Resources

Answers to questions in the student guide for Design a Space Telescope

Use an online tool to design a space telescope

Use an online tool to design a web-app

A "mission proposal" to accompany the Design a Space Telescope website, which can be filled in by students as an alternative to the built-in proposal.

This student guide accompanies the Design A Space Telescope web-app. There is information sufficient to complete the activitiy without the website, but teachers may find it useful for the questions built in to the activity.

This student guide accompanies the Design A Space Telescope web-app. There is information sufficient to complete the activitiy without the website, but teachers may find it useful for the questions built in to the activity.

A website to allow people to design their own space telescopes to meet a range of mission requirements.

A website to allow people to design their own space telescopes to meet a range of mission requirements.

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.

A talk on Exoplanets given by Edward Gomez at the Hands on Astronomy conference.

Usage of the resources presented at the "Hands on Astronomy" conference, from George Buick

Feedback and usage examples from Helen Burn, nased on the "Hands on Astronomy" conference

Feedback and usage examples from Hands-on Astronomy conference from Nizar Richi

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