Touching the stars

astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: A tactile activity to understand the size and evolution of stars

Categories: Stars , The Sun
Age Ranges: 8-10 , 10-12 , 12-14 , 14-16 , 16-19 , 19+
Education Level: Informal , Middle School , Other , Secondary
Areas of Learning: Guided-discovery learning
Costs: Low Cost
Duration: 1 hour
Skills: Asking questions , Communicating information , Developing and using models
Authors: Cristina Mercante , Raffaele Belligoli

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Orion constellation in 3D

astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Let's make a simple model of the Orion constellation

Glossary Terms: Constellation , Orion
Categories: Observational Astronomy , Stars
Age Ranges: 8-10 , 10-12
Education Level: Primary
Areas of Learning: Guided-discovery learning , Modelling , Social Research
Costs: Low Cost
Duration: 2 hours
Group Size: Group
Skills: Analysing and interpreting data , Asking questions , Developing and using models
Authors: Hatim Madani, Hassane Darhmaoui

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Moving constellations

astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Let's learn how stars in constellations move through time using real astronomical images.

Glossary Terms: Big Dipper , Constellation
Categories: Observational Astronomy , Stars , Telescopes, Instruments and Observatories
Tags: Data analysis , Software , gaia , hipparcos , stellarium , ursa major
Age Ranges: 10-12 , 12-14 , 14-16 , 16-19 , 19+
Education Level: Middle School , Secondary
Areas of Learning: Guided-discovery learning , Observation based , Technology-based
Costs: Free
Duration: 3 hours
Skills: Analysing and interpreting data , Asking questions , Communicating information , Developing and using models , Engaging in argument from evidence
Authors: Giuseppe Bono, Roberto Buonanno, Elisa Di Carlo, Giuliano Giuffrida, Licia Troisi

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Make your own Sun!

astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Let's build a model of the Sun with plasticine and get to know our star!

Glossary Terms: Sun
Categories: Stars , The Sun
Tags: Galileo teachers , Hands-on , Model , Sun model
Age Ranges: 6-8 , 8-10 , 10-12
Education Level: Primary
Areas of Learning: Guided-discovery learning , Modelling
Costs: Low Cost
Duration: 1 hour 30 mins
Group Size: Group
Skills: Asking questions , Communicating information , Developing and using models
Authors: Carolina Escobar García, León Jaime Restrepo Quirós

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Is the Sun rotating? Follow the sunspots!

astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Like a "modern" Galileo, use true astronomical satellite observations to discover if the Sun (and other celestial objects) are rotating!

Glossary Terms: Sun , Sunspot , Rotation
Categories: Observational Astronomy , Stars , The Sun
Tags: Experiment , Galileo , Hands-on , History
Age Ranges: 12-14 , 14-16 , 16-19
Education Level: Middle School , Secondary
Areas of Learning: Social Research
Costs: Low Cost
Duration: 1 hour
Group Size: Group
Skills: Analysing and interpreting data , Planning and carrying out investigations
Authors: Philippe Kobel, Deborah Scherrer, María Dasí Espuig

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