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 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...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 3, OAE, Resource
There are many interesting features in the evening sky that can be observed with the naked eye: a wide variety of colours, clouds and stars, the subtle colours of stars twinkling, motion of the stars, and…that there is a starry sky even in an urban area!...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 11, Earth, OAE, Resource
Using common objects from their environment, students go on an interactive journey to learn about how the Earth is divided into different climatic zones. Learners will be able to identify and visualise the various climate zones of our world via practical...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 4, OAE, Resource
This activity is about discovering the spectra around us and understanding the physical processes that make light. Using diffraction grating glasses, students will be able to view the spectra of everyday light sources. This will introduce line and continuum emission...
