Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 8, OAE, Resource
In this hands-on activity, students will apply the definition of average speed to a “real-case” astronomical phenomenon, finding out the Sun’s rotation period using real astronomical images. This activity can also be performed on computers. Resource Link Access the...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 11, OAE, Resource, Solar System
In Age that Crater! students will learn about the existence of craters on the Moon and on other planetary bodies and how they occur. They can also learn how to approximately age these craters, comparing them to other craters. This activity gives young students an...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 10, Exoplanet, OAE, Resource
In this activity you will learn how to reveal the presence of a planet orbiting a star other than the Sun using the “transit method”. You will use an open source software to observe a time series of images of the sky taken by the Spitzer Space Infrared Telescope, and...
Feb 5, 2026 | OAE, Resource
In this hands-on activity, students simulate the impact cratering process to learn how the moon got its features and what factors influence crater size and shape. Through this activity, students also learn about the variety of asteroids and comets, the lack of...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 4, OAE, Resource
In this hands-on activity, we introduce students to the fundamentals of analyzing light and spectra, or spectroscopy. Using images from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), students will undertsand that stars appear different colours. But why? Analysing a variety of...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 8, Black Hole, OAE, Resource
In this activity students will investigate how black holes are observed based on the effect they have on their surroundings making a model to simulate the gravitational lensing phenomenon that results from the black hole’s gravity bending light. Resource Link Access...
