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FURTHER LEARNING

These fantastic space-themed further learning materials are packed full of fun activities for Primary school aged children. They are a great supplement to our shows and useful if you are organising a space topic at school…

Battleships on Mars

Battleships with a Martian twist! A fun classroom based activity using basic maps and grid references to find interesting Martian objects. Links with the story of Beagle 2 and the ongoing success of Mars Express.

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Colour Change Sunscreen Experiment

A fantastic activity that demonstrates radiation from the Sun and the effectiveness of sun cream. Links with the historical British Ariel 1 satellite that studied the Sun’s radiation in 1962. NOTE: Colour change beads required.

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Cool Cosmos – Seeing in a different light

Three different activities that investigate infrared light and how we can “see” it. Great activities for studying temperature, hot and cold. Links with the Herschel Space Observatory.

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Make a Mars parachute

This fun activity involves dropping things out of the window – Epic! Links with the exciting future ESA ExoMars mission.

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Star Spotting – Make your own Starchart

A simple cut-out planesphere that the children can use to spot constellations in the sky. Links with the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Supersized Solar System

This is our favourite activity not just because it uses toilet rolls! It is a fantastic way to demonstrate the huge size of the Solar System and the vast distances between the planets. Links with the ongoing Cassini mission and a great follow up to our Kids in Space show. NOTE: Large space required!

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