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Screenshot of the tides animation.
Why Does the Earth Have Tides?
Easy
Information
NSO
A team of people standing in a row. In the background is a futuristic illustration of an observatory.
Design a Telescope
Medium
Activity
NSO
Photograph of a total solar eclipse
What Happens During a Solar Eclipse?
Easy
Information
Canva
Illustration of a tree in summer
Seasons - The Sun in the Sky
Easy
Information
NSO
Screenshot of the seasons animation.
Why Do We Have Seasons?
Medium
Information
NSO
Left-side: The Moon orbiting the Earth. Top right: Crescent Moon. Bottom right: A month from a calendar.
Why Does the Moon Have Phases?
Easy
Information
NSO
A satellite in space with part of the Earth below it. The satellite is surrounded by question marks,
How Do Satellites Stay In Orbit?
Easy
Information
NSO
The visible spectrum of light.
Make Your Own Spectroscope
Medium
Activity
NSO
The background is a starry night sky. Five circular regions of the sky are highlighted. Each circle contains a number.
Count the Stars!
Easy
Activity
NSO
Photo of the Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona
Make Your Own Asteroid Impact
Easy
Activity
D. Roddy, US Geological Survey
A illustration of the planets orbiting the Sun. Each planet has a clock face on it.
Interactive Orrery
Medium
Information
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A spot-the-difference puzzle and a sudoku puzzle. There are letters from a wordsearch in the background.
Just For Fun!
Easy
Quiz
NSO
A picture of the constellation Orion on the left. A picture of a biscuit that has been decorated using chocolate spread and chocolate chips to show the shape of Orion. There is a dark starry background.
Make a Tasty Constellation
Easy
Activity
NSO
A hand holding a lolly-pop stick. A comet is attached to the end of the stick. There is a starry black background.
Make a Comet on a Stick
Easy
Activity
NSO
Screenshot of the shadows animation.
Why Do Shadows Change Over Time?
Easy
Information
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Artist's Impression of the Supernova, SN2016aps
Stars That Go Bang!
Hard
Project
M. Weiss
Images of the planets of our solar system
Calculate Your Age on Another Planet
Medium
Activity
Canva/NASA
Image of the Pleiades Star Cluster
Stellar informant
Hard
Project
HST/NASA
Start a STEM Club
Medium
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Collage of messier objects
Explore Messier Objects
Hard
Project
NSO
Screenshot of gravity simulator.
Gravity Simulator
Medium
Activity
NSO
Cartoon of planets on a weighing balance in space. Jupiter is on the left side, weighing the balance is down. Earth, Mars, and Mercury are piled on top of each other on the other end of the balance.
The 'Space Weight' Calculator
Easy
Activity
NSO
A birthday cake with lit candles. Above it are the eight planets of our Solar System
The 'Space Age' Calculator
Easy
Activity
NSO
A cartoon planet Earth with a clock face on it against a black background.
Explore Day and Night Around the World
Medium
Quiz
NSO
Example pocket solar system drawings.
Create a Pocket Solar System
Easy
Activity
NSO
A poster taped to a notice board. The poster shows the phases of the Moon in a horizontal row against a black background.
Moon Phases Poster
Easy
Information
NSO
A clock on a brick wall. The clock is divided into four quarters that contain pictures of the sky at different times of day.
Explore Day and Night
Easy
Quiz
NSO
Illustration representing the mesh used to describe gravity.
How is the Universe Expanding?
Hard
Information
NSO
Part of the Moon against a black background with a timeline in the space above it.
Timeline of the Apollo Missions
Medium
Information
NSO
A telescope pointed at the full Moon. There is a USA flag and a target icon in the top right part of the Moon.
Find the Moon Missions
Medium
Activity
NSO
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image.
Create An Expanding Universe
Hard
Activity
NASA, ESA, and S. Beckwith (STScI) and the HUDF Team
A cartoon astronaut riding on the back of a space rocket.
Let's Explore Astronauts!
Easy
Activity
Canva
The Apollo 11 crew in their spacesuits but not wearing space helmets. They are shown in front of a large image of the Moon. Neil Armstrong is seated on the left. Michael Collins is standing in the centre. Buzz Aldrin is seated on the right.
Read All About it! Man on the Moon!
Medium
Activity
NASA
A cartoon Moon above a row of smaller Moons that show the different phases of the Moon
Let's Explore The Moon!
Easy
Activity
Canva
A cartoon star with a happy face
Let's Explore Stars!
Easy
Activity
Canva
A cartoon Sun shining above a row of cartoon planets
Let's Explore the Solar System!
Easy
Activity
Canva
A cartoon rocket flying towards the top right of the picture
Let's Explore Rockets!
Easy
Activity
Canva
A cartoon of a green alien sitting inside a spaceship. The spaceship is shaped like a saucer and has a glass dome so the alien can see out.
Let's Explore Aliens!
Easy
Activity
Canva
Cartoon children are shown walking from Jupiter to Saturn against a black background with stars
Walk the Solar System
Easy
Activity
NSO
The image is filled with black and white outlines of telescopes, planets, astronauts, and space probes
Colour Your Space
Easy
Activity
NSO
A boy bending to make the shape of the crescent Moon to his right and a girl with her arms outstretched mirroring the shape of the galaxy above her against a dark blue background with faint stars.
Cosmic Yoga
Easy
Activity
NSO
The Moon at Waning and Waxing gibbous phases.
The Changing Moon
Hard
Project
NSO
A close-up view of the Moon's surface. The bottom of the image is in shadow.
What Makes Shadows on the Moon?
Medium
Information
Canva
Still from animation of over 18,000 Near Earth Objects
Keep Watch on Asteroids
Hard
Project
NASA JPL-Caltech
Artist's impression of the first exoplanet found
Investigate Exoplanets
Hard
Project
NASAJPL-Caltech-RHurt-SSC
Illustration of the Solar System.
Solar System Quiz
Easy
Quiz
NASA
A cartoon of an astronaut standing on the Moon holding a flag. On the flag, there are the add, subtract, multiple and divide symbols
Maths with the Moon
Medium
Quiz
NSO
A cartoon person looking confused in front of a sky filled with constellations
Guess the Constellation
Easy
Quiz
NSO
A picture containing 8 vocabulary cards from the topic of light
Pair the Words About Light
Easy
Quiz
NSO
Identify the Nebula
Medium
Quiz
NSO
Pictures of the planets of the Solar System.
Calculate Your Weight on Another Planet
Medium
Activity
Canva/NASA
A cartoon red ball with a smiling face high in the air. The background shows the red, sandy landscape of the planet Mars. A text box in the top-left of the picture tells us that the ball has bounced to a height of 2.83 metres.
Explore Gravity
Medium
Activity
NSO
Yellow arrows represent light from a galaxy travelling to a telescope. The light travels upwards and hits a mirror. It leaves the mirror at a 90 degree angle and travels to the telescope.
Explore Light
Medium
Activity
NSO
Photo of school children assembling the Moonsaic
Moonsaic
Easy
Activity
NSO
The top two thirds of the full Moon. Labels show where the 6 Apollo Missions landed. The Picture is divided up into 6 jigsaw pieces.
Moon Jigsaw
Medium
Quiz
NSO
The top two thirds of the full Moon. Labels show where the 6 Apollo Missions landed. The Picture is divided up into 6 jigsaw pieces.
Moon Jigsaw - Expert
Hard
Quiz
NSO
The top two thirds of the full Moon. Labels show where the 6 Apollo Missions landed. The Picture is divided up into 6 jigsaw pieces.
Moon Jigsaw - Simple
Easy
Quiz
NSO
Person stargazing.
Astronomical Influencers Quiz
Medium
Quiz
Royalty Free
Why Do Stars Twinkle?
Hard
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What Can We See On The Sun?
Hard
Information
Host A Space Debate
Medium
Activity
Explore The Sun's Rotation
Hard
Activity
Calculate The Expansion Of The Universe
Hard
Activity
Explore Astronomical Seeing
Hard
Activity
What Makes A Good Telescope?
Hard
Information
Predict The Solar Cycle
Hard
Activity
Explore Spectroscopy
Hard
Activity
What Are Asteroids And Comets?
Easy
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You Decide: Should We Explore Space
Easy
Activity
What Is A Constellation?
Easy
Information
Measure Lunar Mountains
Medium
Activity
Explore The Moon's Surface
Easy
Activity
Measure Distance With Parallax
Medium
Activity
What Can We See On The Moon?
Easy
Information
What Is Kepler's Third Law?
Hard
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What Is Kepler's Second Law?
Hard
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Use Kepler's Laws: Mass Of The Sun
Hard
Activity
Use Kepler's Laws: Explore Exoplanets
Hard
Activity
What Is Kepler's First Law?
Hard
Information
Calculate The Mass Of The Universe
Medium
Activity
What Are Exoplanets?
Hard
Information
Create A Spinning Earth
Easy
Activity
Create Colour Images
Medium
Activity
How Do We Classify Stars
Hard
Information
Write An Astronaut Biography
Easy
Activity
Write An Astronaut Autobiography
Easy
Activity
What Are The Risks From Asteroids?
Easy
Information
Calculate A Day On Jupiter
Hard
Activity
Classify Galaxies
Medium
Activity
A collage of images of significant figures and discoveries from the history of astronomy
Timeline of Astronomy
Medium
Information
NSO
The Sun seen in ultraviolet light. Three large dark patches on on it look like a smiling face. There is a large question mark to the right of the Sun.
The Sun Quiz
Hard
Quiz
NASA/SDO - NSO
Photos of Real Scientists
Space for Everyone
Easy
Quiz
W. Runte, J. Friedlander, ESA, NASA, inSCIght, B.Weissinger, NSO.
The Solar System planets.
Order the Planets
Easy
Quiz
NASA
NGC 602
Order the Stages of a Star
Hard
Quiz
NASA
Illustration of Earth, Moon and Sun.
Earth, Sun and Moon Quiz
Medium
Quiz
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
The left-hand side of the image shows the rocket carrying Apollo 11 launching to space, in the top-right is a photo of astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the Moon; in the bottom-right is a photo of the 3 crew members of Apollo 11 in their astronaut suits without their helmets sitting in front of a large picture of the Moon.
The First Moon Landing
Medium
Quiz
NASA
Photo of a 2m telescope mirror.
Telescopes Quiz
Medium
Quiz
Liverpool Telescope
The Eagle Nebula
Pair the Stages of a Star
Hard
Quiz
Pablo Carlos Budassi
SpaceX rocket Falcon blasting off.
Rockets Quiz
Medium
Quiz
SpaceX
Solar system planets size comparison.
Pair the Planets
Easy
Quiz
Lsmpascal
An image of the planet Mars
Order the Orbit
Hard
Quiz
NASA
The Antenna Galaxy
Galaxies Quiz
Hard
Quiz
Pedro Borja
The Night Sky
Space Quiz
Medium
Quiz
NSOStacey
What is gravity?
Medium
Information
A drawing of an astronaut standing on the Earth against a dark starry background with the words 'myth vs. reality' to the right of the astronaut
Skills for Space
Easy
Information
NSO
Is it getting hot? Seasons
Easy
Activity
Around the world
Easy
Activity
Cartoons of people doing different jobs linked to science, technology, engineering and maths, against a backdrop of space
Space Jobs Game
Easy
Activity
NSO
Illustration of
Solar System Word Search
Easy
Quiz
Royalty Free
Weight, what's mass?
Activity
What is redshift?
Information
What is spectroscopy?
Information
Stars and Stories
Activity
Techincal Science Writing
Activity
Angles of Reflection
Activity
What are galaxies?
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Why do we have day and night?
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What is parallax?
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What is colour?
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