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JODRELL BANK FAMILYLOG MISSION BOOK Name: Date: FAMILY MISSION LOG BOOK Greetings Jodrellites and welcome to Jodrell Bank! In this special Log Book, you'll find a list of Missions to complete while you're here, along with a range of activities to help you make the most of your visit. The activities are designed for a mix of ages so get all the family involved and pick the best person for each challenge. You may not complete everything during your visit today but you can you continue the science at home. If you want more to explore, check out our Science Learning at Home resources at www.jodrellbank.net/sciencelearningathome Have fun and stay safe! DID YOU KNOW? The Jodrell Bank Team Jodrell Bank is 75 years old! Sir Bernard Lovell and the Jodrell Bank team first came here to carry out experiments in December 1945. STAYING SAFE AT JODRELL BANK: The safety of our visitors and staff is important to us, so please remember to: 1 Follow instructions from our team to keep things moving smoothly 2 Observe social distancing at all times 3 Give way to others wherever you need to 4 Wash your hands and use sanitiser where available 5 Wear face coverings whenever you are indoors 6 Use the bins provided for your rubbish 7 Be patient and kind to others Thank you! 2 MISSIONS TICK WHEN COMPLETE: TICK WHEN COMPLETE: See the Lovell Telescope and Explore the Astronomy walk the Telescope Pathway Photographer of the Year Exhibition Listen to a Telesecope Talk Browse the Gift Shop Find out about Jodrell Bank’s Explore the Arboretum (Pages 8-9) World Heritage Site status (Page 10) Play in the playground Have a go on the Whispering Have a look at the new Dishes and outdoor exhibits First Light building Visit the cafe or enjoy a picnic Complete the activities in this book (Pages 4-12) ©Nicolas Lefaudeux ©Nicolas Andromeda Galaxy at Arm’s Length? Stroll along our new Exhibition Pathway and be inspired by a selection of winning images, chosen by a specialist judging panel and taken by ASTRONOMY enthusiastic amateurs and professsional PHOTOGRAPHER OF photographers from across the globe. THE YEAR EXHIBITION www.rmg.co.uk/astrocomp We’re delighted to be hosting The Royal Observatory Greenwich’s hugely popular The Exhibition Pathway has been Astronomy Photographer of the Year created with the kind support of exhibition here at Jodrell Bank. The Culture Recovery Fund. 3 ACROSTIC PUZZLE Answer the clues and fit the answers into the puzzle row by row. How do you get a baby astronaut The answers can be found along the Telescope Pathway. to go to sleep? Remember, if you’re stuck on anything, you can always You rocket! ask one of our friendly explainers. When you are finished, the middle column will spell out a word. What is it? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 The first object tracked by the Lovell telescope in 1957 – a Russian Satellite. 2 The name of a radio telescope in Germany. 3 The shape of the Lovell telescope. 4 The Founder of Jodrell Bank Observatory, Sir Bernard . 5 The study of space, stars, planets and all things in between 6 The name of the Space craft which has taken pictures of the Cosmic Microwave Background 7 At Jodrell Bank our telescope pick up waves from space. 8 The rapidly spinning core of a giant star which exploded in a supernova ( a ‘comic lighthouse’!). 9 Quasars are among the brightest objects in the . Telescope. ANSWER: FINAL . Universe 9. Pulsar. 8. Radio 7. Planck 6. Astronomy 5. Lovell 4. Parabola 3. Effelsburg 2. Sputnik 1. ANSWERS: 4 DOT-TO-DOT 5 WORD SEARCH S P L A N E T C H Y F K F B A M A R S P J M O O N C S C P F E U R K Y F S T A R C W E W H Q V B C G O T A X J R Y N E M M O R O C K E T G S E N T T R H B A D L T I H S J E S U N P P Z R R A D I O H G Space Radio Rocket Mars What types of songs do the Comet Planet planets sing? Neptunes! Sun Earth Moon Star 6 SPOT THE DIFFERENCE DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW? Jodrell Bank is a UNESCO World Heritage Mobile phone signals can interfere with Site! It was granted this important status the data collected by the radio telescopes! due to its internationally significant (Did you remember to switch your phone science, culture and heritage. to airplane mode?) SPACE RIDDLES These are giant balls of gas I am something in the sky Many light years away That sometimes shines at night Most are only seen at night However I am not a star But one is seen in the day I am Earth’s satellite Stars ANSWER: Moon The ANSWER: 7 ARBORETUM SCAVENGER HUNT Arbor-what-um? Ar-bor-eee-tum! An arboretum is a collection of trees and the Jodrell Bank Arboretum is full of them! In fact, there are nearly 3,000 trees and shrubs in the grounds of Jodrell Bank. Trees are not only amazing to look at, they are also very useful. They make the oxygen we need to breath and they provide a home for many other plants and animals. 1 EXPLORE THE TREES IN THE JODRELL BANK ARBORETUM AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIND… LOOK FOR… TICK HERE WHEN YOU’VE FOUND IT: A tree with at least 3 different colours on it A tree that has something other than leaves growing on it A tree that has another plant growing in it A tree that has an animal living in it 2 FIND YOUR FAVOURITE 3 ARBORETUM BINGO! TREE AND DRAW IT HERE: Mark off each of these natural objects when you find them. Can you get One Line? Two Lines? A Full House?! BINGO! Cone Seed Fruit Mushroom Moss Fern Flower Bark Feather 8 4 THE ARBORETUM IS ALSO HOME TO LOTS OF ANIMALS. LOOK FOR… TICK HERE WHEN YOU’VE FOUND IT: A place where an animal lives An animal with 8 legs An animal with 0 legs Something a bird would eat 5 TIME FOR A SPOT OF 6 NOW IT’S TIME TO USE BIRD WATCHING. YOUR EARS. Can you find any of these common birds Collect three different sounds that aren’t in the Arboretum? Tick them off when made by humans. Write down what you you spot them. can hear: 1 2 Blue Tit 3 7 NOW, TRY USING YOUR NOSE. Find something that smells nice, and Robin something that smells bad and write it down here. Nice smell Bad smell Starling WELL DONE! That was fun wasn’t it? Now that you’ve practised using your eyes, ears and nose to explore the Jodrell Bank Arboretum, you’ll be able to put your new skills to the test the next time you’re outdoors. Collared At home in your garden, in the local park Dove or perhaps on a visit to a nature reserve. See what you can discover! 9 WORLD HERITAGE SITE QUIZ Read the panels by the Lovell Telescope and see if you can find the answers to the questions below. 1 What date was Jodrell Bank 6 The 66m Transit Telescope made Observatory officially inscribed as the first ever identification of a radio a World Heritage Site? source beyond our own galaxy. What was it? The A Galaxy 2 In what year did astronomical research first begin at Jodrell Bank? 7 How many visitors did Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre welcome in 2019? 19 ,000 3 Jodrell Bank is also home to the headquarters of what global project? 8 World Heritage Site status means that Jodrell Bank Observatory is The S K A recognised as an Area of what? And Area of O 4 The Jodrell Bank team are leaders in what kind of research? U V P 9 In what year was the first application made for Jodrell Bank Observatory to 5 What was surplus army equipment be included on the UK’s shortlist for used for in the early days at Jodrell World Heritage Site nomination? Bank? 20 To study M S 10 What is the name of the National Lottery supported project that will help tell the story of Jodrell Bank’s How does the history? man in the moon cut his hair? The F L P Eclipse it! 6. Andromeda. 7. 185,000. 8. Outstanding Universal Value. 9. 2010. 10. The First Light Project. Light First The 10. 2010. 9. Value. Universal Outstanding 8. 185,000. 7. Andromeda. 6. Showers. Meteor 5. 4.Pulsar. Array. Kilometre Square The 3. 1945. 2. 7/7/19. 1. ANSWERS: 10 MAZE DECODE THE ALIEN MESSAGE Our telescopes have discovered this strange message. Can you decode it using the cipher? CIPHER: A B C J K L S W D E F M N O T U X Y V Z G H I P Q R MESSAGE: Can you use the cipher to create your own coded message? HELLO EARTHLINGS HELLO ANSWER: 11 CONTROL ROOM COLOURING CHALLENGE! Now, this is a tricky one and requires a bit of patience. In fact, you might want to save it till you’re back at home. Carefully colour in this detailed drawing of the Control Room at Jodrell Bank.
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