astroEDU

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Magnitude Readers: how light pollution affects the Stars

Build a Magnitude Reader to explore the visibility of stars

DATE: 2014-03-24

BY: Amee Hennig

Theme

Light Pollution

Age

10 - 19

Time

3-6h

Star in a Box: Advanced

Explore the life-cycle of stars with Star in a Box activity.

DATE: 2013-11-27

BY: Edward Gomez

Theme

Stars

Age

14+

Time

45min

Star in a Box: High School

Explore the life-cycle of stars with Star in a Box activity.

DATE: 2013-10-01

BY: Edward Gomez

Theme

Stars

Age

12 - 19

Time

45min

Activities

Keyword: star