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Climate Detectives - quick guide
ESA Climate Detectives is a school project that is open for students from the ages of 8 to 19. Teams of students, supported by their teacher, are called to make a difference by identifying a climate...
A collection of resources, from Nuffield Science, covering topics in space.
These resources cover a variety of activities linked to the theme of the Moon.
A selection of resources where you can find out more about British Astronaut Tim Peake and his mission to space.
Papercraft satellites
This activity has been designed to help pupils understand the different applications of satellites in the field of Earth observation. Scientists use the data collected by these satellites to monitor changes in environments across the planet.
There are three satellites that pupils can build:
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The Moon Camp Challenge is an educational and inspirational project run by ESA and Airbus Foundation, in partnership with Autodesk. These supporting classroom activities focus on learning-by-design and science experimentation. Students will develop a number of scientific experiments related to the Moon and apply...
These secondary level resources support the Moon Camp Challenge.
Exploring Mars - key stage 3
In this resource, students use real data to explore the conditions on Mars, and use their knowledge of the red planet to answer the question “Should humans or robots explore Mars in the future?”
The resource contains two activities:
- Conditions on Mars - students use real data and their...
Flying high
This is one of a series of resources from the IET designed around the theme of the future of flight with the purpose of developing pupils knowledge and skills in science, design technology, engineering and mathematics.
In this activity pupils calculate the amount of energy needed to launch a space...
Thermal engineering for space
RAL Space is the UK’s national space laboratory where our thermal engineers and technicians help design and build spacecraft. They make sure that the components will work correctly and are protected in the extreme temperatures of space by using a special type of insulation. In this activity and presentation, pupils...