International Space Station (ISS)
These videos and teaching resources are all linked to the International Space Station.
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Tim Peake: Becoming an Astronaut
Filmed at the ESERO-UK Secondary Conference, in 2014, this video features UK European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake talking about the importance of science skills to be able to work on the International Space Station (ISS)
Where is the International Space Station now?
The tracker, developed by ESA, shows where the Space Station is right now and its path 90 minutes ago and 90 minutes ahead. Due to Earth's rotation the Station moves to the west as it travels over our planet. There is also a live view of Earth taken by a camera on the International Space Station
When can I see the International Space Station?
Just put in your location and you can see the upcoming ISS passes. There are also different apps which you can download which do the same job.
Mission 1: Newton in Space
For 11 to 16 year olds, this 17-minute video from ESA illustrates how simple experiments, in space and on Earth, can be used to investigate Newton's three laws of motion. The video also examines the difference between mass and weight. The video uses demonstrations from two astronauts on the International Space Station and from classes in three different countries in Europe. Many of the simple experiments performed in the schools can easily be repeated in the classroom.
International Space Station (ISS) Education Kit - Primary
For 7 to 11 year olds, the Primary ISS Education Kit, from ESA, is a resource for teachers with ideas on how to use the International Space Station as a thematic frame for teaching a wide variety of topics that are part of European curricula.
International Space Station (ISS) Education Kit - Lower Secondary
The ISS Education Kit is aimed at teachers of secondary school students aged 12-15. ESA has developed the kit using input from teachers.
The resource consists of:
• Teacher's Guide
• Chapter 1 - What is the International Space Station?
• Chapter 2 - Building the International Space Station
• Chapter 3 - Living on board the International Space Station
• Chapter 4 - Working on board the International Space Station
• Chapter 5 - Future voyages
Survival
For 11 to 14 year olds, this resource is designed to add excitement to the teaching of either chemical reactions or heat transfer. Students embark on a virtual mission to the International Space Station (ISS), with the help of audio, images and video clips. When disaster strikes, they have to learn about making and testing carbon dioxide, or heat radiation, in order to stay alive.
Onboard the International Space Station
For 9 to 14 year olds, this video clip from NASA shows the global cooperation that built the International Space Station, or ISS. Life on board the ISS is shown. The video shows a simple model to demonstrate the amazing mathematical relationship between the Earth and moon and see how the low-Earth orbit of ISS compares.
Recycling on the International Space Station
For 9 to 14 year olds, this clip, joins engineers at NASA and astronauts on board the International Space Station to learn about the importance of recycling. Find out how NASA is solving the challenge of giving astronauts water to use without wasting any with the new Water Recovery System.
The International Space Station and Skylab
For 11 to 16 year olds, these clips illustrate life onboard the International Space Station (ISS) and its forerunner, Skylab.
The clips cover a range of topics and show:
• views of the earth
• floating in zero gravity
• approach of the Space Shuttle Endeavour
• living in zero gravity
• working in the space station
• preparing for a spacewalk
