Learning resource
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'.
Event
Teacher CPD: Sensitive approaches to teaching Transatlantic Enslavement
An introduction to sensitive approaches and useful tools
Royal Observatory Greenwich Schools Podcasts
Discover a selection of podcasts from the Astronomers at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, with topics including night sky highlights, cutting-edge science and astronomy careers.
RETHINK RESIDENCY - Don't forget to blink
A creative workshop for young people to explore and re-imagine the museum together
Making Landmarks
Making Landmarks is an exciting project for youth support organisations
Event
Dark history and haunted tours of the Queen's House
Join us (if you dare) for an after-hours tour of the Queen's House. Who knows what you might encounter...
Blog post
How to research Jamaican family history
A brief guide to the records, resources and online collections available for people researching Jamaican ancestry.
Blog post
Lord Nelson, smallpox and the question of vaccination
A letter from Admiral Lord Nelson to his lover Emma Hamilton written soon after the birth of their daughter sheds light on early attitudes to vaccination.