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

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

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

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

The Engine of Life

A simple model experiment to understand what makes a planet habitable.

DATE: 2018-03-08

BY: Marco Türk

Theme

Habitable zone

Age

12 - 16

Time

1h

Creating Asteroids

Have fun, building asteroids using clay!

DATE: 2017-08-23

BY: Angela Perez; Tibisay Sankatsing Nava

Theme

Asteroids

Age

4 - 10

Time

1h 30m

Meet Our Neighbours: Sun

Explore the tactile version of our star; the Sun with household materials.

DATE: 2013-11-27

BY: Lina Canas

Theme

Tactile Sun

Age

6 - 12

Time

1h

Activities tagged: model