Filters… School subject - Any -ArtAstronomyBusiness studiesCareers educationCommunicationDesign & technologyDramaGeographyHistoryLeisure & tourismLiteracyMathsMusicScience Key stage - Any -Early Years Foundation StageP Scales 4-7P Scales 8-10P Scales 1-3SENDKey Stage 1Key Stage 2Key Stage 3Key Stage 4GCSEPost-16 Resource Type - Any -Classroom activityCoursework notesGallery trailLesson plansTeacher notesVideo Search keywords Applied FiltersAstronomyPost-16 Classroom activity Unusual Orbits in the Andromeda Galaxy A classroom activity in which students predict and then measure the rotational velocity of material in a nearby galaxy, using their knowledge of gravitation and Doppler shifts to deduce the presence of dark matter. Key Stage: Post-16 Subject: Astronomy, Maths, Science Classroom activity Rotational Period of the Sun A classroom activity in which students learn how the rotation of the Sun can be measured through Doppler-shifted emission lines and estimate the errors associated with this measurement. Key Stage: Post-16 Subject: Astronomy, Maths, Science Classroom activity Mass of an Exoplanet from Radial Velocity Students use the Doppler equation and angular momentum to calculate the mass of an orbiting extrasolar planet. Accompanies the video 'Alien worlds and the Doppler effect'. Key Stage: Post-16 Subject: Astronomy, Maths, Science Classroom activity Star Trails and Sidereal Day In this activity students use star trails to calculate the true rotation period of the Earth. Students can make their own star trails inside the classroom - watch the video 'Making star trails'. Key Stage: Key Stage 4, Post-16 Subject: Astronomy, Science Classroom activity Cosmological Redshift Students use the Doppler formula to calculate the redshift of a distant galaxy and the size of the Universe when light first left the galaxy. Accompanies the video 'How big is the Universe?'. Key Stage: Post-16 Subject: Astronomy, Maths, Science Classroom activity Age of the Universe A classroom activity in which students use Hubble's law to derive the age of the Universe and consider the assumptions and sources of error associated with this calculation. Key Stage: Post-16 Subject: Astronomy, Maths, Science Classroom activity Hubble's Law Students look at the relationship between velocity and distance of a galaxy and what that means for the Universe. Accompanies the video 'How big is the Universe'. Key Stage: Key Stage 4, Post-16 Subject: Astronomy, Maths, Science First Prev Page 1 Page 2 Current page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next Last
