Paper 1 Workbooks
Find PowerPoints and Activities for the Different Workbooks here
Explore the Earth and learn how astronomers find their way around the night sky. Discover coordinate systems, the apparent motion of the stars, circumpolar stars and practical techniques for planning successful naked-eye observations.
Discover how our understanding of the Solar System has developed through observation and measurement. Explore ancient astronomy, changing models of the Solar System, the Moon, eclipses and tides, and the ingenious methods used to measure the Earth, Moon and Sun.
Understand how gravity controls the motion of planets, moons and satellites. Learn about Kepler’s Laws, Newton’s Law of Gravitation, astronomical distances and the changing positions and appearances of planets as they orbit the Sun.
Explore how the motions of the Earth, Moon and Sun allow us to measure time and position. Learn about the Sun’s changing path, lunar phases, sundials, the Equation of Time, the analemma, time zones and the methods used to determine longitude.
