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Materials for Space Travel
This Catalyst article investigates materials that are used in space travel. It discovers that they must be designed and tested to ensure they will protect astronauts from radiation and the vacuum of space.
The...
EV3 Activities for the Busy Teacher
This sample of a teacher guide introduces basic robotics using Lego EV3 hardware and software – the activities are based upon a single robot model which can be constructed from the education core set.
Students learn about basic movement of the robot rover in the context of space exploration.This context...
Space Case - Borrow the spacecraft materials kit
Investigate properties of materials and decide which would be suitable for use on a spacecraft, in this resource aimed at upper primary children. A PowerPoint presentation, which includes an introduction from a space scientist, sets the real world context for their...
Weather in Space
This animation describes how Earth Observation satellites, such as METOP, allows us to forecast the weather and to measure changes in the climate and monitor natural disasters. It also describes how the satellites are monitored by engineers on the ground to ensure they are functioning correctly.
...Colonisation of Mars
Produced in 2015, this resource looks at Human survival in a closed system on Mars.
Student activities include:
• Identify the basic requirements for Human life on Earth
• Understand the concept of a closed system and understand why the Earth, a space craft and Mars are all closed systems and...
The Great British Space Dinner - Secondary Resource
The Great British Space Dinner Challenge contains nine lessons:
Lesson 1: All Aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Sets the scene with a brief introduction the ISS and the Great British Space Dinner Challenge. Students develop a brochure about the ISS suitable for...
The Great British Space Dinner - Primary Resource
The Great British Space Dinner Challenge contains six lessons:
Lesson 1 – All Aboard the International Space Station (ISS). This lesson sets the scene for the sequence of lessons with a brief Introduction to the ISS and the Great British Space Dinner Challenge.
Lesson 2: Fit...
CS4FN Issue 8
This issue of Computer Science for Fun is entitled ‘Computer Science in Space’, and explores the role of computers in space exploration and astronomy.
It includes articles covering:
• Computer scientists working for NASA
• GPS and computer art projects that love your data
• Computers,...
VEX IQ with ModKit
This sample of a teacher guide introduces basic robotics using VEX IQ robotics kits and ModKit programming software – the activities are based upon a single robot model which can be constructed from the VEX starter kit.
Students learn about basic movement of the robot rover, as well as related challenges, in...
The UK plays a very active role in space research and industry. This collection contains profiles of scientists and engineers, working in space industry or academia, and includes some of their outreach work with schools and colleges in the UK.