Maths / Numeracy – Discovery Diaries

Astronaut Workout

Get ready for space with this 5-circuit exercise workout, combining maths with PE.

Investigating Materials

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

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.

Earth to Principia

Budding young coders and mathematicians will enjoy this challenging activity.

Your New Home

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

Draw Your Own ISS

Get to know your new home! Draw a diagram of the ISS and colour-code the different parts.

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.

Experimentally Yours (Extension)

This extension activity supports Activity 4.3: Experimentally Yours.

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?

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.

Going the Distance

Help students to comprehend the huge distance from Earth to Mars and how orbits effect it.

Weather on Mars

Students create their own infographic (or visual interpretation) of Mars weather data.

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.

Team Work

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

Rover’s Discovery

Students practise their visual differentiation skills to crack the code.

Martian Mechanics

This activity asks students to create a machine to get their rock samples back to an astronaut on Mars.

Town Planner

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

The Sky at Night

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

Make-Your-Own Colour Wheel

Use your engineering skills to make a colour wheel that turns the spectrum into white.

Blueprint for Space

Complete the sums then follow the key to unveil the blueprint of your space telescope.

Mega Mirror Engineer

Solve this engineering challenge by designing a mirror that meets the guidelines in your brief.

Calibrate for Discovery

Measure the angles your telescope will need to rotate to examine six objects in space.