Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 11, OAE, Resource
This hands-on activity involves the creation of a model to show the impact of light pollution on the night sky and raise awareness about this subject. By building this model students are encouraged to take responsibility for reducing light pollution: they can learn...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 10, OAE, Resource
Exoplanets are really far away! How do we manage to detect them and get information about their nature? Particularly, how do we know how big or small they are? In this activity you will use real data of a telescope to measure the size of an exoplanet, just as...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 7, Earth, OAE, Resource, Solar System
Earth, the happy planet. Mars, the angry guy. Jupiter, the big glutton. Did you ever imagine to build the planets of the Solar System as cubic characters with their own, brilliant personalities? Tailored for individual or team work, this activity allows students to...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 8, OAE, Resource
An activity exploring the life-cycle of stars using the Star in a Box interactive web resource. This activity is for advanced level students either doing A-level physics (or other national equivalent for 16-18 year olds) or the most advanced GCSE students (or...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 5, OAE, Resource
With this activity students will uunderstand the basic concepts of light and fibre optics, and how they are used in everydaylife communication and in astronomy (specifically, a better understanding of SDSS and spectrography). Students will be guided throught a set of...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 7, OAE, Resource, Solar System
With this hands-on activity, students will learn the basic concepts of planetary geologic mapping based on photointerpretation of spacecraft images of planetary surfaces. They will practice on different images of planet Mars, reconstructing the sequence of events that...
