astroEDU

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

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

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

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

Measure the Sun's Rotation Period

Find out the Sun’s rotation period, applying the simple equation of average speed to a real astronomical case.

DATE: 2019-08-22

BY: Philippe Kobel; María Dasí Espuig; Deborah Scherrer

Theme

Sun rotation

Age

16 - 19

Time

1h 30m

Navigate like a Viking – Use the Sun, not your phone!

Learn how the Vikings used the sky to navigate at sea with a hands-on activity!

DATE: 2018-05-03

BY: Markus Nielbock

Theme

Celestial navigation

Age

12 - 16

Time

1h 30m

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

Valleys deep and mountains high

Learn how radar altimetry from satellites works and how to put landscapes on paper.

DATE: 2018-02-25

BY: Markus Nielbock

Theme

Satellite

Age

14 - 19

Time

2h

A view from above

How do satellites take images of the Earth surface and how do we analyse and use them?

DATE: 2018-02-12

BY: Markus Nielbock

Theme

Satellite

Age

14 - 19

Time

1h 30m

The Climate in numbers and graphs

Learn about climate from data and graphs

DATE: 2018-02-12

BY: Markus Nielbock

Theme

climate

Age

14 - 19

Time

2h

The quest for longitude

How to navigate at sea like an explorer?

DATE: 2018-02-03

BY: Markus Nielbock

Theme

Coordinate system

Age

14 - 19

Time

2h

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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Navigation in the ancient Mediterranean and beyond

Learn the ancient skill of Celestial Navigation

DATE: 2017-07-28

BY: Markus Nielbock

Theme

Navigation

Age

14 - 19

Time

1h 30m

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

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

How to travel on Earth without getting lost

Use a globe to describe your position on Earth.

DATE: 2016-04-13

BY: Space Awareness

Theme

Longitude and latitude

Age

8 - 14

Time

1h

History of the Universe

Build a timeline of the all Universe!

DATE: 2016-03-08

BY: Space Awareness

Theme

Time

Age

8 - 14

Time

1h 30m

Counting Sunspots

Counting Sunspots using real solar images and data.

DATE: 2013-10-14

BY: João Fernandes

Theme

Sunspots

Age

16 - 19

Time

1h

Measure the Solar Diameter

Hands-on activity to measure the Sun by using household materials.

DATE: 2013-10-01

BY: Edward Gomez

Theme

Sun diameter

Age

12+

Time

1h

Activities

Skills: Using mathematics and computational thinking