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IET Football on the Moon activities
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
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
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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...
Design a jet pack for playing football on the Moon
Students will design a jet pack that can be worn by either the players or referee during a football game on the Moon. They will consider how a jet pack works and the different parts of a jet pack. They will then sketch an idea for a wearable jet pack with consideration for how it will fit, the weight of the jet...