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Welcome to Back Down 2 Earth!

Back Down 2 Earth (BD2E) is an expansion of the existing Down 2 Earth (D2E) education project which teaches school students aged 11-19 about the geological side to astronomy. Students will learn about the the wonders of comets and asteroids and the possible destruction that these bodies can cause on places like our home planet. Please note that some information has been omitted from the web version of the booklet and the entire booklet can be downloaded using the link given above.

Students will learn about the properties of both comets and asteroids, where they reside and originated from and the relationship between icy bodies and life on Earth. Students will also investigate the wonders of meteor showers, the different types of rocks found in space and the extinction of the dinosaurs.

This project has been supported by the Beacons for Wales Public Engagement fund, Faulkes Telescope Project, National Museum of Wales and by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). We thank Astronomy Now magazine for supplying us with the resources that have made the BD2E booklet possible.

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