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  • Orbits

  • Circling the Sun - Teacher Notes File

    This fun activity allows students to investigate the relationship between distance from the Sun and orbit time.

  • Circling the Sun - Student Activity File
  • Ellipse - Teacher Notes v2 File

    In this activity students model their own ellipses.

  • Ellipse - Student Activity v2 File
  • Find out how to model the elliptical shape of planetary orbits here.

  • Rockets and Range - Teacher Notes_v2 File

    In this series of activities students examine the factors involved in space travel and the benefits (and issues) of 'manned' spacecraft.

  • Rockets and Range - Student Activity_v2 File
  • Harmony of the Spheres - Teacher Notes - NEW File

    This activity examines Pythagoras' idea that the distances between Earth and other heavenly bodies were scaled to musical intervals. It provides a great crossover with tasks in Mathematics.

  • Harmony of the Spheres - Student Activity - NEW File