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Introduction to ESA science classroom activities

Introduction to ESA science classroom activities. Rebecca Barnes HE Space operations for ESA 11/07/2011. ESA Portal www.esa.int. Space Science. Space Science www.esa.int/esaSC/. Science and Technology In-depth. Science and Technology In-depth http://sci.esa.int. Multimedia Archive.

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Introduction to ESA science classroom activities

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  1. Introduction to ESA science classroom activities Rebecca Barnes HE Space operations for ESA 11/07/2011

  2. ESA Portalwww.esa.int Space Science

  3. Space Sciencewww.esa.int/esaSC/ Science and Technology In-depth

  4. Science and Technology In-depthhttp://sci.esa.int Multimedia Archive

  5. Science and Technology In-depthhttp://sci.esa.int EducationalSupport

  6. Educational Support

  7. Competition for secondary students Mark this date: 15 September 2011 • Launch of competition for secondary students to explore the high-energy Universe • 4 projects to choose from relating to Integral, ESA’s gamma-ray space observatory • Prizes include chance for students to present project at 9th Integral Science workshop, Paris in October 2012

  8. Integral ESA’s International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory • Launched 2002 • Observes some of the most energetic phenomena in the Universe. • Maps gamma-ray sources across the galaxy

  9. Competition projects • Project 1: ObserveMake observations of the variable companion stars in high-energy binary systems. • Project 2: ResearchResearch the Dynamic centre of the Milky Way, to determine which exotic high-energy sources are present. • Project 3: DesignDesign a high-energy astronomy mission to investigate some of the most powerful phenomena in the Universe. • Project 4: BuildBuild a scale-model of the Integral spacecraft using materials of your choice.

  10. Competition milestones Further details available on 15 September 2011 from ESA Education website To be reminded when competition is launched send email to SciEdu@esa.int

  11. Educational Support Teacher Notes

  12. Hipparcos The first space mission dedicated to measuring the positions of stars • Launched 1989 • Pinpointed more than 100 000 stars • Measured positions, distances, motions, brightness and colours

  13. Teachers Notes – Stellar Distances Download data

  14. Planet Games using ‘Nine Planets Mobile’

  15. Planets Game – part 1 Your task: Sort the Solar System Place the Solar System objects into order, starting with the Sun at the centre.

  16. Planets Game – part 2 Your task: Using the information on the ESA web pages put the Solar System objects in order of density from highest to lowest. Another useful web page for this data is http://solarsystem.nasa.gov

  17. Planets Game – part 2 answers

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