Announcing the Deep Space Diary
To celebrate the launch of the Deep Space Diary, Curved House Kids and the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) are giving away 15,000 free books to UK schools.
Read more →To celebrate the launch of the Deep Space Diary, Curved House Kids and the Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) are giving away 15,000 free books to UK schools.
Read more →For the first time since 1866, on January 31st 2018 there is a pretty special lunar treat in store for us – a super blue blood moon! Let’s find out what that is.
Read more →You’ve tried the Astronaut Workout, but have you tried it in German?
Read more →Here’s five fun and easy STEAM activities to help you celebrate World Space Week 2019.
Read more →Meet July’s Star Apprentice, Thomas! Thomas (11) wowed us with his superb work – especially his map and comment about going to Denmark.
Read more →October 4-10 is World Space Week and this year’s theme is ‘Space unites the world’!
Read more →Meet Harry, 2017’s very first Space Diary graduate!
Read more →Meet our very first Star Apprentice: Chloe!
Read more →Marianne Hopwood – science teacher, STEM expert and home educator – writes about her experience of working through the Space Diary with her two boys.
Read more →Here is a snapshot of the coverage of the Principia Space Diary during and after Tim Peake’s mission.
Read more →The Mars Diary is a primary science programme, but it is also so much more.
Read more →Space Diary illustrator, Ben Hawkes, explains how he drew the International Space Station (ISS).
Read more →For Chapter Five’s video Professor Stephen Hawking asks some important questions about life on our planet, and life beyond.
Read more →Congratulations on completing the Principia Space Diary, you are now officially Space Experts!
Read more →Download your free Library Pack containing seven activities, perfect for running events with KS1-2 or equivalent.
Read more →Keep your students motivated, whether they’re learning at home or in the classroom.
Read more →Every child in your class is unique, so we’ve prepared ideas for differentiation for each Discovery Diary activity.
Read more →Mission Badges are great way to incentivise students as they complete different chapters in our programmes.
Read more →The first activity in the Principia Space Diary is a 5-station Astronaut Workout.
Read more →What exactly is a Zap code and how do you use it?
Read more →Why did Mars change from blue to red? This video by a National Geographic explorer explains what happened.
Read more →Developed by primary teacher Claire Loizos, these student reflection sheets encourage students to recap on what they have learnt during a whole chapter of one of our programmes or after a specific activity.
Read more →Find out all about ESA’s ExoMars rover, which will travel to Mars in July 2020 to look for signs of life.
Read more →Since launching the first edition of the Space Diary in 2015, we have received so many wonderful comments from teachers across the UK.
Read more →The second edition of the Principia Space Diary is better than ever, thanks to the feedback and suggestions we have received from teachers over the course of the programme.
Read more →Each month we’re looking to showcase some Star Apprentices and we want your students to help us find them!
Read more →For World Soil Day we wanted to find out if the soil on Mars was really red and what makes it look that way.
Read more →Just like a space mission needs many people with different skills to make it a success, the Mars Diary is a truly collaborative project involving authors, illustrators, designers, project coordinators, teaching experts and, of course, STEM experts.
Read more →Principia Space Diary is back, giving thousands of schoolchildren the chance to become space experts as they learn about British European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake’s historic space mission.
Read more →To celebrate British Science Week 2018, we created a free Daily STEM Challenge for KS1/2 or equivalent!
Read more →Principia Space Diary is back, giving thousands of schoolchildren the chance to become space experts as they learn about British European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake’s historic space mission.
Read more →Imaging meeting Tim Peake! Students from Wellesley did just that at the Principia schools conference.
Read more →British Science Week 2016 has arrived! To help you celebrate, we’ve put together a list of our favourite space-related experiments for your Space Apprentices. We can’t wait to see how you celebrate Science Week. Don’t forget to use #SpaceDiary on Facebook and Twitter!
Read more →Growing plants in space is an important area of research – especially as we need to explore how we might be able to grow food on planets such as Mars.
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