Resources

This teaching resource, targeted at children between the ages of  8 and 11, will accompany them during their discovery of our Solar System. Guided by their teacher, the children will learn about the Sun, the eight planets, as well as many smaller bodies called asteroids and comets. This fun and creative research project will allow children to discover our closest neighbours in space and develop their communication skills by sharing their work with the class.

We can’t observe how the universe formed, but scientists are still willing to say that we know the universe was created through a Big Bang. In this lesson, students will learn the three main lines of evidence for the Big Bang: the universe is expanding, the Cosmic Microwave Radiation, and the mixture of chemical elements.

Today, we are able to study the universe in many colors that can’t be seen with our eyes. From detecting X-rays, to listening to the radio universe, we are able to use digital detectors to “see” hidden aspects of distant objects. In this lesson, we will review the electromagnetic spectrum.

Everything in our universe is made up of a very small numbers of particles, and is controlled by just four forces. In this Hangout, we will discuss these basic building blocks of everything.

Everything in our universe is made up of a very small numbers of particles, and is controlled by just four forces. In this Hangout, we will discuss these basic building blocks of everything.

In this TED talk David Christian narrates a complete history of the universe, from the Big Bang to the Internet