Resources

Studying the Universe requires the use of a huge range of scales. This often means using new units – especially for distances and masses. This lesson plan will explore these new unit systems and how we learn about the Universe on the largest scales.

Beginning from an exploration of astronomical objects, this scenario explores the Universe across the electromagnetic spectrum. It finishes with students designing their own space telescopes.

Beginning from an exploration of astronomical objects, this scenario explores the Universe across the electromagnetic spectrum. It finishes with students designing their own space telescopes.

Beginning from an exploration of astronomical objects, this scenario explores the Universe across the electromagnetic spectrum. It finishes with students designing their own space telescopes.

Explore the lifecycle of stars, using an interactive web-app showing animations of how stars change over the course of their lives.

Explore the lifecycle of stars, using an interactive web-app showing animations of how stars change over the course of their lives.

The data for all stars in Star in a Box, for students to analyse and plot.

Data from Star in a Box with some additional columns calculated, and plots pre-generated.

Designed for use by teachers.

Explore the lifecycle of stars, using an interactive web-app showing animations of how stars change over the course of their lives.

A web-app with associated teacher material and question sheets, which explores the lifecycle of a star through the medium of an interactive Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and information panels

Axis labels which can be cut out for making a large Hertzsprung-Russel diagram

A data file containing data from Star in a Box

A data file containing data from Star in a Box, with additional columns calculated and all plots made. This is designed for use by teachers.