Workshops
Detecting Exoplanets – Activity 3
In this activity, students will first familiarize with the ZOONIVERSE project named “Planet Hunters TESS” and learn how to spot a transiting planet in a star lightcurve. Next, they will inspect a specific lightcurve and derive from it two main planet properties.
Read MoreScaled Trappist-1 Planetary System – Activity 2
In this activity, students will compare the architecture of our Solar System with that of the recently discovered TRAPPIST-1 planetary system. This system surrounds a star that is less than a tenth of the Sun’s mass. As this type of stars are the most common ones in the Galaxy, TRAPPIST-1-like planetary systems could be the…
Read MoreScaled Solar System – Activity 1
In this activity, students will explore the vastness of the distances between planets in our Solar System and learn about the planets’ relative sizes by creating a classroom scale model of the Solar System.
Read MoreHabitable Zone – Lecture 4
An introduction to the habitable zone and the factors that impact it.
Read MoreHow to Detect Exoplanets – Lecture 3
An introduction to the various techniques used to detect exoplanets.
Read MoreExoplanets: Strange New Worlds – Lecture 2
An introduction to exoplanets.
Read MoreOur Solar System – Lecture 1
An introduction to our solar system.
Read MoreImagine Alien Worlds: The Hunt for Earth Twins (Exoplanets
Are we unique and alone in the Universe? Explore the diversity of planets around other stars, learn about on-going and future projects aimed at discovering Earth twins, and experience how to turn your students into planet hunters! Believe it or not, humans are NOT at the center of the Universe. From the history of our…
Read MoreHomedale Taste of STEMAZing PPT
Make It to Break It: Engineering Every Day PPT
PowerPoint presentation from the workshop.
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