We have cherry picked some of our most popular and closely curriculum linked activities for you to have fun with at home. Each one has been carefully created with our teacher forum so you can rest easy knowing they are top notch. We have split them into key stages and also popped the curriculum requirements that we can help you cover too in case that is handy for you to know.
Activities and videos
Forces and Motion
Are there aliens?
(Video) What a great question. Find out the answer!
Newton's Laws of Motion
(Video and activity) As laws go, there are pretty important ones. This is one of our most popular videos of all time.
Acceleration due to Gravity
(Video and activity) Find out how to calculate the acceleration due to gravity.
What is gravity and how is it calculated?
(Video and activity) Find out the answers!
Conservation of Momentum
(Video and activity) Explore how momentum is conserved when two objects collide.
Balanced and unbalanced forces
(Video and activity) Find out why forces are useful to understand when building a space probe.
How will the universe end?
(Video) What a great question. Find out the answer!
The habitable zone
(Video and activity) Find out what this is and why it is important!
Wave Motion
Dark energy and dark matter
(Video and activity) Calculate the mass of dark matter in the solar system and compare that to the amount of dark energy present.
Satellites in Space
(Video and activity) Explore how satellites are used in space including orbital speed and time, along with transmission and frequency of light.
Exoplanets
(Video and activity) Learn about the importance of spectroscopy in looking for signs of life on planets outside of our solar system.
What is Light?
(Video and activity) Great question - find out the answer!
Space Physics and Astronomy
Are there aliens?
(Video) What a question - find out more!
How do you measure the Universe?
(Video and activity) Sounds tricky - find out how it's done!
Stellar Sat-Nav
(Activity) Find out how this stellar sat-nav works.
Is there life out there?
(Video and activity) Use the famous Drake equation to estimate the number of planets that may harbour intelligent life in the Milky Way.
Space rocks
(Video) YES it does! Find out all about different space rocks.
How will the universe end?
(Video) If this is something you have wondered, take a look at this!
Collisions and explosions in the Universe
(Video) Find out what happens when things crash in space.
Stars and the H-R Diagram
(Video) Find out how stars evolve and how astronomers classify stars using a graph known as the H-R Diagram.
Great Galaxies
Join the astronomers at the Royal Observatory Greenwich as they explore the structure of our home galaxy, and look at other galaxies in the Universe.
Find more activities onlineHelp researchers classify galaxies – you might even get your name in a scientific paper! |
Curriculum Requirements
Is there anything else we can do?
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