Applied FiltersAstronomyKey Stage 2
Classroom activity
Video and audio
Are there aliens?
Life began on the Earth around 3.5 billion years ago. Could life have evolved on other planets and if so where are they? Astronomers at the Royal Observatory Greenwich explain how we might detect them in this video.
Key Stage:
Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Post-16
Subject:
Astronomy, Science
Video and audio
Audiomoves in Space – a podcast for little learners
Young listeners will love this space-themed podcast, created by Peut-Être Theatre in partnership with Royal Observatory Greenwich
Key Stage:
Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2
Subject:
Astronomy
Classroom activity
Video and audio
Exploring moons
Our Moon is just one of many moons in the solar system. Join Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomers as they explore some of the different properties and characteristics of a few weird and interesting moons orbiting around the other planets.
Key Stage:
Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3
Subject:
Astronomy, Maths, Science
Classroom activity
Video and audio
How did the Solar System form?
A classroom activity in which students learn about the main steps in the formation of our Solar System by completing a crossword and creating their own comic strip.
Key Stage:
Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3
Subject:
Astronomy, Science
Classroom activity
Make a star scope
Make your own constellations and asterisms with our star scope!
Key Stage:
Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3
Subject:
Astronomy
Classroom activity
Video and audio
Mission to Mars
This classroom activity is designed to test your students' creative, mathematical and literacy skills through a range of tasks that will get them to think about what it might be like to travel to Mars and then live and work on the red planet.
Key Stage:
Key Stage 2
Subject:
Astronomy, Maths, Science
Classroom activity
Video and audio
Moon Watch
Royal Observatory Greenwich astronomer Radmila shows how you can best find the Moon in the daytime sky and how you can demonstrate the changing phases of the Moon in the classroom using hands-on models.
Key Stage:
Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3
Subject:
Astronomy, Science