Resources by UK Space Agency
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Food Texture
As part of the The Great British Space Dinner competition, celebrity chef, Heston Blumenthal, asks children to think about textures of food when they design their meal for astronaut Tim Peake to eat on the International Space Station. He suggests experimenting and mixing textures together to give the best...
From the Ground and From the Sky
This activity introduces the idea of remote observation by asking children to match photographs such as lakes, mountains and cities taken from the ground with early astronaut photographs. Children then compare the images from the ground with the astronaut picture of the same place. This activity is also suitable...
Get on your space cycle
Try to cycle as far as you can on static exercise bikes. Cycle to school or in your free time and record the distances.
This resource is from the Mission X collection of activities which is an international educational challenge...
Great British Space Food
This video features celebrity chef, Heston Blumenthal, challenging the viewer to design a British themed meal for astronaut Tim Peake to eat on the International Space Station (ISS). The video features some footage of astronaut on the ISS to illustrate the point that the food will have to be eaten in a weightless...
Instrument field trials
Professor Andrew Coates and Dr Ian Hutchinson explain how the ExoMars instruments, the Pancam and Raman spectroscopy instruments can be combined to help scientists identify areas of interest on the surface of Mars. The video shows how field trips are important to learn first-hand the challenges that the ExoMars...
Introduction to Roving with Rosalind
Roving with Rosalind is an education and outreach project funded by the UK Space Agency which presents Mars mission based classroom activities for primary and secondary schools as well as activity groups. The slides given here provide a very brief overview of the activities that have been produced and a...
Jump for the Moon
On Earth, humans experience the effects of gravity pulling on the human body which applies a constant force. This constant force is essential for building the healthy, strong bones we need on Earth. The force can be increased, and bones can be made stronger by doing regular weight bearing physical activities such...
Kinetic theory: box top view
Kinetic theory: box top view
Kinetic theory: molecule path track
This resource includes videos that can be used to demonstrate the motion of an object on the International Space Station, either with or without the use of Tracker software. The Tracker files are provided in a zip for students or...
Kinetic theory: box triboelectric
Kinetic theory: box triboelectric
This video shows ESA astronaut, Tim Peake, attempting to demonstrate the collisions of particles in a gas - kinetic theory. You can observe the balls being attracted to the side of the box through triboelectric charging. Teachers’ notes can be found here.
Kinetic theory: M and M translational motion
Kinetic theory: M and M translational motion
This video shows astronaut Tim Peake, on the International Space Station, demonstrating the movement of M&Ms inside a hollow sphere. Teachers’ notes can be found here.