This series of resources use the theme of football on the Moon to allow students to develop their knowledge and skills in science, design thinking and engineering. Resource activities are available for both primary and secondary level:

Primary level activities

  • Create a foldable football goal
  • Design a robot to draw lines on a football pitch
  • Design an astronauts' menu
  • Make a terrarium to grow grass on the Moon
  • Design a Moon football kit

Secondary level activities

  • Build a communication system for the Moon
  • Sketch your own football pitch
  • Design a football robot referee
  • Design a jet pack for playing football on the Moon
  • Design a football kit to use on the Moon

 

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Design a Moon football kit

Begin this activity by introducing the idea of playing football on the Moon and the potential problems that could be faced when doing this. Pupils will then sketch and label their design idea for a football kit that can be used to play football on the Moon. Pupils can self or peer-assess their design work...

Build a communication system for the Moon

In this resource, students will use the theme of football on the Moon to learn how electronic intercom circuits can help players communicate. Students will gain an understanding of how sound waves travel and are received to allow them to be heard in the ear. Building on students pre-existing knowledge of circuits...

Sketch your own football pitch

In this activity students will make use of the theme of football on the Moon to design a future football stadium for playing the game on the Moon. They will think about the main design considerations and requirements for the stadium. They will then produce annotated sketches of their idea.

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Design a football robot referee

This resource focusses on learners designing a robot to act as an assistant referee during a game of football on the Moon. They will consider the challenges associated with playing football on the Moon and the duties of an assistant referee. Students will produce a labelled sketch of their idea to meet a set of...

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