Powering the Moon
Brief description: A lunar day lasts for 14 Earth days, but night can be just as long. Is solar energy our best bet for powering the Moon base? And how do we make it last?https://youtu.be/nI8JZwRyfuQLanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, […]
Building your own Moon home
Brief description: The first Moon structure has a lot of roles to fill: a home base not only for sleeping and eating but for research and experiments, too.https://youtu.be/h5X3CTfShyELanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and they can […]
Meteors on the Moon. Sunny with a chance of meteor shower
Brief description: About 180 craters appear on the Moon every year, not to mention being hit by golf ball-sized meteors all year long. How do we stay protected?https://youtu.be/oBNU1wH7CCsLanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and they can […]
Landing on the Moon
Brief description: A manned spacecraft needs a soft landing, but it’s all in the timing. Fire up your thrusters and hope you’ve picked the right spot to touch down.https://youtu.be/njyugx3iOoULanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and they […]
Radiation on the Moon. How much sunscreen do you need on the Moon?
Brief description: Just one year on the moon maxes out the amount of solar radiation we can handle over a lifetime. What’s the best sunscreen for moon life?https://youtu.be/CjK8q7YZc6ELanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and they can […]
What is the best place to live on the Moon?
Brief description: An entirely new landscape awaits when you land on the Moon. Will you choose one of the poles or dig underground – where will your Moon village be?https://youtu.be/EjOgdBm1dqcLanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and […]
How To Fly In Space? Slingshot To The Moon!
Brief description: Flying to the moon is tricky business, especially since you can’t just head in a direct line. How can you plan your trajectory to the moon?https://youtu.be/gdCmhx1A3CcLanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and they can […]
Launching Into Space. Bye Earth, Hello Moon!
Brief description: How exactly does a rocket engine work? Learn about different factors that affect your space launch and how to design an aerodynamic rocket to the moon.https://youtu.be/mQlXpsczN4ILanguages available:This video contains subtitles in Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swahili and Swedish, and they can […]
Could life survive in alien environments? – Defining environments suitable for life
Brief description: In this activity, students will consider whether life found in extreme environments on Earth could survive elsewhere in the Solar System. Students will examine the characteristics of different places in the Solar System and then use fact cards of some example extremophiles to hypothesise which they think might be able to survive in […]
AstroCrops – Growing plants for future space missions
Brief description: In this set of activities, students will build an understanding of germination and plant growth by following the development of three unknown plants for 12 weeks. They will conduct measurements and make observations to evaluate their plant’s growth and health. Students will use their observations to make a hypothesis about which species of […]
