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Make The Dish! Activity

by David Shaw, 4 November 2021 | 0 comments

Paper model of radio telescope with starry background.

By David Shaw and Domonkos Szabo The Parkes radio telescope, turned 60 this week! To celebrate, why not make a model of The Dish?

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Make a 3D shark Activity

by David Shaw, 28 May 2020 | 3 comments

Written by Natalie Kikken   To honour World Oceans Day 8 June, get crafty by making your own 3D grey nurse shark.

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Rhombic dodecahedron Activity

by David Shaw, 6 November 2014 | 0 comments

Completed rhombic dodecahedron

This decoration and the size of A4 paper share an interesting property. Get hands on to find out more! You will need A4 sheet of light card Pen Scissors Ruler Sticky tape What to do Making the pieces Measure down the long sides of the sheet of card, and make marks at 50, 149 and…

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Build your own International Space Station Activity

by Jasmine Fellows, 17 August 2012 | 47 comments

A paper model of a space station.

Get ready to build your own paper model of the International Space Station (ISS).

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