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The Earth in Space Teachers’ Guide (Ages 5-7)
This Nuffield Primary Science Teachers’ Guide for teaching the Earth in Space topic, to students aged 5-7, is divided into three chapters:
*Chapter 1: Planning - showing how to use the resources to plan a topic and, in the second edition, more guidance on how to implement the SPACE approach
*Chapter 2...
The Royal Observatory Greenwich is the home of Greenwich Mean Time and the Prime Meridian of the World.
They have created a range of resources to help with lesson planning. Many of these resources have a mix of...
iSquared Magazine Issue 6
This edition of iSquared magazine features:
The shape of time - Vérinique Pagé...
The Sun and Stars
Produced by Teachers TV, as part of the Teaching Astronomy and Space series looks at the Sun before exploring other stars. Solar physicist Lucie Green explains her keen interest in the sun, our nearest star. Modern space telescopes now allow scientists to see it in great detail and recent solar missions have...
The prospects for life on small islands
In this set of activities children learn about the causes and potential impacts of sea-level rise while developing working scientifically. They use data from satellites which observe the Earth and collect information as the basis of evidence for this.
Activities are:
- reading a story about how...
Landing on the moon - Planning and designing a lunar landing
In this set of activities, students will plan, design, and build a landing module to secure the survival of the crew (in the form of an egg-naut) landing on the Moon. They will explore which factors should be considered when landing on the Moon, in comparison to landing on Earth. In the design of the lunar lander,...
Abbie Hutty - ExoMars Delivery Manager
Abbie is an engineer working at Airbus Defence and Space. She is in charge of ensuring that all the parts of the ExoMars Rover come together on time and to the right specification.
Abbie sets two challenges for students: to write an algorithm for a rover to avoid rocks on a grid and to come up with ideas...
CS4FN Issue 8
This issue of Computer Science for Fun is entitled ‘Computer Science in Space’, and explores the role of computers in space exploration and astronomy.
It includes articles covering:
• Computer scientists working for NASA
• GPS and computer art projects that love your data
• Computers,...
Cluster: the UK View
Produced by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), this A4 colour brochure describes the leading role played by UK scientists and engineers at universities, observatories and research council establishments in the Cluster mission that is currently exploring the Earth's space environment. The European...
Radius and Volume of Exoplanets
This activity, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, uses data from NASA’s Kepler space probe to determine the size of an exoplanet, and provides students with an insight into the advantages and disadvantages of the transit method of exoplanet detection.
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