Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 7, OAE, Resource
Students play a game of printable cards to become familiar with the planets of the Solar System. By playing, they learn that all planets go around the Sun and some properties about these planets. They also learn the name of the planets and their order in the Solar...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 7, OAE, Resource, Solar System
With this activity students will use planetary maps to compare the environmental conditions of Pluto and its moon Charon to those on Earth. They will understand the conditions needed for life to exist, and be able to explain why it cannot exist on Pluto or Charon....
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 2, OAE, Resource
With this hands-on activity students will build a simple model of Earth to understand that its rotation causes the occurrence of day and night and the fact that two people on opposite sides will not experience simultaneous daytime or night-time. Banner image by Adam...
Feb 5, 2026 | OAE, Resource
By performing original musical improvisations, students enhance their knowledge of what astronomical phenomena are represented in images and experiment with creative ways of representing these using music. This activity engages students in first hand exploration of...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 5, OAE, Resource, Solar System
An educational, interdisciplinary game to drive a rover on Mars that underlines in a playful way the problems related to time-delay in communication in the exploration of the Solar System. With this simulation game, students will also understand the importance of...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 8, OAE, Resource
In this activity you will calculate the Sun’s diameter with a hands-on simple experiment done with simple, household materials and -of course- without looking directly at the Sun. You will just need to learn how to calculate ratios, a mirror, a stop-watch, and...
