Demonstration: an experiment carried out by Eratosthenes over 2000 years ago.

Practical Activity 14-16

Teaching Guidance 14-16

This is a discussion activity to explore the relationship between ideas and evidence in the context of the motion of the Earth...

Classroom Activity 11-14

It is fun to write the school address on a universal scale, and this can be used to explore some questions about the universe.

Classroom Activity 5-11

Suggestions for activities to aid the teaching of 'lighting the Earth' based on the Physics Narrative and the Teaching...

Classroom Activity 5-11

The science of astronomy began with observations and it is vital to link this topic to the children can notice more or less...

Classroom Activity 5-11

This demonstration is an easy way to show how gas molecules in the atmosphere scatter light to cause the sky to appear blue.

Practical Activity 11-14

The length of the day has not been constant throughout the Earth’s history. For the last 2,700 years, the length of a day has...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

Archimedes is supposed to have said: ‘Give me a lever and a place to stand and I’ll move the Earth’. An estimate in a paper...

Stories from Physics 11-14 14-16

A selection of diagnostic questions to use remotely with your students whilst teaching about Earth and Space

Remote teaching support 11-14 14-16 16-19

A selection of experiments and simulations that are suitable to use remotely with your students.

Remote teaching support 11-14 14-16 16-19

Many children love learning about space. It is a topic filled with awe and wonder. Yet even now the subject is rife with...

CPD 11-14 14-16 16-19