Looking at the Earth
Understanding that the Earth is represented as flat on maps, use Google Maps and the internet to explore locations, and...
- Education Level
- Primary Level
- Subject Area
- Primary Level
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Power from sunlight: Powering space exploration with solar energy
In this set of activities, students will learn about two concepts that influence solar panel design for space missions: the inverse square law and the angle of incidence. Students will perform two simple investigations using a photovoltaic cell (solar cell) and a light source. First, they will measure how the power produced by the solar cells varies with distance from the light source and attempt to retrieve the inverse square law for light intensity experimentally. Students will then conduct a second experiment to investigate the dependence of the power output for the solar cell with the angle of incidence. Last, they will apply these concepts to real ESA space missions.
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Send your message via satellite!
Understanding that messages are sent via satellites using digital signals represented as zeros and ones.
- Education Level
- Junior Cycle
- Subject Area
- Primary Level
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- Lesson Plan
Where do you live?
Developing fine motor skills, build a model by copying an example, name everyday activities, and identify the features of a...
- Education Level
- Primary Level
- Subject Area
- Primary Level
- Format
- Lesson Plan
Special life
Understanding that, as far as we know, there are no alien beings in space, identify what makes life on Earth...
- Education Level
- Primary Level
- Subject Area
- Primary Level
- Format
- Lesson Plan
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