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

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

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

The sky at your fingertips

Build a simple cross-staff and measure the stars!

DATE: 2024-01-15

BY: Andrej Guštin; Damir Hržina; Barbara Rovšek

Theme

Observing the sky

Age

10 - 14

Time

2h

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

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

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

Let there be light… but not too much!

Build a model to learn what light pollution is and what its effects are.

DATE: 2023-06-12

BY: Jean Pierre Saghbini; Marc Bou Zeid

Theme

Light pollution

Age

6 - 12

Time

2h

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

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

Age that crater!

Learn how to age craters with this Predict, Explain, Observe, Explain Activity!

DATE: 2022-08-03

BY: Amee Hennig

Theme

craters

Age

4 - 14

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

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

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

Evening Sky watching for students

Let's observe the evening sky with the naked eye

DATE: 2016-11-09

BY: Akihiko Tomita

Theme

Observation of evening sky

Age

4 - 8

Time

30min

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

1h

How many stars can you see at night?

Investigate the effects of light pollution on night sky observation.

DATE: 2016-01-15

BY: José Gonçalves; Franziska Zaunig

Theme

Light Pollution

Age

12 - 14

Time

45min

Sun’s shadow

Why is the Sun's shadow so important?

DATE: 2015-08-06

BY: Tasneem Rossenkhan

Theme

Time and seasons

Age

6 - 16

Time

1 day

AstroPoetry writing

Let's think about the night sky and write a poem related to astronomy!

DATE: 2015-04-07

BY: Christie McMonigal

Theme

Science and Art

Age

6 - 14

Time

1h 30m

Build a safe Sun viewer

Build a safe Sun viewer using cheap household items

DATE: 2014-06-25

BY: Sarah Roberts

Theme

Sun viewer

Age

6 - 12

Time

30min

Globe at Night Activity Guide

Measure light pollution observing the faintest visible stars!

DATE: 2014-03-26

BY: Amee Hennig

Theme

Light Pollution

Age

4+

Time

30min

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

Counting Sunspots

Counting Sunspots using real solar images and data.

DATE: 2013-10-14

BY: João Fernandes

Theme

Sunspots

Age

16 - 19

Time

1h

Activities

Type of Learning: Observation based