Your Body In Space
A 10-question 'true or false' quiz about what happens to the human body in space.
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Signs of Life
This activity asks students to research Earth and Mars and draw them side-by-side, focusing on ‘signs of life’.
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Making History
Student complete a space history timeline showing past, present and future missions to Mars.
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Mars Quiz
An interactive and entertaining way to find out more about Mars, for students and teachers.
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Letter to Tim
ESA Astronaut Tim Peake wants to know the benefits of your mission to Mars.
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Word Search 1
Can you find eight scientific words from Chapter 1? Don't forget to write them in your Space Glossary!
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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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Design Your Own Rocket
In this creative, hands-on activity students will design their own Mars rocket.
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Word Search 2
Can you find nine scientific words from Chapter 2? Add them to your Space Glossary!
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Weather on Mars
Students create their own infographic (or visual interpretation) of Mars weather data.
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Breaking News
Write and illustrate an article telling the world about an exciting discovery - water on Mars!
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Mighty Mons
Study images of Olympus Mons from space, and create an interpretation of how it would look from the ground.
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Design Your Mars Rover
Design a Mars rover to explore the Martian surface and collect samples to send back to Earth.
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Word Search 3
Can you find nine scientific words from Chapter 3? Add them to your Space Glossary.
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Team Work
Complete the maze then code a set of instructions for your Mars Rover using the available commands.
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Rover’s Discovery
Students practise their visual differentiation skills to crack the code.
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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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Word Search 4
Can you find ten scientific words from Chapter 4? Add them to your Space Glossary.
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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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Energise Your City
Research energy sources then, design your own sustainable energy source to power your city on Mars.
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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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Word Search 5
Can you find eight scientific words from Chapter 5? Add them to your Space Glossary.
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Weekend on Mars
How can you communicate the excitement of space tourism in one image?
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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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No. 1 Space Glossary
Turn the specialist Mars vocabulary you have learnt into a number one hit song!
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Blueprint for Space
Complete the sums then follow the key to unveil the blueprint of your space telescope.
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Mega Mirror Engineer
Solve this engineering challenge by designing a mirror that meets the guidelines in your brief.
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