Investigating Materials
Children will investigate different materials while they research the best insulator for a spacesuit.
Read more →Children will investigate different materials while they research the best insulator for a spacesuit.
Read more →This extension activity supports Time for Launch - Activity 1.1 in Chapter One.
Read more →Budding young coders and mathematicians will enjoy this challenging activity.
Read more →The ISS is an extremely complex structure and at first glance it can be intimidating.
Read more →This extension activity supports Your New Home: Activity 3.1 in Chapter Three.
Read more →This extension activity supports Make a Splash: Activity 4.2 in Chapter Four.
Read more →Curiosity makes a great scientist! Design, draw and label an experiment to answer a scientific question.
Read more →This extension activity supports Activity 4.3: Experimentally Yours.
Read more →Learn about the complicated and dangerous process of returning to Earth from the ISS.
Read more →This extension activity supports The Journey Home: Activity 6.2 in Chapter Six.
Read more →Help students to comprehend the huge distance from Earth to Mars and how orbits effect it.
Read more →Complete the maze then code a set of instructions for your Mars Rover using the available commands.
Read more →Students practise their visual differentiation skills to crack the code.
Read more →Plot the coordinates to reveal a star formation you can see with the naked eye.
Read more →Design a demonstration to show that light travels in straight lines, reflects off things and casts shadows.
Read more →Use your engineering skills to make a colour wheel that turns the spectrum into white.
Read more →Experiment with prisms and light, devising a step-by-step guide on how to make a rainbow.
Read more →Complete the sums then follow the key to unveil the blueprint of your space telescope.
Read more →Solve this engineering challenge by designing a mirror that meets the guidelines in your brief.
Read more →Design how to fold up your huge telescope, so it will fit into the rocket taking it to space.
Read more →Programme your telescope with a series of commands to guide it to its final destination.
Read more →Decode an encrypted message to unlock your telescope’s deployment sequence.
Read more →Measure the angles your telescope will need to rotate to examine six objects in space.
Read more →Examine the datasets to find out if your telescope has identified any planets that might support life.
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