Age that crater!
DATE: 2022-08-03 BY: Amee Hennig
2205-astroedu-agethatcrater1
Learn how to age craters with this Predict, Explain, Observe, Explain Activity!
Theme
craters
Age
4 - 10
Time
1h
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Let's play with powers of 10
DATE: 2022-07-08 BY: Jaya Ramchandani
2203-astroedu-image
A game of cards to understand powers of 10 and the very diverse scales in Nature
Theme
powers of ten
Age
12+
Time
2h
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Measuring the average speed of a comet
DATE: 2022-07-08 BY: Giulia Iafrate; Giulia Pantiri; Riccardo Bevilacqua; Stefano Sandrelli
2019Y4-20200314
Using telescope images of comet C/2019 Y4 we calculate its average speed and understand what a physical quantity is
Theme
Comete
Age
12 - 19
Time
1h 30m
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Make your own Sun!
DATE: 2022-07-07 BY: Carolina Escobar García; León Jaime Restrepo Quirós
astroedu-2202
Let's build a model of the Sun with plasticine and get to know our star!
Theme
Sun
Age
10 - 12 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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Hunting for spectra
DATE: 2022-05-13 BY: Luciano Nicastro; Maura Sandri
2201-spectroscope
Learn about light and spectra building a spectroscope with a CD!
Theme
spectra
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 14 - 16 16 - 19 8 - 10
Time
1h
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Driving on Mars
DATE: 2022-04-14 BY: Davide Ricci; Elena Sissa; Francesca Damiani
Schermata 2020-12-22
An educational interdisciplinary game to drive a rover on Mars
Theme
Space exploration
Age
14 - 19
Time
2h
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Is the Sun rotating? Follow the sunspots!
DATE: 2021-04-20 BY: Deborah Scherrer; María Dasí Espuig; Philippe Kobel
Galileo Galilei drawings
The Earth rotates on its axis, giving us night and day. Just like a "modern" Galileo, use true astronomical observations (using real satellite images) to discover if the Sun (and other celestial objects) are doing the same.
Theme
Sunspots
Age
12 - 19
Time
1h
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Reading the Rainbow
DATE: 2021-03-08 BY: C. Renee James; Scott T. Miller
Rainbow
Rainbows are beautiful. By understanding how they work, you can discover about light and its properties, learning about stars, nebulae, galaxies, and our Universe.
Theme
Light
Age
14+
Time
1h 30m
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One Million Earths inside our Sun
DATE: 2021-03-04 BY: Natalie Fischer
A million earths
Learn how to build a model of the Sun...which can fit nearly 1 million little Earth balls!
Theme
Earth
Age
10+
Time
30min
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Measure the Sun's Rotation Period
DATE: 2019-08-22 BY: Deborah Scherrer; María Dasí Espuig; Philippe Kobel
1802-astroedu-image
Find out the Sun’s rotation period, applying the simple equation of average speed to a real-case astronomical phenomenon.
Theme
False
Age
16 - 19
Time
1h 30m
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Dark matter and Dark energy (Part 1) – Discovering the main components of the Universe
DATE: 2018-08-30 BY: Henk Hoekstra; Massimo Viola; Tran Dong Thai Han
Instruction image 4c
What is the Universe made of?
Theme
Dark matter and enenergy
Age
12+
Time
45min
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What is a black hole? – Lower Secondary Level
DATE: 2018-08-29 BY: Thomas Russell; Tran Dong Thai Han
Picture1
What would happen if the Sun was replaced by a black hole?
Theme
Black hole
Age
12 - 14
Time
45min
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Hunting for black holes – Lower Secondary Level
DATE: 2018-08-29 BY: Thomas Russell; Tran Dong Thai Han
1751-astroedu
How do astronomers detect invisible black holes?
Theme
Black hole
Age
12 - 14
Time
45min
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Dark matter & dark energy (Part 2) – Understanding the nature of dark matter and dark energy
DATE: 2018-08-29 BY: Henk Hoekstra; Massimo Viola; Tran Dong Thai Han
Darkenergy
What are dark matter and dark energy?
Theme
False
Age
12+
Time
45min
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Navigate like a Viking – Use the Sun, not your phone!
DATE: 2018-05-03 BY: Markus Nielbock
ShadowBoard_Voyage
Learn how the Vikings used the sky to navigate at sea!
Theme
Celestial navigation
Age
12 - 16
Time
1h 30m
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The Engine of Life
DATE: 2018-03-08 BY: Marco Türk
ExperimentalSetup
What make a planet habitable?
Theme
Planets
Age
12 - 16
Time
1h
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The Big Meltdown
DATE: 2018-03-05 BY: Marco Türk
fig7
What would happen if all the ice of the Earth melted?
Theme
Life on Earth
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 8 - 10
Time
45min
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Transforming water into acid… and back
DATE: 2018-02-27 BY: Markus Nielbock
activity2-1
Are our oceans turning to acid?
Theme
Atmosphere
Age
10 - 16
Time
45min
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Oceans As A Heat Reservoir
DATE: 2018-02-27 BY: Marco Türk
ExpSetUp_3
Why is it getting so hot?
Theme
Atmosphere
Age
12 - 19
Time
1h 30m
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Where on Earth am I?
DATE: 2018-02-26 BY: Markus Nielbock
GPS_Sheet_Satellites_interpolated
How do satellites work?
Theme
Satellite
Age
14 - 16
Time
1h 30m
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Valleys Deep and Mountains High
DATE: 2018-02-25 BY: Markus Nielbock
Excel_Model
How to put landscapes on papers
Theme
Satellite
Age
14 - 19
Time
2h
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A View from Above
DATE: 2018-02-12 BY: Markus Nielbock
fig21
How do we take photos of the Earth surface?
Theme
Satellite
Age
14 - 19
Time
1h 30m
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The Climate in Numbers and Graphs
DATE: 2018-02-12 BY: Markus Nielbock
ClimateChart_Rome
What is climate?
Theme
Atmosphere
Age
14 - 19
Time
2h
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Navigating with the Kamal – Northern Hemisphere
DATE: 2018-02-04 BY: Markus Nielbock
8
How did Arabian sailors navigate at sea?
Theme
Coordinating system
Age
14 - 16
Time
1h 30m
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Big Telescopes: Gravity
DATE: 2018-02-03 BY: Jamie Sloan
Picture2
Observing what gravity is doing to the Universe
Theme
telescopes
Age
12 - 16
Time
1h 30m
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The Quest for Longitude
DATE: 2018-02-03 BY: Markus Nielbock
LongitudeClock
How to navigate at sea like an explorer?
Theme
Coordinate system
Age
14 - 19
Time
2h
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The Intertropical Convergence Zone
DATE: 2018-01-31 BY: Markus Nielbock
Earth_Global_Circulation_-_en.svg
How are winds created?
Theme
Atmosphere
Age
12 - 16
Time
1h
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Country Movers – Visualizing Spatial Scales in Planetary and Earth Sciences
DATE: 2017-08-25 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
calimars2
Move your whole country to another planet
Theme
Solar System
Age
12+
Time
30min
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Meteoroids, Meteors and Meteorites
DATE: 2017-08-25 BY: Christian Eistrup; Jorge Rivero González; Ronan Smith
Crater
Learn about formation of meteroids.
Theme
Solar System
Age
10 - 12 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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Impact Craters
DATE: 2017-08-24 BY: Christian Eistrup; Ronan Smith
moon crater
A literal Earth-Shattering experiment
Theme
Solar System
Age
10 - 16
Time
1h
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Creating Asteroids
DATE: 2017-08-23 BY: Angela Perez; Tibisay Sankatsing Nava
UNAWE clay2
Fun learning activity to build asteroids using clay.
Theme
Solar System
Age
4 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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Children's Planetary Maps: Pluto & Charon
DATE: 2017-08-10 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
pluto
Learn about our furthest neighbors
Theme
Solar System
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
2h
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Children's Planetary Maps: Titan
DATE: 2017-08-10 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
titan
Learn about the only other known body in the Solar System with Seas and Lakes
Theme
Solar System
Age
10 - 12 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
2h
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Children's Planetary Maps: Io
DATE: 2017-08-09 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
io
Learn about the most geologically active world in our Solar System
Theme
Solar System
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
2h
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Children's Planetary Maps: The Moon
DATE: 2017-08-09 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
1408_tactile_moon
An up close look at our own satellite
Theme
Solar System
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
2h
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Children's Planetary Maps: Mars
DATE: 2017-08-09 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
astroedu1615-mars
Learn about the planet with the biggest volcano in the solar system
Theme
Planets
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
2h
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Children's Planetary Maps: Venus
DATE: 2017-08-09 BY: Henrik Hargitai; Mátyás Gede
astroedu1615-venus
Learn more about our nearest neighbour
Theme
Planets
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
2h
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Navigation in the Ancient Mediterranean and Beyond
DATE: 2017-07-28 BY: Markus Nielbock
FromCreteToAlexandria_2000BCE_22S_G3fzye5
Learn the Ancient Skill of Celestial Navigation
Theme
Navigation
Age
14 - 19
Time
1h 30m
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The 4-Point Backyard Diurnal Parallax Method
DATE: 2017-07-27 BY: Eduardo Manuel Alvarez
diurnal_fig1
Measure the distance to an asteroid with a novel technique
Theme
Astrometry
Age
16+
Time
1 day
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Evening Sky Watching for Students
DATE: 2016-11-09 BY: Akihiko Tomita
astroedu1616_evening_sky
Let's observe the evening sky with the naked eye
Theme
Observation
Age
4 - 8
Time
30min
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Street Lights as Standard Candles
DATE: 2016-11-09 BY: Markus Pössel
astroedu1535-inverse-square
Understand standard candles using street lights.
Theme
Cosmology
Age
14+
Time
3h
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How To Travel on Earth Without Getting Lost
DATE: 2016-04-13 BY: Space Awareness
1
Using a globe to learn how a position on Earth can be described.
Theme
Planet
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 8 - 10
Time
1h
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Seasons Around the World
DATE: 2016-04-13 BY: Space Awareness
astroEDU1604-seasons
Demonstrate the seasons on Earth using a model.
Theme
Planet
Age
6 - 10
Time
45min
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Investigating the Atmosphere – Air Takes Up Space
DATE: 2016-04-13 BY: Space Awareness
astroedu1603-space-station
Let's explore if air takes up space even though you cannot see it.
Theme
Atmosphere
Age
6 - 10
Time
1h
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Continental Climate and Oceanic Climate
DATE: 2016-04-13 BY: Space Awareness
astroedu1602_World_Koppen_Classification
Let's find out that in the summer it is cooler by the sea than on the land and that water cools off more slowly than soil.
Theme
Atmosphere
Age
6 - 10
Time
45min
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Create Your Own Astro-Music
DATE: 2016-03-18 BY: Matthew Whitehouse
astroedu1617-HelixNebulaESO
Create your own music inspired by images of space.
Theme
Night Sky
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 14 - 16 16 - 19 8 - 10
Time
1h
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Star Hats
DATE: 2016-03-10 BY: Tibisay Sankatsing Nava
Learn about the shape of stars and make a star hat
Theme
Stars
Age
4 - 6
Time
30min
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Build Your Own Artificial Satellite
DATE: 2016-03-10 BY: Vivienne Kolman
1413-astroedu-models-artificial-satellites
Build a satellite to learn what they are made of and their uses.
Theme
n/a
Age
8 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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Know Your Planets
DATE: 2016-03-08 BY: Space Awareness
astroedu1615-jupiter
Learn about the properties of the Sun and planets in this card game.
Theme
Solar System
Age
4 - 10
Time
1h
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Sun, Earth and Moon Model
DATE: 2016-03-08 BY: Space Awareness
astroedu1614-sun-earth
Build an Earth-Moon-Sun mobile to learn about how they orbit.
Theme
Solar System
Age
8 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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Make a Star Lantern
DATE: 2016-03-08 BY: Space Awareness
astroedu1613-corvus-hydra
Learn about constellations by building a star lantern.
Theme
Stars
Age
6 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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History of the Universe
DATE: 2016-03-08 BY: Space Awareness
astroedu1612-hubble-deep-field-image
Build a timeline to discover the relative ages of the Universe, the solar system and the appearance of humans, on the scale of a year.
Theme
Time
Age
8 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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Living in the Milky Way
DATE: 2016-03-08 BY: Space Awareness
astroedu1611-Milky-Way
Build a model of the Milky Way to discover what our galaxy contains.
Theme
Galaxy
Age
6 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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Let's Map the Earth
DATE: 2016-03-07 BY: Space Awareness
astroedu1610-child-map
Discover how to read and draw maps by observing.
Theme
N/A
Age
10 - 12 8 - 10
Time
1h
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Making a Sundial
DATE: 2016-03-07 BY: Space Awareness
astroedu1608-horizontal-sundial
Build a sundial and discover how time can be measured.
Theme
Time
Age
6 - 10
Time
1h
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What is a Constellation?
DATE: 2016-03-07 BY: Space Awareness
astroedu1607-orion
Investigate three dimensional objects and perspective using constellations
Theme
Stars
Age
6 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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What Is Time?
DATE: 2016-03-07 BY: Space Awareness
astroEDU1606-hour-glass-image
Build an hourglass to understand what time is and how it can be measured.
Theme
N/A
Age
6 - 10
Time
1h
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Day and Night in the World
DATE: 2016-03-07 BY: Space Awareness
earth-sun
Compare diurnal and nocturnal animals and experiment with day and night.
Theme
Earth
Age
6 - 10
Time
1h
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Fizzy Balloons – CO2 in School
DATE: 2016-03-07 BY: Space Awareness
astroedu1601-Geisers-Del-Tatio-Close-Up
Investigate the properties of carbon dioxide with this fun demonstration.
Theme
N/A
Age
10 - 12 8 - 10
Time
2h
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Lunar Day
DATE: 2016-01-15 BY: Sethanne Howard
astroEDU1504_students-lunar-day
Through a fun-learning activity, understand why moon always keeps the same face towards Earth.
Theme
Moon
Age
4 - 8
Time
30min
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How Many Stars Can You See at Night?
DATE: 2016-01-15 BY: Franziska Zaunig; José Gonçalves
Iberian-peninsula-nasa
Investigate the effects of light pollution on night sky observation in your area.
Theme
Light Pollution
Age
12 - 14
Time
45min
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Solar System Model on a City Map
DATE: 2015-08-06 BY: Mayte Vasquez
astroedu1512-solar-system-Roberto-Ziche
Build a scale model of the Solar System on a city map.
Theme
Solar System
Age
12 - 16
Time
2h
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Sun’s Shadow
DATE: 2015-08-06 BY: Tasneem Rossenkhan
astroedu1503-sun
Learn about Sun's shadow through observation.
Theme
Sun
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 14 - 16 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
1 day
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Solar System Model
DATE: 2015-08-06 BY: Syeda Lammim Ahad
astroedu1505-solar-system
Make models of the solar system planets using household materials.
Theme
Solar System
Age
4 - 8
Time
30min
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Let's Break the Particles
DATE: 2015-07-23 BY: Amalia Persico; Sandro Bardelli
astroedu1502-figure1
Learn how energy can be transformed into various forms.
Theme
N/A
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 8 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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AstroPoetry Writing
DATE: 2015-04-07 BY: Christie McMonigal
astroedu1414-milkyway-David-DeHetre
An activity combining English and science to encourage students to think about the night sky to help them write a poem related to astronomy.
Theme
People
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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Blue Marble in Empty Space
DATE: 2015-01-30 BY: Erik Arends
1412-earth-rise
Students are taken on a virtual journey to outer space to experience that we live on a tiny planet that floats in a vast and empty space.
Theme
People
Age
6 - 10
Time
30min
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The Fibre Optic Cable Class
DATE: 2015-01-29 BY: Amee Hennig
1411-fibre-optics
Learn about the amazing technology of fibre optics that has done so much for technology here on Earth and in observing space.
Theme
Technology
Age
10 - 14
Time
1h
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Meet Our Home: Planet Earth
DATE: 2014-06-26 BY: Lina Canas
1406_tactile_earth
Explore a tactile version of our home, the Earth, with household materials.
Theme
Earth
Age
10 - 12 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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Levitating Astronaut
DATE: 2014-06-25 BY: Sarah Roberts
1407_astronauts_print
Levitate an astronaut with the power of magnetism.
Theme
Astronaut
Age
10 - 12 8 - 10
Time
45min
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Meet Our Neighbours: Moon
DATE: 2014-06-25 BY: Lina Canas
1408_materials
Explore the tactile version of our moon with household materials.
Theme
Moon
Age
10 - 12 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
2h
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Build a Safe Sun Viewer
DATE: 2014-06-25 BY: Sarah Roberts
1409_10
Build a safe Sun viewer using cheap household items and learn why it is dangerous to look directly at the Sun, even briefly.
Theme
Sun
Age
10 - 12 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
30min
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Coma Cluster of Galaxies
DATE: 2014-06-24 BY: Keely Finkelstein
1410_galaxies_web
Learn the basics of galaxy classification and grouping, using actual Hubble Space Telescope images.
Theme
Galaxy
Age
14+
Time
1h
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Deadly Moons
DATE: 2014-04-07 BY: Deirdre Kelleghan
1404_attachment1
Through art and science, children learn about moons of our solar system.
Theme
Moon
Age
10 - 12 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
1h
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Globe at Night Activity Guide
DATE: 2014-03-26 BY: Amee Hennig
Globe at Night logo
Learn to observe and record the faintest visible stars to measure the light pollution.
Theme
Light Pollution
Age
10+
Time
30min
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How Light Pollution Affects the Stars: Magnitude Readers
DATE: 2014-03-24 BY: Amee Hennig
1402_attachment2_1
Build a Magnitude Reader to explore the magnitude of stars.
Theme
Light Pollution
Age
10 - 19
Time
1h
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Snakes & Ladders Game
DATE: 2014-03-24 BY: Avivah Yamani
1401_attachment1
Learn astronomical topics through the classic snakes and ladders game.
Theme
Planet
Age
10 - 12 12 - 14 14 - 16 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
30min
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Lunar Landscape
DATE: 2013-11-27 BY: Jaya Ramchandani
1311_lunar_features
Create craters and explore the lunar landscape with this hands-on activity.
Theme
Moon
Age
4 - 10
Time
45min
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Why Do We Have Day and Night?
DATE: 2013-11-27 BY: Rogel Mari Sese
night_and_day
Explore day and night of Earth.
Theme
Earth
Age
10 - 12 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
1h 30m
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How High is the Sky?
DATE: 2013-11-27 BY: Rogel Mari Sese
atmosphere_layers_iss_sunset_25may2010
Explore layers of Earth's atmosphere.
Theme
Atmosphere
Age
10 - 12 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
1h
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Meet Our Neighbours: Sun
DATE: 2013-11-27 BY: Lina Canas
finished
Explore the tactile version of our star; the Sun with household materials.
Theme
Sun
Age
10 - 12 6 - 8 8 - 10
Time
1h
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Glitter Your Milky Way
DATE: 2013-11-27 BY: Kathleen Horner
galaxy_442_art
Explore the Milky Way and characteristics of galaxies using glitter drawing.
Theme
Galaxy
Age
6 - 10
Time
45min
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Star in a Box: Advanced
DATE: 2013-11-27 BY: Edward Gomez
astroEDU1306_Image1
Explore the life-cycle of stars with Star in a Box activity.
Theme
Stars
Age
10 - 19
Time
30min
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Counting Sunspots
DATE: 2013-10-14 BY: João Fernandes
astroEDU1301_Image1
Counting the Sunspots using real solar images and data.
Theme
Sun
Age
16 - 19
Time
1h
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Measure the Solar Diameter
DATE: 2013-10-01 BY: Edward Gomez
astroEDU1305_Image2
Hands-on activity to measure the Sun by using household materials.
Theme
Sun
Age
12+
Time
30min
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Star in a Box: High School
DATE: 2013-10-01 BY: Edward Gomez
astroEDU1302_Image1
Explore the life-cycle of stars with Star in a Box activity.
Theme
Stars
Age
10 - 19
Time
30min
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Model of a Black Hole
DATE: 2013-09-30 BY: Monica Turner
astroEDU1304_image1
Understand the mystery of black holes through a hands-on activity.
Theme
Black Hole
Age
10 - 12 8 - 10
Time
1h
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Design Your Alien
DATE: 2013-09-30 BY: Sarah Roberts
astroEDU1303_Image2
Design an alien life form suited for an extra-terrestrial world.
Theme
Astrobiology
Age
10 - 12 8 - 10
Time
2h
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