For Teachers
JADES Educational Resources
The deep and varied JADES dataset is an ideal place for young scientists to learn about how galaxies form and grow. These observations span the entire history of the universe, and include deep images as well as spectra, where light is spread by its component wavelengths to help us understand the detailed properties of distant objects. On this page, we provide projects and activities developed JADES scientists that will introduce students to key topics in the science of galaxies.
The JADES science team has created outreach activities that cater a wide range of student ages, and for each activity below, we provide a brief description, and how it might fit into the curriculum for both US and UK-based students.
If you use these and want to provide feedback, or contact the outreach and education wing of the JADES collaboration, there are links included in each activity for you to send us your thoughts.
A Gazillion Galaxies
In this activity designed for younger students, participants will work in groups to look at real JADES galaxies and sort them by their properties, like color, size, and shape.
Educators Guide
Student Activity
Galactic Fingerprints
In this activity, designed for high-school age students, the participants will learn about the spectra of distant galaxies, exploring what a spectrum is, and why galaxies have different spectra.
Educators Guide
Student Activity
GNz-11 Redshifts
In this activity, designed for older students, the participants will explore the concept of redshift by looking at a very distant and unique source, GN-z11.