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 10, Exoplanet, OAE, Resource
This activity introduces students to exoplanet detection using the transit method. Through hands-on activities, students will simulate an exoplanet transit using basic materials, measuring changes in light intensity as the “exoplanet” passes in front of the “star.”...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 10, OAE, Resource
With this activity, students learn about the habitable zones of planetary systems with a simple experiment that demonstrates how the amount of radiation received by a body depends on its distance from the source, introducing the “habitable zone”, where...
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 Ideia 2, OAE, Resource
The activity demonstrates the concept of how the Sun’s position in the sky influences the shadows that are cast, making a relation between shadow length and the time of day and year. The Sun’s shadow has enabled generation after generation to observe changes in the...
