Earth and Space

This activity uses a globe with a transparent dome to explore why day length and the path of the Sun across the sky varies...

Classroom Activity 11-14 14-16

A small white ball and light source are used to show how the phases of the Moon are created from the point of view of the...

Practical Activity 11-14

A ball fixed to a hula hoop is used to model how the Moon’s inclined orbit to the Earth means we do not get a solar eclipse...

Practical Activity 11-14

Three zip files containing different resources to aid in the teaching of astronomy and space.

Teaching Guidance 11-14

In December 1998, NASA launched the Mars Climate Orbiter. Its mission was to report data on the Martian atmosphere and climate...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Answer: two if you are in the International Space Station (ISS) and don’t know which module the bulb is in!

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

It is estimated that 250,000 different weights and measures were in use across pre-revolutionary France. In 1791, the National...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Historical accounts report that a mass standard pre-dated the Norman Conquest and was referred to as the pound of the Tower of...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

A unit used to provide an everyday measure of radiation dose. A single banana produces an ionising radiation dose of around 0...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Gravity assists are used to alter the path and speed of spacecraft. Perhaps the most extended gravity assist ever achieved was...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

An asteroid passing close to Earth may have its orbit deflected in such a way as to cause a collision in the future; regions...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Some satellites are deliberately spun about an axis perpendicular to their orbital plane in order to prevent their position...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16