LEARNING RESOURCES
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The solar system (II)
The educational resource shows a visual: it is a simulation of the solar system, you can select the planet you want to see and also vary the plane of the orbits.
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The solar system (I)
The educational resource shows a visual about the solar system: the solar system is formed by the sun and all the astronomical bodies which orbit around it.
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The signs of the zodiac
The educational resource shows a visual about the signs of Zodiac: every year, the earth goes once round the Sun and as this movement is carried out, from the earth we see the sky in a similar way at the same time of year. This is the basis of Astrology.The following visual shows what the Zodiac has to do with the annual movement of the Earth.
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The shape of galaxies
The educational resource shows a visual about the shape of galaxies: what causes the variety of shapes among galaxies? Some are spiral galaxies, others are elliptical or spherical.
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The planets
The educational resource shows a visual about the planets: in addition to our planet, there are another eight planets travelling around the sun.
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The Milky Way
The educational resource shows a visual about the Milky way: you can manipulate our galaxy in the following visual to see its characterstics.
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The Earth´s orbit
In the following visual you can observe how the rotational axis of the earth is inclined; when the North Pole is furthest from the sun, the South Pole is nearest the sun and vice versa.
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Solar eclipse
The educational resource shows a visual about the eclipses: eclipses of the sun and moon are caused by the moon crossing between the sun and the earth (solar eclipse) or by the earth crossing between the sun and the moon (lunar eclipse).
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Relative movement of the Earth
The educational resource shows a visual about the relative movement of the Earth: our planet is enormous compared to a train, which is why although all the earth moves, it seems to us to be still, and the sky around it the one that moves.
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Model of the atom
Atom model concept
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Model of a liquid
Model of a liquid concept
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Model of a solid
Model of a solid concept
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Fixed stars
The educational resource shows a visual about fixed stars: today we know that the sun is no more than a star which is near to us. Stars like the sun, which are large gaseous spheres are called fixed stars.
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From large to small
Travel from the universe to the atom
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Evolution of stars
The educational resource shows a visual about the evolution of stars. The visual allows you to have an idea of the main properties of a star during its normal life, that is, not during its birth or its death.
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Density (calculations)
Concept of density. Performing calculations.
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Among Attraction masses (II)
Concept of attraction among masses
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Comets
The educational resource shows a visual about the comets: Comets are small bodies, generally measuring less than 100 km in diameter. They tend to be made principally of ice. When they near the Sun, they exhibit a tail (or coma) for which they are famous.
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