Resources by European Space Agency (ESA)
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What's your space height
Our height changes throughout the day. When we lie down at night, gravity no longer pulls in a direction to make us shorter, so our bodies stretch, and we return to our taller height again. However, astronauts who don’t experience the effect of gravity for months at a time grow taller.
In this activity...
Where Would You Photograph? (11-14)
In this activity students take on the role of Earth observation scientists submitting a request for an image they would like for their research. This gives them the opportunity to consider the possibilities of pictures taken from orbit (and the limitations) and to write scientifically for a specific audience. It...
Where Would You Photograph? (14-16)
In this activity students take on the role of Earth observation scientists submitting a request for an image they would like for their research. This gives them the opportunity to consider the possibilities of pictures taken from orbit (and the limitations) and to write scientifically for a specific audience. It...
Where Would You Photograph? (7-11)
In this activity children take on the role of Earth observation scientists submitting a request for an image they would like for their research. This gives them the opportunity to consider the possibilities of pictures taken from orbit (and the limitations) and to write scientifically for a specific audience. It...
Who is Paxi?
In this short animation Paxi, the ESA mascot, introduces himself explaining where he comes from. Once able to fly his spaceship was able to explore and takes us around space, before finding Earth. He compares features of the Earth to his home planet looking at similarities and differences.
This resource...
Whoosh bottle (teach with space)
In this activity, alcohol and air are mixed in a large plastic water bottle before being ignited, to simulate the physics principles of...
Why is there junk in space?
In this classroom resource pupils learn how space debris is generated. It includes two investigations looking at how collisions between objects can lead to further collisions, and how impact causes some materials to fracture into many particles using crisps.
The resource includes pupil worksheets as well as...
World Space Week is a very popular STEM awareness event and there are a large number of resources available for all age groups. This collection highlights some of the best and more topical resources to provide inspiration for lesson or STEM Club activities.
On the theme of careers, ESERO-UK have a Careers in...
