A presentation suitable for KS4 looking at astronomy. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.

Learning Objective(s):
Explore modern astronomy.

Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams.

Duration: Approximately 30 mins

32 slides covering:
• Starlight
• Telescopes
• Ground Based Telescopes
• Combining Telescopes
• Optical Telescopes
• Temperature
• Spectrum
• Looking at a Spectrum
• The Spectrum of a Star
• Looking at Spectra
• Distance to Stars
• Light
• Electromagnetic Radiation
• Atmosphere
• Space Based Telescopes
• Infrared
• The Helix Nebula
• X-Rays