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How do astronomers measure distances to the stars? Using a digital camera to record parallax shift is an accurate and authentic method that can be used in a classroom.
Ages: 16-19;
Sparks students’ natural curiosity while learning about curriculum-relevant topics with ESA’s teach with space program.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Do you believe that time travel has no place in a serious science lesson? Jim Al-Khalili from the University of Surrey, UK, disagrees. He shows how the topic of time travel introduces some of the ideas behind Einstein’s theories of relativity.
Ages: 16-19;
It can be difficult and time consuming to develop materials for really good science lessons. Many scientific research organisations, however, provide teaching resources, often designed together with teachers. Researchers provide scientific expertise and the teachers bring years of experience in the…
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
This year is the International Year of Astronomy. To celebrate, Chris Starr and Richard Harwood suggest some useful websites and other resources to inspire your astronomy teaching.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
A whole new world: you may have heard of rocky planets, gas giants and ice giants, but what about water worlds? Learn about the discovery of an entirely new planet type.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Isabel Plantier teaches biology and geology to 15-year-old students in Portugal. She has been teaching for 25 years and tells Sai Pathmanathan that time really does fly when you’re having fun.
Ages: not applicable;
Motivate and engage your students with the interdisciplinary school projects run by the European Space Agency (ESA).
Ages: <11, 14-16, 11-14, 16-19;
How a great achievement of the European Space Agency can become an inspiration for your students.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Understanding Earth’s climate system can teach us about other planets.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
| Issue 40
Finding the scale of space
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 59
Save the date for Back to School with ESA 2022–2023
Topics: Astronomy / space, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
| Issue 11
Time travel: science fact or science fiction?
Topics: Astronomy / space
| Issue 7
Free online teaching materials
Topics: Resources
| Issue 13
Education resources for the International Year of Astronomy
Topics: Resources
| Issue 61
Hubble helps discover a new type of planet largely composed of water
Topics: Astronomy / space, News from the EIROs
| Issue 5
Launching ideas
Topics: Profiles
| Issue 54
Back to School with ESA
Topics: Astronomy / space, Sustainability, Science and society
| Issue 36
Teaching with Rosetta and Philae
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 34
Planetary energy budgets
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space, Earth science
