Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 10, Exoplanet, OAE, Resource
This activity introduces students to exoplanet detection using the transit method. Through hands-on activities, students will simulate an exoplanet transit using basic materials, measuring changes in light intensity as the “exoplanet” passes in front of the “star.”...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 10, OAE, Resource
With this activity, students learn about the habitable zones of planetary systems with a simple experiment that demonstrates how the amount of radiation received by a body depends on its distance from the source, introducing the “habitable zone”, where...
Feb 5, 2026 | OAE, Resource
Let’s learn how to observe, discuss, and draw a map. With this hands-on activity, students learn how to identify different elements on a map like mountains and oceans, that each map has a scale and cardinal points. They also learn how modern maps are made using...
Feb 5, 2026 | OAE, Resource
With this observational, hands-on activity, students can measure the distance of a selected asteroid within an accuracy of 5% in just 2 observational nights, using a telescope, online software and some modest amateur gear. Students will learn that an astronomical...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 2, OAE, Resource
The activity demonstrates the concept of how the Sun’s position in the sky influences the shadows that are cast, making a relation between shadow length and the time of day and year. The Sun’s shadow has enabled generation after generation to observe changes in the...
Feb 5, 2026 | Earth, OAE, Resource
Carbon dioxide (or CO2) is very important for life on Earth: it is found all around us in the air we breathe, it is one of the most important greenhouse gases, and it is fundamental in photosynthesis. Through a practical demonstration, this activity introduces...
