Browse all of the Discovery Diaries activities and download accompanying teacher resources.
This table is your quick-guide to the Deep Space Diary programme. It will show you at a glance how long each activity in the Deep Space Diary will take to complete and also how it links to the curriculum. This will help you integrate diary activities into your existing lesson […]
Read more →This table is your quick-guide to the Mars Diary programme. It will show you at a glance how long each activity in the Mars Diary will take to complete and also how it links to the curriculum. This will help you integrate diary activities into your existing lesson plans, or […]
Read more →This table is your quick-guide to the Space Diary programme. It will show you at a glance how long each activity in the Space Diary will take to complete and also how it links to the curriculum. This will help you integrate diary activities into your existing lesson plans, or […]
Read more →Reward your students with certificates as they complete their Deep Space Diary programme. Signed by Director of the UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Gillian Wright, the certificates are the perfect to present to students during a Graduation Ceremony, where they can showcase what they’ve learnt to their peers.
Read more →This pack is your one-stop-shop for planning how to incorporate the Deep Space Diary into your classroom activities. You can use the whole programme or pick and mix activities to suit your needs. Inside you’ll find: An overview of the programme including information about timing, planning and sharing your work. […]
Read more →To take the guesswork out of running a Space Diary programme, we’ve prepared a simple Half Term planner for you to follow. For flexibility and to support integrating the Space Diary into your existing teaching schedule, our planners are available to run the programme across an intensive week, a half-term […]
Read more →To take the guesswork out of running a Deep Space Diary programme, we’ve prepared a simple Half Term planner for you to follow. For flexibility and to support integrating the Deep Space Diary into your existing teaching schedule, our planners are available to run the programme across an intensive week, […]
Read more →To take the guesswork out of running a Space Diary programme, we’ve prepared a simple Full Term programme planner for you to follow. For flexibility and to support integrating the Space Diary into your existing teaching schedule, our planners are available to run the programme across an intensive week, a […]
Read more →To take the guesswork out of running a Deep Space Diary programme, we’ve prepared a simple Full Term programme planner for you to follow. For flexibility and to support integrating the Deep Space Diary into your existing teaching schedule, our planners are available to run the programme across an intensive […]
Read more →To take the guesswork out of running a Space Diary programme, we’ve prepared a simple one week planner for you to follow. This is perfect for when you want to run a Space-themed week in the classroom or to coincide with British Science Week celebrations. For flexibility and to support […]
Read more →To take the guesswork out of running a Deep Space Diary programme, we’ve prepared a simple one week planner for you to follow. This is perfect for when you want to run a Space-themed week in the classroom or to coincide with British Science Week celebrations. For flexibility and to […]
Read more →Our Curriculum Guide provides links to the Scottish Curriculum for every activity in the Deep Space Diary, divided into First (P4) and Second (P5-7) Levels, as well as ideas for differentiation to cater to all learners.
Read more →Our Curriculum Guide provides links to the English Curriculum for every activity in the Deep Space Diary, divided into Upper and Lower KS2, as well as ideas for differentiation to cater to all learners.
Read more →Our Curriculum Guide provides links to the Welsh Curriculum for every activity in the Deep Space Diary, divided into Upper and Lower KS2, as well as ideas for differentiation to cater to all learners.
Read more →From asteroid to ultraviolet, this glossary provides the definitions of the scientific vocabulary used in the Deep Space Diary. It includes definitions to all word search solutions, as well as other words you and your young space explorers may encounter during the programme.
Read more →Use this How To… Plot a Graph to support learning when doing Activity 3.1 Space Lab in the Deep Space Diary. Print out sheets for children to share and use as a guide when making their own graphs.
Read more →Use our Deep Space Diary Table of Results Template in conjunction with Activity 3.3 Space Lab in the Deep Space Diary to help students record their findings with their experiments.
Read more →Colour blindness affects one in 12 boys and one in 200 girls. This makes it highly likely that there’s a student in your class who is colour blind. This resources offers suggestions for teachers on how best to assist colour blind students in a few activities from the Deep Space […]
Read more →Keep your young Mars Explorer motivated with our incentive badges. Students can collect their customised ‘Mission Badges’ as they complete each chapter of their Mars Diary. This resource is suitable for individual students working through the ‘print your own’ Mars Diary programme.
Read more →Keep your young Space Apprentice motivated with our incentive badges. Students can collect their customised ‘Mission Badges’ as they complete each chapter of their Principia Space Diary. This resource is designed for home educated or individual students completing the full Space Diary programme.
Read more →Keep students motivated with our incentive badges. Students can collect their customised ‘Mission Badges’ as they complete each chapter of their Principia Space Diary. This set is designed for classes of 30 using the ‘print your own’ version of the programme.
Read more →Using their space glossaries, children can create their own word searches to challenge their friends and classmates with. Each piece of paper has two blank word searches so you can cut it in half and save on printing/photocopying.
Read more →Ask students to reflect on what they’ve learnt in an activity or a whole chapter by getting them to list different things they have learnt. The listed items could be directed by the teacher or through class suggestions. Use keywords to jog children’s memories.
Read more →Ask students to recap on what they’ve learnt in an activity or a whole chapter by setting them this writing challenge. Reflections could be made in many formats — creative writing, articles or reports. Group students into teams and set a different writing style for each group.
Read more →Ask students to reflect on what they’ve learnt in an activity or a whole chapter by challenging them to create a quiz. They can then swap quizzes with a friend and find the answers!
Read more →Ask students to reflect on what they’ve learnt in an activity or a whole chapter using this Mind Map.
Read more →Inspired by Space: Engaging Girls in STEM, is a guide—drawing heavily on the learning and feedback from the Principia Space Diary—for teachers and educators that aims to not only engage primary-aged girls but also to embed a genuine and lasting interest in science. It provides easy-to-implement ideas for both the classroom […]
Read more →To take the guesswork out of running a Mars Diary programme, we’ve prepared simple one week, Half Term and Full Term planners for you to follow. Download all three in one go to really stay on top of things.
Read more →To take the guesswork out of running a Mars Diary programme, we’ve prepared a simple one week planner for you to follow. This is perfect for when you want to run a Space-themed week in the classroom or to coincide with British Science Week celebrations. For flexibility and to support […]
Read more →To take the guesswork out of running a Mars Diary programme, we’ve prepared a simple Full Term programme planner for you to follow. For flexibility and to support integrating the Mars Diary into your existing teaching schedule, our planners are available to run the programme across an intensive week, a […]
Read more →To take the guesswork out of running a Mars Diary programme, we’ve prepared a simple Half Term planner for you to follow. For flexibility and to support integrating the Mars Diary into your existing teaching schedule, our planners are available to run the programme across an intensive week, a half-term […]
Read more →Need some help with Zap Codes, or can’t find what you’re looking for? Access our Discovery Diaries Zappar instruction guides here.
Read more →Cover learning objectives, structure, reflection and differentiation, our blank lesson plan templates make preparation for class quick yet thorough. Use the plan that matches your Discovery Diary programme, so that you can locate it easily when you’re running the activities in subsequent years, or running multiple programmes.
Read more →Use our Discovery Diaries Article Planner Template in conjunction with Activity 2.2 Breaking News in the Principia Space Diary, Activity 3.2 Breaking News in the Mars Diary and Activity 6.1 Deep Space Daily in the Deep Space Diary to help students map out their news articles. Talk them through snappy […]
Read more →Keep students motivated with our incentive badges. Students can collect their customised ‘Mission Badges’ as they complete each chapter of their Mars Diary. This resource contains mission badges for 30 students.
Read more →Reward your students with certificates as they complete their Principia Space Diary Diary programme. Perfect to present to students during a Graduation Ceremony, where they can showcase what they’ve learnt to their peers.
Read more →Reward your students with certificates as they complete their Mars Diary programme. Perfect to present to students during a Graduation Ceremony, where they can showcase what they’ve learnt to their peers.
Read more →Our Curriculum Guide provides links to the P5-7 Northern Ireland Curriculum for every activity in the Deep Space Diary, as well as ideas for differentiation to cater to all learners.
Read more →Our Curriculum Guide provides links to the Welsh Curriculum for every activity in the Space Diary, divided into Foundation Phase, Lower KS2 and Upper KS2, as well as ideas for differentiation to cater to all learners.
Read more →Our Curriculum Guide provides links to the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence for every activity in the Space Diary, divided into Early Level, First Level and Second Level, as well as ideas for differentiation to cater to all learners.
Read more →Our Curriculum Guide provides links to the Northern Ireland Curriculum for every activity in the Space Diary, divided into Foundation Stage (P1-2) and KS1 (P3-4), as well as ideas for differentiation to cater to all learners.
Read more →Our Curriculum Guide provides links to the English Curriculum for every activity in the Space Diary, divided into KS1 and KS2, as well as ideas for differentiation to cater to all learners.
Read more →Our Curriculum Guide provides links to the P5-7 Northern Ireland Curriculum for every activity in the Mars Diary, as well as ideas for differentiation to cater to all learners.
Read more →Our Curriculum Guide provides links to the Scottish Curriculum for Excellence for every activity in the Mars Diary, divided into First (P4) and Second (P5-7) Levels, as well as ideas for differentiation to cater to all learners.
Read more →Our Curriculum Guide provides links to the Welsh Curriculum for every activity in the Mars Diary, divided into Upper and Lower KS2, as well as ideas for differentiation to cater to all learners.
Read more →Our Curriculum Guide provides links to the English Curriculum for every activity in the Mars Diary, divided into Upper and Lower KS2, as well as ideas for differentiation to cater to all learners.
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