Astronaut Workout
Get ready for space with this 5-circuit exercise workout, combining maths with PE.
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8 Minutes to Space
With the help of astronaut Richard Garriott, describing how it feels to launch into space for the first time.
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Breaking News
Imagining they are astronauts, students will write a newspaper article about their first day in space.
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Create a News Report
This extension activity supports Breaking News: Activity 2.2 in Chapter Two.
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Looking at the Earth from Space
Inspire research, discovery and writing using Tim Peake's incredible images of Earth from space.
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Experimentally Yours
Curiosity makes a great scientist! Design, draw and label an experiment to answer a scientific question.
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Making History
Where are you in space history? Learn about key events on our space timeline.
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Space Habitat
After completing the Solar System activity students can create their own imaginary space habitat.
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The Journey Home
You're on your way back to Earth but where will you land and how will you get home from there?
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Send a Postcard to Space
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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Astronauts Wanted
What the skills, knowledge and experience might people need for a successful mission to Mars?
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Excess Baggage
Students will learn about the essential (and non-essential) items astronauts take to space.
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Martian Mechanics
This activity asks students to create a machine to get their rock samples back to an astronaut on Mars.
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Space Lab
Designing an experiment to test a hypothesis is a fundamental part of scientific enquiry.
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Town Planner
Practice mapping and drawing skills and explore what makes a good city, society and community.
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Biodome Garden
Create a biodome to house food and plant crops that can sustain your Mars population.
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Protect Your City
How will you deal with the lack of oxygen, extreme weather and severe radiation on Mars?
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Planet X
Design your characters, plan your plot then a comic strip telling the story of life beyond Mars...
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To Space And Beyond
Imagine what you could discover if you could see more of the Universe than ever before.
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The Starry Messengers
Travel back in time to learn the history of astronomy and the development of telescopes.
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Infrared Selfie
See yourself in a whole new light! Draw a portrait showing how you’d look in infrared.
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