English / Literacy Archives - Discovery Diaries

Space Dinner

Students will plan and draw a space dinner using the Eatwell food plate as a guide for choosing healthy options.

Eatwell Plates

This activity supports Space Dinner (Activity 0.3 of the Pre-launch Chapter).

Design Your Spacesuit

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

Time for Launch

Follow Tim's schedule on launch day! Learn about time and duration while completing a comic strip!

8 Minutes to Space

With the help of astronaut Richard Garriott, describing how it feels to launch into space for the first time.

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.

Breaking News

Imagining they are astronauts, students will write a newspaper article about their first day in space.

Create a News Report

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

Your New Home

The ISS is an extremely complex structure and at first glance it can be intimidating.

Looking at the Earth from Space

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

The Solar System

Explore the Solar System, learning about the weather and conditions on each one.

Make a Splash in Space

Water is scarce on board the ISS and an intricate recycling systems allows astronauts to reuse every drop.

Make Your Own Water Cycle

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

Experimentally Yours

Curiosity makes a great scientist! Design, draw and label an experiment to answer a scientific question.

Making History

Where are you in space history? Learn about key events on our space timeline.

Re-entry

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

The Journey Home

You're on your way back to Earth but where will you land and how will you get home from there?

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.

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.

Mars Quiz

An interactive and entertaining way to find out more about Mars, for students and teachers.

Letter to Tim

ESA Astronaut Tim Peake wants to know the benefits of your mission to Mars.

Word Search 1

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

Astronauts Wanted

What the skills, knowledge and experience might people need for a successful mission to Mars?

Excess Baggage

Students will learn about the essential (and non-essential) items astronauts take to space.

Word Search 2

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

Breaking News

Write and illustrate an article telling the world about an exciting discovery - water on Mars!

Word Search 3

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

Team Work

Complete the maze then code a set of instructions for your Mars Rover using the available commands.

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.

Biodome Garden

Create a biodome to house food and plant crops that can sustain your Mars population.

Word Search 5

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

Weekend on Mars

How can you communicate the excitement of space tourism in one image?

Planet X

Design your characters, plan your plot then a comic strip telling the story of life beyond Mars...

No. 1 Space Glossary

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

Ancient Astronomy

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

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!

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.