Research Archives - Discovery Diaries

Design Your Spacesuit

Design a spacesuit to keep yourself safe, either during mission launch or on a spacewalk.

Investigating Materials

Children will investigate different materials while they research the best insulator for a spacesuit.

Build Your Own Soyuz

This extension activity supports Time for Launch - Activity 1.1 in Chapter One.

Fast-Track Rendezvous

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

United in Space

It's time to find out about fellow astronauts and research the countries who have been to the ISS.

Create a News Report

This extension activity supports Breaking News: Activity 2.2 in Chapter Two.

Build Your Own ISS

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

Looking at the Earth from Space

Inspire research, discovery and writing using Tim Peake's incredible images of Earth from space.

Space Gardening

It's gardening time! Find out which foods are best to grow in space then design your garden.

Space Gardener – Get Outside and Grow!

This extension activity supports Activity 4.1: Space Gardening.

Make Your Own Water Cycle

This extension activity supports Make a Splash: Activity 4.2 in Chapter Four.

Experimentally Yours (Extension)

This extension activity supports Activity 4.3: Experimentally Yours.

Robots in Space

Humans need robots to do some of the jobs that are too difficult, or too dangerous, for astronauts.

Re-entry

Learn about the complicated and dangerous process of returning to Earth from the ISS.

Egg Parachutes

This extension activity supports The Journey Home: Activity 6.2 in Chapter Six.

Signs of Life

This activity asks students to research Earth and Mars and draw them side-by-side, focusing on ‘signs of life’.

Making History

Student complete a space history timeline showing past, present and future missions to Mars.

Word Search 1

Can you find eight scientific words from Chapter 1? Don't forget to write them in your Space Glossary!

Design Your Own Rocket

In this creative, hands-on activity students will design their own Mars rocket.

Word Search 2

Can you find nine scientific words from Chapter 2? Add them to your Space Glossary!

Mighty Mons

Study images of Olympus Mons from space, and create an interpretation of how it would look from the ground.

Design Your Mars Rover

Design a Mars rover to explore the Martian surface and collect samples to send back to Earth.

Word Search 3

Can you find nine scientific words from Chapter 3? Add them to your Space Glossary.

Word Search 4

Can you find ten scientific words from Chapter 4? Add them to your Space Glossary.

Town Planner

Practice mapping and drawing skills and explore what makes a good city, society and community.

Energise Your City

Research energy sources then, design your own sustainable energy source to power your city on Mars.

Protect Your City

How will you deal with the lack of oxygen, extreme weather and severe radiation on Mars?

Word Search 5

Can you find eight scientific words from Chapter 5? Add them to your Space Glossary.

No. 1 Space Glossary

Turn the specialist Mars vocabulary you have learnt into a number one hit song!

The Sky at Night

Plot the coordinates to reveal a star formation you can see with the naked eye.

Ancient Astronomy

Examine an ancient diagram of the Solar System to discover what we’ve learnt over time.

The Starry Messengers

Travel back in time to learn the history of astronomy and the development of telescopes.

Deep Space Quiz

Create a fun quiz to test your friends’ knowledge about the history of space observation.

Chapter Two Word Search

Can you find eight scientific words from Chapter 2? Add them to your Visual Dictionary of Deep Space!

Keep It Cool

Devise an experiment testing how to keep the infrared camera on your telescope super cool.

Chapter Three Word Search

Can you find eight scientific words from Chapter 3? Add them to your Visual Dictionary of Deep Space!

Deep Space Decoder

Decode an encrypted message to unlock your telescope’s deployment sequence.

Chapter Four Word Search

Can you find eight scientific words from Chapter 4? Add them to your Visual Dictionary of Deep Space!

Visualising the Universe

Share your exciting discoveries with your fellow space experts by creating a scientific poster.

Chapter Five Word Search

Can you find eight scientific words from Chapter 5? Add them to your Visual Dictionary of Deep Space!

Deep Space Daily

Write and illustrate newspaper articles to tell the world everything you’ve discovered with Webb.

Visual Dictionary of Deep Space

Create a visual dictionary using your scientific vocabulary, so everyone can understand your technical lingo.