Looking to the Edge: A Teacher's Guide to Dwarf Planets
Dwarf planets are an interesting bunch of celestial bodies. This excerpt brings knowledge for teachers to share with their students.
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Oct 294 min read
Dancing Stars: Binary Star Systems in the Classroom
How do binary star systems work? This is a primer for teachers to help educate students on his topic.
Oct 223 min read
Searching the Stars - Giving Students a Stellar Reading Experience (Interactive Ebook)
All about stars and middle / high school students learning through an interactive ebook all about the topic of stars.
Oct 173 min read
Checking the Cosmic Crib: Embracing the Wonder of Protostars
A brief guide on protostars for middle and high school educators.
Sep 135 min read
Standard Candles: Illuminating the Universe's Distance Scale
A brief guide to standard candles for science teachers to help prepare them to teacher their students.
Jun 171 min read
The Teaching Astrophysicist Catalogue
The Teaching Astrophysicist Teaching Resource Catalogue.
Jun 73 min read
Neutron Stars - Ex-Stellar Cores
A brief primer on neutron stars to support teachers with teaching this fantastic topic!
Mar 253 min read
Shooting for the Stars: The Space Race and Its Legacy
The Space Race, a dramatic contest of cosmic exploration between the United States and the Soviet Union, spanned from the late 1950s to...
Mar 63 min read
What lurks in the Shadows: The Mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy
In the grand tapestry of the cosmos, forces and substances elude our senses and defy our understanding, none more so than dark matter and...
Feb 203 min read
The Great Red Spot - Jupiter’s swirling scarlet super storm
Jupiter, the behemoth of our solar system, is a planet of superlatives. Among its many remarkable features, the Great Red Spot (GRS)...
Feb 134 min read
Satellites - Artificial Streaking Sky Stars
Satellites, those not quite stars moving around up in the night sky, zooming along their own path and often bright enough to see with the...
Feb 94 min read
Space Agencies (NASA, ESA) and the Science / Mathematics Classroom
In an era where science and technology are at the forefront of societal advancement, the integration of real-world scientific endeavours...
Feb 63 min read
The coming and going of light: Redshift and Blueshift
In the vast expanse of the cosmos, light does more than just illuminate; it tells stories of distant worlds, ancient stars, and the very...
Jan 254 min read
Hunting aliens with maths: The Drake Equation
Welcome alien interested individuals! If you're as fascinated by the mysteries of the universe as I am, you're in for a treat. Today,...
Jan 123 min read
Cosmic Spiderwebs: Understanding the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
Welcome, stargazers and curious minds! Today, we're embarking on a cosmic journey to explore one of the universe's greatest mysteries -...
Dec 6, 20235 min read
Black Holes - Holes in the fabric of the universe
Image link: https://www.pablocarlosbudassi.com/2021/08/blackhole.html In the vast tapestry of the cosmos, few entities capture our...
Nov 24, 20234 min read
Asteroids - small(ish) metallic space rocks
Asteroids, often referred to as "minor planets" or "planetoids," are captivating celestial objects that orbit the Sun. These rocky...
Nov 7, 20233 min read
Planetary Rings
Rings around planets have fascinated astronomers and space enthusiasts for centuries. These celestial features are not only visually...
Oct 26, 202313 min read
Our Star - The Sun
The Sun has been a constant presence for billions of creatures over billions of years, but while it may look like a constant; the Sun is...
Oct 10, 20233 min read
Comets: Cosmic Snowballs
Comets are beautiful, shooting across the night sky and streaking out these glorious beautiful tails behind them into the cosmos, but...
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