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Your mission: to land an intrepid egg-naut safely on the surface of the Moon and learn about classical mechanics along the way.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Would your students prefer to grow edible crops or wrangle with statistics? Here’s a way to combine these activities in a real-world application of statistical analysis.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Challenge your students to save the Earth from an asteroid collision, using calculations based on the Hollywood sci-fi fantasy film Armageddon.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Using a simple calculation, measure the distance between Earth and the Moon with the help of a local amateur radio station.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Get to grips with the spread of infectious diseases with these classroom activities highlighting real-life applications of school mathematics.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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;
How far away are the stars? Explore in your classroom how astronomers measure distances in space.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Using effervescent heartburn tablets, model the action of volcanoes to measure the intensity of the explosions and create your own measurement scale.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Get your students to use their smartphones for some hands-on astronomy.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Explore simple harmonic motion with real astronomical images.
Ages: 16-19;
| Issue 51
Landing on the Moon – planning and designing a lunar lander
Topics: Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 50
Grow your own statistical data
Topics: Biology, Mathematics
| Issue 43
Saving the Earth Hollywood-style
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 41
To the Moon and back: reflecting a radio signal to calculate the distance
Topics: Physics, Earth science, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 40
Disease dynamics: understanding the spread of diseases
Topics: Biology, Health, Mathematics
| Issue 40
Finding the scale of space
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 39
Parallax: reaching the stars with geometry
Topics: Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 37
Measuring the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption
Topics: Earth science, Mathematics, General science
| Issue 36
Smart measurements of the heavens
Topics: Physics, Earth science, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
| issue 35
Sunspots on a rotating Sun
Topics: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy / space
