Skip to content
Discovery Diaries
LoginRegister | £0.00 0 items
  • How it works
  • Resources
  • Community
  • Shop
  • Cymraeg
  • How it works
  • Resources
  • Community
  • Shop
  • Cymraeg

Deep Space Decoder

Deep Space Diary

Activity 4.2

After launch, Webb journeys through space for 30 days before reaching its ‘parking spot’. During this journey, Webb’s components deploy in a complex sequence. This activity uses Webb’s deployment sequence as the basis for developing visual literacy and coding skills. Prepare students by first completing Activity 3.1: Blueprint for Space – so they are familiar with Webb’s different components – and Activity 3.4: Pack Your Payload, so they understand that Webb is folded up when it is launched.

Download the Deep Space Decoder Activity ↓
Download the Deep Space Decoder Teaching Notes ↓

Subjects

  • Computing
  • English / Literacy
  • Primary Science / Working Scientifically
  • Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC)

Learning Methods

  • Code and Decode
  • Problem Solve
  • Research
  • Thinking Skills
Deep Space Decoder

Support Materials

Multimedia Downloads

Solution: Deep Space Decoder  (513.39 KB pdf) ↓

Links

  • A five-minute animation of Webb's deployment
  • A twelve-minute animation of Webb's deployment
  • Short animations showing the deployment of different parts of Webb

More Activities

Calibrate for Discovery

Calibrate for Discovery

Activity 4.3

Measure the angles your telescope will need to rotate to examine six objects in space.

View Activity →
First Findings

First Findings

Activity 5.1

Analyse your telescope’s first infrared image to identify the new wonders you’ve discovered.

View Activity →

Return to Chapter:

Chapter Four: Journey to Deep Space


View Chapter →

Teacher Toolkit

Visit the Teacher Toolkit to download curriculum links, lesson planners, evaluation templates and other resources to support running this activity.

Access Teacher Toolkit →

Zappar

zappar app, zap code, discovery diaries, deep space diary, space diary, mars diary
Learn how to use the Zappar App and take a selfie with Tim Peake

Zappar App Instructions →
  • FAQ
  • T&C
  • Privacy
  • Contact

Follow #DiscoveryDiaries

© 2021 Curved House Kids