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space:uk - Summer 2013, issue 38
This edition of space:UK, from the UK Space Agency, includes a focus on Clyde space, the satellite company based in Glasgow, the upcoming JUICE mission – and its goal of studying Jupiter’s icy moons, and astronaut Tim Peake’s preparation for his mission to the International Space Station, in 2015. Articles include...
The Life Cycle of Stars
In this Teaching Astronomy and Space video, produced by the Institute of Physics, Teachers TV and Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), astronomer Tim O'Brien, from Jodrell Bank Observatory, explains how astronomers believe a star is born, lives and dies. Tim compares the life of stars like our Sun...
What did the early Universe look like?
This resource, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, looks at what information we can gather by viewing (but not visiting) different parts of the universe.
The...
Solar Images and Data
This resource contains three activities and accompanying teachers’ notes.
Picking out the details
Using images from the...
This collection of resources, from the Royal Society of Chemistry, contains activities about solar power and atmospheric chemistry. They have been brought together to link in with ESA astronaut Tim Peake's flight to the International Space Station. The space station requires huge arrays of solar panels to power all...
Principia Space Diary: 8 minutes to space
In this creative writing activity children imagine what it is like to leave Earth on a journey into outer space. It uses the context of British astronaut Tim Peake’s journey to the International Space Station as a stimulus to develop literacy skills.
This resource is part of the Principia Space Diary,...
space:uk - Summer 2015, Issue 43
This edition of the magazine from the UK Space Agency includes:
- The launch of the Earth Observation satellite, Sentinel 2A
- News about the Rocket (salad) Science experiment
- Tim Peake's training for his mission to the International Space Station
- The launch of the International...
Rosetta mission to comet 67p
Produced by the Royal Observatory Greenwich, this booklet uses the Rosetta mission to comet 67P to test understanding of the concepts of speed, distance and time. Included is an online video that introduces the Rosetta mission and possible future missions. The booklet contains questions and answers that use the...
Astro Crops - Growing plants for future space missions
In this Space mission themed activity, pupils will observe how seeds grow into mature plants by tracking the development of three unknown seeds. Pupils will also learn to make scientific observations and record data to track the growth of these plants over time before being given the opportunity to interpret and...
Robotic Telescopes
From the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), this brochure describes the leading role played by UK scientists and engineers at universities, observatories and research council establishments in providing real-time astronomy for research and education. The work of the Liverpool and Faulkes telescopes...