Resources by European Space Agency (ESA)
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Marble-ous Ellipses
In order to understand the orbits of planets, comets and other celestial bodies, it is necessary to examine the principles of how gravity, and the velocity of an object, interact to produce an orbit. It is a common misconception among students that planetary orbits are circular. This practical activity gives a...
Marble-ous ellipses: speed and time of orbiting bodies
This activity puts speed-time graphs in a space context by looking at the elliptical orbits.
In order to understand the orbits of planets, comets and other celestial bodies, it is necessary to examine the principles of how gravity, and the velocity of an object, interact to produce an orbit. It is a common...
Meet Arduino! - Introduction to Arduino Computing using C++
This guide for students allows them to explore technology used in space through the Arduino tool. They can build circuits to blink an LED and to measure temperature, pressure and altitude. The basics of programming in C++ will be introduced using the Arduino IDE (Integrated Development Environment) software. This...
Meet the EO Detectives
Earth Observation (EO) scientists collect information about the Earth – the land, the sea and the atmosphere – using sensors carried on satellites, aircraft, ships, buoys floating on the ocean and thousands of weather stations around the world. There is now a great deal of data available and scientists are finding...
A collection of four videos dedicated to interviewing leading ESA space research scientists on a variety of different lunar topics including:
- Making use of resources on the moon
- 3D Printing on the moon
- Living on the moon
- Future moon exploration
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Mini-whoosh bottle (teach with space)
In this practical investigation, students will perform a combustion reaction using a mixture of alcohol and air in a plastic water...
Mission 1: Newton in Space
Produced with the input of experts and teachers, this 17-minute video from ESA illustrates how simple experiments, in space and on Earth, can be used to investigate Newton's three laws of motion. The video also examines the difference between mass and weight. The video uses demonstrations from two astronauts on...