astroEDU

The gravity battle

Who will win in the epic battle between gravity and other forces?

DATE: 2024-04-05

BY: Biagio Ambrosio; Anastasiia Plotnikova; Anita Zanella

Theme

Gravity and other forces

Age

8 - 19

Time

1h

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Activities

Keyword: gravity