Transforming water into acid… and back

Transforming water into acid… and back

In the experiments of this activity students learn how to turn water into an acid by introducing carbon dioxide and how to neutralise the solution back to water. This is an analogy of what happens on Earth, when water is exposed to the main greenhouse gas, carbon...
The sky at your fingertips

The sky at your fingertips

In this activity we will build a simple cross-staff to measure angles. We will show how angular distances can be measured using this simple self-made aid in order to determine the position of a celestial object on the celestial sphere. (Please note that this activity...
Glitter your Milky Way

Glitter your Milky Way

What is our Galaxy like? Let’s learn to distinguish its basic characteristics by making a glittery artistic portrait of it with colors, brushes, glitter and a lot of imagination! Resource Link Access the complete activity resource Activity Information Partner...
Make a Star Lantern

Make a Star Lantern

Students build a star lantern and by implementing this activity, they learn that people have created constellations. They learn that a constellation is composed of different stars and can recognise some of them. Resource Link Access the complete activity resource...
Create your own Astro-Music

Create your own Astro-Music

By performing original musical improvisations, students enhance their knowledge of what astronomical phenomena are represented in images and experiment with creative ways of representing these using music. This activity engages students in first hand exploration of...
Solar System model on a city map

Solar System model on a city map

The distances between Solar System bodies are great and planets are really tiny if compared to the Sun. In this hands-on activity students build a scale model of the Solar System on their city-map learning how a scale model is built. They will also be guided to...