Resources and Apps

Mission Gravity Resources

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Teach stellar evolution in your secondary classrooms. Download our resources and use OzGrav’s Mission Gravity Stellar Evolution program from any computer… no VR headset required!

‘Mission Gravity’ Years 10-12 Version Documents

Mission Gravity Slide Deck

Mission Gravity Lesson Plan: Years 10-12

Mission Gravity Data Log: Years 10-12

Mission Manual: Years 10-12

‘Mission Gravity: Life of Stars’ Years 7-9 Documents

Mission Gravity Slide Deck

MG: Life of Stars Lesson Plan

MG: Life of Stars Data Log

Mission Manual: Life of Stars

‘Explore Blackbody Radiation with Mission Gravity’ VCE Physics Documents

Blackbody Radiation Physics Lesson Plan

Blackbody Radiation Physics Data Log

‘Explore Gravitation with Mission Gravity’ VCE Physics Documents

GRAVITATION PHYSICS LESSON PLAN

Gravitation Physics Data Log

‘Explore Uncertainty with Mission Gravity’ VCE Physics Documents

Uncertainty Physics Lesson Plan

Uncertainty Physics Data Collection Excel Sheet (incl. Example data)

 

SciVR Assets

 Give students the opportunity to learn more about the scale of our solar system and how different the planets are from each other! Turn the SciVR phone app into a classroom tool with these resources!

Download the presentation and activities here:

Spaced Out Scale Models DOWNLOAD POWERPOINT

Spaced Out Scale Models – Teacher Edition DOWNLOAD PDF

Spaced Out Scale Models – Student Edition DOWNLOAD PDF

Properties of Stars

The light we see from stars tells us a lot about them. Use this activity to show students the connection between the colour of stars and their properties.

The Rainbow Connection – Teachers’s Edition DOWNLOAD PDF

The Rainbow Connection – Student’s Edition DOWNLOAD PDF

Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

What exactly is light? Explore the entire spectrum of light.

The Electromagnetic Spectrum DOWNLOAD POWERPOINT

The Electromagnetic Spectrum – Teacher’s Edition DOWNLOAD PDF

The Electromagnetic Spectrum – Student’s Edition DOWNLOAD PDF

Signals from Space

How do we know where things are in space? Use this activity to explore what astronomers call signal location.

Attack of the Giant Space Bananas DOWNLOAD PDF

SCiVR App

The SciVR experience brings our incredible Universe to you using virtual reality. With our app on your smartphone and our foldable VR headset, you’ll delve into a whole new world of science.

Download the free app to your smartphone. You can use the app in different mode: VR, Magic Window, or Touch.

You can also run the App (in non-VR mode) in your browser. Click here and select Touch Mode, the view will follow your mouse. Your browser will require WebGL support; we recommend Chrome.

Fun Sheets

These fun sheets supplement the SciVR app for primary school learners! Learn about space with crosswords and word search puzzles!

Download Solar System Activity Sheet

Solar System
Solar System

Download Light and the EM Spectrum Activity Sheet

Light and the EM Spectrum
Light and the EM Spectrum

Download Gravitational Waves and LIGO Activity Sheet

Gravitational Waves and LIGO
Gravitational Waves and LIGO

Download Bigger Than Big Activity Sheet

Bigger Than Big
Bigger Than Big

Gravitational Waves Resources

Pitch in and help LIGO scientists on the search for gravitational waves.

Join the Zooniverse project and classify “glitches” – noises or errors in the data collection from equipment or the environment.