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Mission X
Mission X is an international educational challenge that focuses on health, science, fitness and nutrition and encourages pupils to train like an astronaut. The challenge involves a set of physical and educational activities, developed by space scientists and fitness professionals working with real astronauts. Each Mission X activity completed earns steps towards helping the virtual Mission X mascots, Luna and Leo, walk the distance from the Earth to the Moon.
The challenge is organised by the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency. To find out more about Mission X, visit https://www.stem.org.uk/esero/primary/competitions-and-challenges/mission-x.
In addition to the Mission X activity guides, there are also some space themed health and nutrition resource booklets, available towards the end of this collection.
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Let's climb a martian mountain
In this activity students will do climbing exercises on a rib or a climbing frame to improve their balance, muscle strength and coordination.
This resource is from the Mission X collection of activities which is an international educational challenge that focuses on health, science, fitness and nutrition...
Crew strength training
Perform multi-joint weight-bearing exercises such as body-weight squats for lower body strength, and push-ups to develop upper and lower body strength. Push-ups should be done with arms extended (but not locked), and level with the chest. Students who cannot do standard push-ups should begin with bent-knee push-ups...
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...
Mission control
On Earth, we use a variety of cues to sense the position of our bodies, while stationary or moving. We use touch and pressure cues (such as weight on our feet) and visual cues (such as the location of the ceiling and floors) to determine orientation.
In an environment with less gravity, the brain needs to...