Essential Information
Location |
Royal Observatory
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Key Stage | GCSE |
School Subject | Astronomy |
Resource Type | Classroom activity |
Hello stargazers! On this page you will find free worksheets and coursework guides to help you with GCSE Astronomy, along with suggested videos to watch.
You can download the Edexcel specification from their website here
Worksheets are linked to the topics in the specification. These can be used in class, as homework or as part of your exam revision.
Sun, Earth & Moon (Topic 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10)
Videos to watch
Planetary systems (Topic 7, 8, 11, 12)
Videos to watch
Observations and stellar evolution (Topic 5, 6, 13, 14)
Videos to watch
Galaxies and Cosmology (Topic 15, 16)
Videos to watch
Observational astronomy:
The coursework specification of GCSE Astronomy changed in 2017. Two pieces of coursework are required, but not submitted to the exam board. You can find out more via the exam board website by clicking here.
We have an observational astronomy guide, and an observation log you might want to use, here: