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: Cooking a mini comet
In this activity, students will make an analogue of a comet nucleus using common ingredients to represent the main groups of materials found in comet nuclei.
Some of the materials, like dry ice, are hazardous
– instructions on how to use them will be given.
Comet 103P/Hartley 2. Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, UMD, EPOXI Mission
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 set of experimental activities, students will investigate the survival abilities of tardigrades, also known as water bears. They will expose conditions
Brief description: During these activities, students will work in small groups to model the transit of an exoplanet in front of its host star using
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