History – Discovery Diaries

Time for Launch

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

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

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

Budding young coders and mathematicians will enjoy this challenging activity.

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

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

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

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

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