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Having difficulties explaining black holes to your students? Why not try these simple activities in the classroom?
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Astronomers are still trying to discover exactly why galaxies formed in spiral shapes, and what’s likely to happen to our galaxy in the future.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Shine a light on the science of colour: create and combine rainbows and explore how colours arise through reflection, absorption, and transmission.
Ages: <11, 11-14;
Anne MJG Piret from the European Commission assisted the jury during the recent EU Contest for Young Scientists.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
On 11-16 September 2009, the annual European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) took place in Paris, France. Marlene Rau, a member of this year’s jury, reports.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Claudia Mignone and Rebecca Barnes explore X-rays and gamma rays and investigate the ingenious techniques used by the European Space Agency to observe the cosmos at these wavelengths.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
In the third article in this series on astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum, learn about the exotic and powerful cosmic phenomena that astronomers investigate with X-ray and gamma-ray observatories, including the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and INTEGRAL missions.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
As young scientists from across Europe gathered in Bratislava to exhibit their projects, find out what impressed the jury most.
Ages: not applicable;
How do astronomers investigate the life cycle of stars? At the European Space Agency, it’s done using space-based missions that observe the sky in ultraviolet, visible and infrared light – as this fourth article in a series about astronomy and the electromagnetic spectrum describes.
Ages: 16-19;
Different stars shine with different colours, and you can use a light bulb to help explain why.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
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Peering into the darkness: modelling black holes in primary school
Topics: Astronomy / space
| Issue 37
Galaxies: genesis and evolution
Topics: Understand, Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 66
Colour science with lasers, gummy bears, and rainbows
Topics: General science, Physics, Profiles, STEAM
| Issue 8
Welcome to Valencia! The EU Contest for Young Scientists
Topics: Events
| Issue 13
Discoveries in Paris: the European Union Contest for Young Scientists
Topics: Events
| Issue 21
More than meets the eye: unravelling the cosmos at the highest energies
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 24
More than meets the eye: the exotic, high-energy Universe
Topics: Physics, General science, Astronomy / space
| Issue 26
Meeting the next generation of scientists: the European Union Contest for Young Scientists
Topics: Events
| Issue 29
More than meets the eye: how space telescopes see beyond the rainbow
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
| Issue 31
Starlight inside a light bulb
Topics: Physics, Astronomy / space
