Royal Observatory Greenwich - Secondary resources

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 worksheets, videos and teacher guidance. 

  • For key stage 3 the activities have students plotting constellations, and learning about orbits, seasons and the formation of the solar system.
  • The activities suitable for key stage 4 students get them to look at different wavelengths, exoplanets, gravity, the history of the universe, the life cycle of stars and Kepler’s Third Law.

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Compasses and Magnetism

This resource, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, explores magnetism and how it is used in a compass. It is aimed at key stage 2, but the activities would also be suitable for introducing magnetism to key stage 3.

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Exploring Mars - key stage 3

In this resource, students use real data to explore the conditions on Mars, and use their knowledge of the red planet to answer the question “Should humans or robots explore Mars in the future?”

The resource contains two activities:

  • Conditions on Mars - students use real data and their...

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