Visits and workshops for schools
THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE UNIVERSE stars WITH YOU
TACTILE PLANETS
Target: primary school, 1st cycle
Description: Have you ever touched a planet with your finger? Have you ever seen the surface of a star? During this workshop, students will be able to discover different celestial bodies and examine their characteristics and history with their own hands .Through a tactile experience, they will be able to build and explore distant worlds using their own senses to learn… while waiting to become astronauts!
Keywords: planets, tactile, solar system
Missione arcade
Target: primary school, 2nd cycle
Description: PLEASE INSERT COIN
Prepare the fuel and take off with the whole crew! In this playful-scientific laboratory inspired by the arcade cabinets of the 80s, the class will be involved in an intergalactic mission that combines strategy, competition and collaboration. Each team will face challenges and puzzles to reach the final destination, learning the basics of survival in space!
Keywords: cooperative game, interstellar space, chemistry, spaceship
INSIDE THE CONSTELLATIONS
Target: primary school 2nd cycle – secondary school, 1st grade
Description: How big is a constellation? Why is the Big Dipper called that? Using simple materials, students will reproduce some constellations in three dimensions. They will then be able to experience first-hand the enormous distances that separate stars that, from our point of view, seem very close. Every now and then, all you need to do is change your perspective to discover new horizons.
Keywords: stars, manual activities, sky observations
Landing to Mars
Target: secondary school, 1st grade
Description: Mayday! Every year new missions bring probes, rovers and satellites into space to explore the universe. But if the journey can be difficult, one of the most complex parts remains the landing. How to reach the goal safe and sound? Through this workshop we will try to build a safe descent module, using easily available material and testing ingenious and creative solutions for this challenge.
Keywords: planets, solar system, technology, engineering
GALACTIC CHEMISTRY
Target: secondary school, 1st grade
Description: What does chemistry have to do with space? The atoms that make up our planet, our food and even our bodies have not always been here: they were once scattered in some remote corner of the Universe. During this workshop we will explore the chemistry behind the formation of stars, planets and other celestial bodies… but also how chemical elements could have given rise to life.
Keywords: astrochemistry, elements, matter, celestial bodies
UNDER THE GIZA SKY
Target: secondary school, 2nd grade
Description: The ancient Egyptians, as we know, were great observers of the sky. It now seems certain that the pyramids of the Giza plateau are aligned with Orion’s belt… but could it be fake news? Through calculations and analysis we will try to discover the truth behind this supposition.
Keywords: history, archaeoastronomy, sky observation, stars
In search of new worlds
Target: secondary school, 2nd grade – classes III, IV, V
Description: Are there planets that orbit around stars other than the Sun? Are they similar to those of the Solar System or to Earth? Today we know of thousands of extrasolar planets (or exoplanets), but only about thirty have properties similar to those of the Earth and are in the habitable zone. In this laboratory, students will learn to identify the signals of these planets and determine their orbital and physical parameters.
Keywords: exoplanets, data analysis, physics, geology
TACTILE PLANETS
Target: primary school, 1st cycle
Description: Have you ever touched a planet with your finger? Have you ever seen the surface of a star? During this workshop, students will be able to discover different celestial bodies and examine their characteristics and history with their own hands .Through a tactile experience, they will be able to build and explore distant worlds using their own senses to learn… while waiting to become astronauts!
Keywords: planets, tactile, solar system
SPACE Mission Arcade
Target: primary school, 2nd cycle
Description: PLEASE INSERT COIN
Prepare the fuel and take off with the whole crew! In this playful-scientific laboratory inspired by the arcade cabinets of the 80s, the class will be involved in an intergalactic mission that combines strategy, competition and collaboration. Each team will face challenges and puzzles to reach the final destination, learning the basics of survival in space!
Keywords: cooperative game, interstellar space, chemistry, spaceship
INSIDE THE CONSTELLATIONS
Target: primary school 2nd cycle – secondary school, 1st grade
Description: How big is a constellation? Why is the Big Dipper called that? Using simple materials, students will reproduce some constellations in three dimensions. They will then be able to experience first-hand the enormous distances that separate stars that, from our point of view, seem very close. Every now and then, all you need to do is change your perspective to discover new horizons.
Keywords: stars, manual activities, sky observations
LANDING ON MARS
Target: secondary school, 1st grade
Description: Mayday! Every year new missions bring probes, rovers and satellites into space to explore the universe. But if the journey can be difficult, one of the most complex parts remains the landing. How to reach the goal safe and sound? Through this workshop we will try to build a safe descent module, using easily available material and testing ingenious and creative solutions for this challenge.
Keywords: planets, solar system, technology, engineering
GALACTIC CHEMISTRY
Target: secondary school, 1st grade
Description: What does chemistry have to do with space? The atoms that make up our planet, our food and even our bodies have not always been here: they were once scattered in some remote corner of the Universe. During this workshop we will explore the chemistry behind the formation of stars, planets and other celestial bodies… but also how chemical elements could have given rise to life.
Keywords: astrochemistry, elements, matter, celestial bodies
UNDER THE GIZA SKY
Target: secondary school, 2nd grade
Description: The ancient Egyptians, as we know, were great observers of the sky. It now seems certain that the pyramids of the Giza plateau are aligned with Orion’s belt… but could it be fake news? Through calculations and analysis we will try to discover the truth behind this supposition.
Keywords: history, archaeoastronomy, sky observation, stars
In search of new worlds
Target: secondary school, 2nd grade – classes III, IV, V
Description: Are there planets that orbit stars other than the Sun? Are they similar to those of the Solar System or to Earth? Today we know of thousands of extrasolar planets (or exoplanets), but only about thirty have properties similar to those of the Earth and are in the habitable zone. In this laboratory, students will learn to identify the signals of these planets and determine their orbital and physical parameters.
Keywords: exoplanets, data analysis, physics, geology
