A series of GCSE Astronomy coursework guides, created by the Royal Observatory of Greenwich. 

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on how to carry out detailed observations of Messier objects. Observations are made as part of the coursework requirements and guidance on collecting...

Designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on how to carry out observations of celestial events such as transits, occultations and comets. Observations are made as part of the coursework requirements and guidance on completing the required...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on how to carry out observations of constellations. Observations are made as part of the coursework requirements and guidance on completing the...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, this collection of resources provides guidance on how to observe the night sky. Suggestions of features of the night sky to observe link closely to the Edexcel GCSE astronomy coursework. Further links to supporting documents and demos from Stellarium and the Met Office...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on how to carry out observations that can be used to quantify light pollution. Observations are made as part of the coursework requirements and...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on how to carry out observations that can be used to show the lunar features and phases. Observations are made as part of the coursework requirements...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on how to carry out observations that can be used to show a lunar and solar eclipse. Observations are made as part of the coursework requirements and...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on how to carry out detailed observations of meteor showers. Observations are made as part of the coursework requirements and guidance on collecting...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on using a shadow stick or sundial to calculate the local noon, the observer’s longitude and the accuracy of a sundial. Observations and calculations...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on observing sunspots and calculating the Sun’s rotation period. Observations and calculations are made as part of the coursework requirements and...

Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and designed for students following the Edexcel GCSE astronomy course, this booklet provides information and instruction on measuring the light curve of a variable star. Observations and calculations are made as part of the coursework requirements and guidance on...

In this investigation you will use a GHz oscillations transmitter and receiver to see how different factors affect the signal received. The two main ways are altering the distance between the transmitter and receiver, or keeping this distance the same and altering the angle of the transmitter. An example of graphs...

Satellite navigation is a key technology for today’s society, allowing for global navigation on land, at sea and in the air. The technology depends upon accurate atomic clocks, which help us...