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Meet the EO Detectives
Earth Observation (EO) scientists collect information about the Earth – the land, the sea and the atmosphere – using sensors carried on satellites, aircraft, ships, buoys floating on the ocean and thousands of weather stations around the world. There is now a great deal of data available and scientists are finding...
Inspired by space: engaging girls in STEM
This guide supports educators in inspiring all children to enjoy activities relating to STEM subjects, in particular girls. It looks at statistics of women in STEM roles and introduces many female...
Principia Space Diary: robots in space
Robots are really useful in space as they can do lots of different jobs, some of which are too difficult or dangerous for humans. This activity looks at the different uses of robots in space exploration, with children...
Principia Space Diary: making history
In this activity children explore timelines, identifying dates relevant to themselves and their families and then significant events in the history of space exploration. They could then interview family and friends about their...
Principia Space Diary: space gardening
Growing plants on the International Space Station (ISS) is an important research area as it has the potential to help future exploration. In this activity, children consider the different factors that impact the growth of plants...
Principia Space Diary: the solar system
In this activity children read and extract key facts about the different planets in our Solar System: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Using this information they write a planetary report...
Principia Space Diary: looking at Earth from space
This creative writing exercise asks your space apprentices to choose a place on Earth that they have never been to, and imagine what it might be like to visit. They will use a selection of images that Tim Peake took while on...
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,...
The Principia Space Diary aims to help children find out more about the Principia mission, to strengthen literacy and digital literacy skills and engage children in STEM learning....
Taking photographs from the International Space Station
During his mission to the International Space Station, Tim Peake shared many spectacular photographs of the Earth. During this interview, recorded in March 2017, he talks about taking the photographs and what such images can be used for. The teacher guide will help you find the segment or sections that are most...