Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 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...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 8, OAE, Resource
With this fun, hands-on activity, students will build an interactive model of a black hole using low-cost and easy to find material gaining a basic understanding of what a black hole is and how its gravity affects space-time. Resource Link Access the complete activity...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 1, OAE, Resource
This activity highlights the navigational challenges in determining longitude from time measurements. Students build their own longitude clock that visualises in a simple way how to determine longitude via time measurements. They practise basic math, understanding the...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 11, OAE, Resource
In this activity, students will carry out two simple experiments to simulate the melting of land and sea ice on Earth, to understand the different effects that this melting down has on global sea levels and how it is relevant to climate change. Resource Link Access...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 7, OAE, Resource, Solar System
In this activity students will explore Mars, getting a general view of the Red planet. To do this, they will learn how scientists create and use maps reading cartographic information like legends and symbols. Using planetary maps, students will also be able to compare...
Feb 5, 2026 | Big Ideia 11, OAE, Resource, Solar System
With this activity, stydents learn how craters are made from the impact of an asteroid hitting the Earth and the effects this can have. With a fun, simple, but quantitative experiment, they will learn how the crater size depends on the impactor mass and the impact...
