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Home » Activities » Principia Space Diary » Chapter One: Goodbye to Earth! » 8 Minutes to Space

8 Minutes to Space

Principia Space Diary

Activity 1.2

This creative writing exercise is accompanied by an audio writing prompt (via Zappar) of astronaut Richard Garriott describing how it feels to launch for the first time. Students are encouraged to write an emotive piece, encouraging personal expression and development of literacy skills.

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Subjects

  • Computing
  • English / Literacy
  • Maths / Numeracy
  • Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC)

Learning Methods

  • Imagine and Invent
  • Personal Development
  • Reflect
  • Visual Literacy
  • Write
8 Minutes to Space

Support Materials

Video

Links

  • Richard Garriott on being an Astronaut
    We asked Richard Garriott to share his experiences of going to space
  • Principia launch highlights
  • Richard Garriot describes the moments before launch
  • Animated clip explaining layers of the Earth's atmosphere
  • Overview video of Tim Peake's launch day

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Activity 2.2

Imagining they are astronauts, students will write a newspaper article about their first day in space.

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Activity 6.3

Write a postcard to the astronauts on the ISS and let them know you've made it back to Earth safely.

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Chapter One: Goodbye to Earth!


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Teacher Toolkit

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Zappar

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