Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 1, OAE, Resource
In this hands-on activity, students will imagine themselves as a 9th century Viking who has to use the Sun to navigate across the North Sea. They will build their own navigational tool, test its functionality and simulate a voyage from southern Scandinavia to...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 1, OAE, Resource
Learn how to build a tactile version of the Earth using cheap, household items andhow to use this model to identify the different characteristics of the planet. This cheap, tactile version of our planet is a great resource to explore its features for both visually...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 8, OAE, Resource
Using cheap, household items, we will build a tactile version of the Sun that can be used to identify the different characteristics of our star, like sunsposts. This cheap, tactile version of the Sun is a great resource to explore a star for both visually impaired and...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 6, OAE, Resource
In this activity, students play role of scientists to explore the possible existence of other components of the Universe besides the normal matter. As they understand how dark matter and dark energy are discovered, they also realize that science understanding can...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 2, OAE, Resource
In this activity, students make a mobile model of the Sun, Earth and Moon system and play a memory game with cards. They learn that the Earth revolves around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth. Students learn that the Sun is a star and some additional...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Idea 8, OAE, Resource
It is very dangerous to look directly at the Sun, even briefly! Let’s learn how to build a safe Sun viewer using cheap household items. At the end of this activity, you will have built a cheap but effective pinhole camera from a cardboard box to observe the Sun...
