Barycentric balls – orbits and the centre of mass
Brief description: In this activity, the principle of moments is applied to rotating systems to demonstrate the concept of a barycentre, or centre of mass,
Activity 1: Life in space?
In this activity, students will first consider what abiotic factors to investigate when searching for extra-terrestrial life and then examine the characteristics of different Solar System environments.
Students will next be introduced to extremophiles and hypothesize which could possibly survive on the different Solar System bodies they investigated.
Equipment
Artemia franciscana, also known as Brine Shrimp
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Brief description: In this activity, the principle of moments is applied to rotating systems to demonstrate the concept of a barycentre, or centre of mass,
Brief description: In this activity, teachers and students simulate a comet nucleus in the classroom. Comets are considered to be time capsules containing information about
Brief description: In this set of activities, students will learn how scientists study exoplanets with satellites like Cheops (CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite), using the transit method.
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