It’s rocket science presentation (secondary)
Discover how NASA's Artemis programme plans to return astronauts to the Moon and explore the forces that will blast them there, and bring them home safely.
Rocket science resources
Ready. Steady. Rocket science! Bottle rocket demo activity sheet (secondary)
Follow the instructions on this activity sheet to make and investigate a gas-propelled rocket using vinegar and bicarbonate of soda.
Ready. Steady. Rocket science! Straw rocket racer activity sheet (secondary)
Whose straw rocket can fly the furthest? Use this activity sheet to investigate how changing a variable affects rocket launch.
Space-themed resources
Daily space science energisers (11-14)
Quick, 15-minute real-world space science challenges that fuel excitement and curiosity about space; one for each day of World Space Week.
Careers linked to earth and space poster
Use this poster to link learning about Earth and space with the world of work and inspire pupils to think about exciting, potential careers.
Planets of the solar system poster (secondary)
Use this poster to answer questions about the order and sizes of planets in our solar system.
Gravity in our solar system poster
Students explore gravity in space, understand the difference between weight and mass and calculate their weight on different planets
Exploring our solar system poster
Students find out about the different man-made objects within our solar system that are advancing our understanding of it, and discover careers that support these discoveries.