takes up space

Air takes up space even though you cannot see it.

DATE: 2016-04-13

BY: Space Awareness

Theme

Atmosphere

Age

6 - 10

Time

1h

Let's break the particles!

Learn how energy can be transformed into various forms.

DATE: 2015-07-23

BY: Sandro Bardelli; Amalia Persico

Theme

energy and particles

Age

8 - 14

Time

1h 30m

The Fibre Optic Cable Class

The amazing technology of fibre optics: what has it done for technology here on Earth and in observing space?

DATE: 2015-01-29

BY: Amee Hennig

Theme

fibre optics

Age

12 - 19

Time

1h

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

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

Activities

Category: Physics