Teacher Scenarios

Explore educational scenarios prepared by teachers!


Teachers trained by the project team prepared 30 educational scenarios following the same methodology of the demonstrators.

How important is light to the human vision?

Learn about light and color through exploration of astronomical objects and simulations.

Be Galileo for one day, or more…but in the other days be yourself!

Build Galileo’s telescope with your classmates!

The structures of the Universe

An awareness about the scientific, technological and social meaning of human intervention in our environment and in culture in general.

Et pourtant elle tourne

Revisit Galileo’s discoveries and the controversy between him and his contemporaries.

H-R diagram of Pleiades cluster

Use robotic telescopes to investigate a remarkable stellar cluster.

Measuring the lunar mountains

Discover how high are the mountains on the Moon.

From the Earth to the Moon and the Sun

Investigate distances in the Solar System.

The dark side of the Moon

Is it dark or not?

Phases of the Moon

Explore the ever-changing appearance of our closest celestial neighbour.

Motions of the Moon

Learn about our satellite’s motion and its impact on Earth.

Feggari or Selini?

Involve your students in an exploration of the Moon.

Measuring Light Pollution

Evaluate the impact of artificial lights close to your home-

Naming the craters and other formations of the Moon

Investigate the biographies behind some of the Moon’s most conspicuous craters.

Put a ring on it!

Learn why some planets have rings and what they are made of.

The motions of Sun, Earth and Moon through Scratch

Use a programming language to build a model of the Solar System.

Safe observing and sketching sunspots

Compare your drawings of the Sun with satellite images.

Volcanoes on Venus

Study the warmest planet of our Solar System and the volcanoes on its surface.

Moonlanders

Discuss the origin of our natural satellite and its surface features.

Constellations and their mythology

Learn about the constellations, their mythology and its connection to the culture of each civilization.

Exoplanets and Newton’s law of universal gravitation

Understand the decisive role that technology has in the collection and analysis of data.

Gravitational force

Study the motion of planets, natural and artificial satellites of our Solar System.

Dark matter

Approach this complex subject through simple experiments.

Morning star or evening star?

Calculate the Sun-Venus and Earth-Venus distances through scientific methods.

Moon’s dresses

Unravel the mystery behind the different shapes of the Moon.

Game: Phases of the Moon for toddlers

Learn about the Moon’s phases in this fun game.

Moon’s trajectory

Use lasers to measure the Moon distance.

Exploring Galaxies

Explore galaxies beyond the Milky Way.