Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 6, Black Hole, FHOU, Resource, Star
Resource Link Access the complete activity resource Activity Information Partner Organization: FHOU Age Range: 15 – 18+ years Education Level: Secondary to University Duration: 1 Big Ideas Astronomy is a science that studies celestial objects and phenomena in...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 1, Big Ideia 3, Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 7, Comet, CY, Resource, Solar System
Goals: 1. Astronomy: identify solar system objects and their orbits. Resource Link Access the complete activity resource Activity Information Partner Organization: CY Age Range: 5 – 18 years Education Level: Primary to University Duration: 3 Big Ideas Astronomy...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 1, Big Ideia 3, Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 7, Comet, CY, Resource, Solar System
If required, start with a reminder of the objects in the Orrery and of the choreography. Then, the teacher brings pictures of birthday cakes, one cake per planet with the associated color. Resource Link Access the complete activity resource Activity Information...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 10, Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 6, Exoplanet, FHOU, Resource, Star
In this exercise, we explain how an exoplanet orbiting a star can be detected using a precise measurement of the star’s velocity. The radial velocity method takes into account the fact that the planet and the star are both orbiting the centre of mass of the...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 3, Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 7, Big Ideia 8, FHOU, Resource
Learning to observe… In search of Pluto. Resource Link Access the complete activity resource Activity Information Partner Organization: FHOU Age Range: Education Level: Duration: Big Ideas The night sky is rich and dynamic Astronomy is a science that studies...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 1, Big Ideia 3, Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 7, Comet, CY, Resource, Solar System
The astronomer Kepler has succeeded in describing all orbits of the Solar System with one single geometrical shape. Let’s see if we can do the same! Resource Link Access the complete activity resource Activity Information Partner Organization: CY Age Range: 9 –...
