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Type of Learning: Guided-discovery learning

astroedu-2405-gravitybattle
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
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astroedu-2404-SKAO
SKAO and the mysteries of invisible light
Discover the invisible light with SKAO, the largest radio telescope in the world!
DATE: 2024-03-11 BY: Jamie Sloan; Naomi Smith
Theme
SKAO telescope
Age
12 - 16
Time
multiple days
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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-2304-HD189733exoplanet
Can you find the exoplanet?
Find the exoplanet and determine its size using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope!
DATE: 2023-11-13 BY: Roger Ferlet; Anne-Laure Melchior; Emmanuel Rollinde
Theme
exoplanet
Age
14 - 19
Time
3h
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astroedu-2307-img0-telescope
How do telescopes work?
Let's discover telescopes and experiment simple optics
DATE: 2023-10-08 BY: Muhammad Alassirry; Turkieh Jbour; Tareq Alkhateb
Theme
telescope
Age
10 - 12
Time
1h
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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-2302-img0
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
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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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astroedu-2301-GeoDetective-mars
Become a Geo-detective!
A hands-on introduction to how to read maps of other planets made by space missions.
DATE: 2023-04-29 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Livia Giacomini; Federica Duras
Theme
Planetary maps
Age
12 - 16
Time
2h
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2203-astroedu-image
Let's play with powers of 10
A game of cards to understand powers of 10 and the very diverse scales in Nature
DATE: 2022-07-08 BY: Jaya Ramchandani
Theme
powers of ten
Age
12+
Time
2h
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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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2201-spectroscope
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
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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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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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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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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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calimars2
Country movers – visualizing spatial scales in Planetary and Earth Science
Play with maps, moving your country to another planet!
DATE: 2017-08-25 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
Theme
Planetary maps
Age
12+
Time
2h
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moon crater
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
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diurnal_fig1
The 4-Point backyard diurnal parallax method
Measure the distance to an asteroid with a novel technique
DATE: 2017-07-27 BY: Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
Theme
Astrometry
Age
16+
Time
multiple days
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1410_galaxies_web
Let's classify galaxies!
The basics of galaxy classification, using Hubble Space Telescope images.
DATE: 2014-06-24 BY: Keely Finkelstein
Theme
Galaxy
Age
14+
Time
1h
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astroEDU1303_Image2
Design your Alien
Design an alien life form, suited for an extra-terrestrial world.
DATE: 2013-09-30 BY: Sarah Roberts
Theme
Alien life
Age
8 - 12
Time
2h
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