Feb 5, 2026 | CY, Resource
Students have to estimate the shapes of the orbits and make a Resource Link Access the complete activity resource Activity Information Partner Organization: CY Age Range: Education Level: Duration: Big Ideas Source: Document...
Feb 5, 2026 | NUCLIO, Resource, Star
Life cycle of stars – Plotting your own HR diagram! This project goes through plotting your own Hertzsprung-Russell diagram using Faulkes Telescope data and SalsaJ. Resource Link Access the complete activity resource Activity Information Partner Organization:...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 5, Big Ideia 6, Big Ideia 9, Black Hole, Galaxy, IAC, Resource, Star
There are different methods for measuring the distances at which heavenly objects are located. Each method is useful for measuring a certain range of distances. In Unit 2 “Distances in the universe. Galaxies”, you can see how distances to the nearest stars in our...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 1, Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 5, Big Ideia 6, Big Ideia 7, IAC, Resource, Solar System
This activity is part of teaching unit 5, Laws of Planetary Motion. You can find the introduction and teaching guide here. Laws of Planetary Motion – Galilean Satellites This activity is part of teaching unit 5, Laws of Planetary Motion. You can find the introduction...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 11, Big Ideia 2, Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 5, Big Ideia 8, IAC, Resource, Sun
Understanding solar activity is relevant because the physical phenomena that cause it cannot be studied on Earth, and also because it allows us to predict space weather. Solar storms (coronal mass ejections) carry large amounts of charged particles that form auroras...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 1, Big Ideia 2, Big Ideia 4, Big Ideia 5, Big Ideia 8, IAC, Resource, Sun
The Sun may seem like a static object, resting in the center of the Solar System while the planets orbit around it. But this is not the case. Our star is constantly undergoing processes of change that release large amounts of energy. In fact, the stability of its...
