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Home » Activities » Principia Space Diary » Chapter Three: I Spy… » Your New Home

Your New Home

Principia Space Diary

Activity 3.1

The ISS is an extremely complex structure and at first glance it can be intimidating. This activity simplifies the design of the ISS by getting students to focus on the different shapes within it, and looking at what those shapes do.

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Subjects

  • Art and Design
  • Computing
  • Design and Technology (DT)
  • English / Literacy
  • Geography
  • Maths / Numeracy
  • Primary Science / Working Scientifically
  • Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC)

Learning Methods

  • Build
  • Creative Development
  • Personal Development
  • Problem Solve
  • Visual Literacy
  • Write
Your New Home

Support Materials

Multimedia Downloads

Solution: Your New Home  (147.50 KB jpg) ↓

Links

  • Timeline of ISS construction
  • ESA: All About the ISS
  • 4K Fly-Through of the ISS
  • ESA Blog: How the ISS Monitors the Sun

Extension Activity

Extension Activity Build Your Own ISS

Build Your Own ISS

Activity 3.1

This extension activity supports Your New Home: Activity 3.1 in Chapter Three.

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More Activities

Fast-Track Rendezvous

Fast-Track Rendezvous

Activity 1.3

Understanding how the Soyuz capsule gets from launch to the ISS is a complex concept.

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Draw Your Own ISS

Draw Your Own ISS

Activity 3.2

Get to know your new home! Draw a diagram of the ISS and colour-code the different parts.

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Chapter Three: I Spy…


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Teacher Toolkit

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