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Meteorite

Supermassive Space

Is there anything out there? Explore how scientific developments have allowed us to see further into space and further back in time than ever before. Discover how people have used the planets and stars to measure time and navigate. Find out how meteorites end up on earth and what they can tell us about space.

  • Supermassive Space is a new, cross-curricular workshop run at the National Museum of Scotland that helps develop skills in maths, science and technologies. You can find out more about this workshop here.

Pre-workshop resources

  • Superfast space quiz - pupils' worksheet (155kb)
  • Superfast space quiz - teachers' answers (165kb)

Workshop resources

  • How to build a Galilean telescope (132kb)
  • How to build a Newtonian telescope (118kb)
  • Newtonian telescope template (306kb)
  • Time. Navigation and Exploration (832kb)
  • Meteorite handling collection (8,013kb)

Follow up resources

  • Debate - Is there anything out there? (130kb)

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