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The Hubble Law tells us that our Universe is expanding. We observe galaxies, find their distances and their velocities, and find that they are all moving away from us. The more distant the galaxy, the faster it is moving away. From this information, we can estimate the age of our Universe. We assume that the Universe has always been expanding at the same rate, then we know how long distant galaxies have been travelling in order to get where they are today

To make it as easy as possible to carry out an observing session using the LCOGT robotic telescope, we’ve incorporated the experience into a game of Bingo. It’s fun and easy to play: when you see an object you like, take your own picture with just the click of a button. To participate in the 'ISE Observing Challenge' make sure to include your school name in your 'Nickname'

As children, we’re taught to paint cold things blue and hot things red. In science we learn that blue things are actually far hotter than red things! In this lesson, we will learn how hot objects radiate energy as light of many colors following what is called a black body curve.

Example lesson - chemical reactions. Balancing chemical reactions

This is a sample scenario presenting all the features and capabilities of ISE. Follow each of the phases to see for yourself what can be done with the ISE platform. Clone and modify this scenario as your first attempt at the ISE authoring tool.

Students will measure the Earth?s circumference based on Eratosthenes? experiment, which he carried out at 3rd century B.C.

Students will measure the Earth’s circumference based on Eratosthenes’ experiment, which he carried out at 3rd century B.C.

Example lesson on fractions Created for DCU PEM students

A short lesson for Junior Science students on balancing and the law of the lever

In this activity, students will observe the reflection and refraction of light, individually and in groups. The aim of the lesson plan is to firstly see what the students already understand about light, its properties and paying special attention to the difference between reflection and refraction as they are the most commonly mixed up. The students will be asked to perform a series of investigations to figure out the differences between refraction and refraction. A discussion will follow in order to more formally define the terms and the differences.

In this activity, students will observe the reflection and refraction of light, individually and in groups. The aim of the lesson plan is to firstly see what the students already understand about light, its properties and paying special attention to the difference between reflection and refraction as they are the most commonly mixed up. The students will be asked to perform a series of investigations to figure out the differences between refraction and refraction. A discussion will follow in order to more formally define the terms and the differences.

In this activity, students will observe the reflection and refraction of light, individually and in groups. The aim of the lesson plan is to firstly see what the students already understand about light, its properties and paying special attention to the difference between reflection and refraction as they are the most commonly mixed up. The students will be asked to perform a series of investigations to figure out the differences between refraction and refraction. A discussion will follow in order to more formally define the terms and the differences.

In this activity, students will observe the reflection and refraction of light, individually and in groups. The aim of the lesson plan is to firstly see what the students already understand about light, its properties and paying special attention to the difference between reflection and refraction as they are the most commonly mixed up. The students will be asked to perform a series of investigations to figure out the differences between refraction and refraction. A discussion will follow in order to more formally define the terms and the differences.

Shooting Stars is a lesson plan that teaches you the Kepler's laws of planetary motion in a concrete and innovative way. You will play a physics puzzle game where you get to control the planets of a star system. By playing the game you can simulate orbiting planets and gravitational forces in the searing heat of the sun. You can try how many planets you can keep in orbit. Test your skills in many ways, with different scenarios that give you a taste of the world of supercomputer simulation PRACE offers!

The Solar System consists of the Sun, our star with planets, their satellites, planetoids and comets, gas and dust. The Sun has almost the entire mass of the solar system (about 99.9%). During the year, the distance between Earth and the Sun is changing because the Earth, and other planets move in elliptical orbits although in some cases the ellipticity is very small. The mean distance between the Earth and the Sun, which is equivalent to approximately 150 million kilometers, called the astronomical unit (unit).