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the Principia Space Diary

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Image: Northern Ireland from space, taken by Tim Peake, ESA/NASA

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Pre-launch Chapter: Astronauts Wanted!

Activity 0.1: Astronaut Workout Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Measures (CCS – Using Mathematics) The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence/Movement and Energy – Healthy Bodies Personal Development and Mutual Understanding: Team-work, mutual respect, health Physical Development and Movement: Fundamental Movement Skills Differentiation ideas:

● Ask children to name the parts of the body they are using as they exercise. ● Use a timer to challenge the pupils in their exercises.

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Measures (CCS – Using Mathematics) The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence/Movement and Energy – Healthy Bodies Personal Development and Mutual Understanding: team-work, mutual respect, health Physical Education: Fundamental movement skills (consolidation) Differentiation ideas:

● Discuss the need for standard units (metre sticks) to measure height. ● What do astronauts need to be healthy? ● Provide pupils with stopwatches.

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Activity 0.2: Your Body in Space Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening (CCS- Communication) The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence/Movement and Energy – Forces Personal Development and Mutual Understanding: Team-work, mutual respect Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Working with Others Differentiation ideas:

● Whole class discussion on the quiz questions. Children give reasons for their answers and then teacher provides the true answers.

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening (CCS – Communication) The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence/Movement and Energy – Forces Personal Development and Mutual Understanding: Team-work, mutual respect, Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Working with Others Differentiation ideas:

● Pupils could work alone or in mixed ability pairs to research the answers to the quiz. More able pupils could create their own questions for the quiz.


CURRICULUM LINKS: NORTHERN IRELAND Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening (CCS – Communication) The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence/Movement and Energy – Forces Personal Development and Mutual Understanding: Team-work, mutual respect, Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Working with Others Cross Curricular Skills: Using ICT Differentiation ideas:

● Pupils could work alone or in mixed ability pairs to research the answers to the quiz. More able pupils could create their own questions.

● Coding extension activity using Scratch.



Activity 0.3: Space Dinner Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence – Healthy Bodies Personal Development and Mutual Understanding: Health Differentiation ideas:

● Set up the classroom as a shop with different food (for each group) in different parts of the room. Students can “shop” for items to include in their space dinner and draw what they choose.

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence – Healthy Bodies Personal Development and Mutual Understanding: Health Differentiation ideas:

● Use the Eatwell Plate to choose and design a meal incorporating each food group. Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence – Healthy Bodies Personal Development and Mutual Understanding: Health Language and Literacy: Reading (CCS – Communication) Differentiation ideas:

● Use the Eatwell Plate to choose and design a meal incorporating each food group. ● Ask them to link their meal to each of the seven food groups. Use the Extension exercise resources for this activity.



Activity 0.4: Design Your Spacesuit Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening (CCS – Communication) The World Around Us (Science): Movement and Energy – Materials TSPC: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Managing Information Differentiation ideas:

● Whole class discussion about materials. Look at different properties of materials such as rigid and flexible plastic, foil, cotton wool and ask pupils to suggest reasons why they might be useful.

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening, Reading (fact sheet) (CCS- Communication) The World Around Us (Science): Movement and Energy – Materials TSPC: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Managing Information Differentiation ideas:

● Encourage older pupils to use a range of materials, samples to design the suit material. This works well added on as a ‘swatch’ with a treasury tag. Ideas: tin foil: to reflect radiation, cotton wool: for insulation – to trap air, black inside: to absorb heat, white outside: to reflect heat radiation, plastic/cling film: for mask on helmet.



Chapter 1: Goodbye to Earth Activity 1.1: Time for Launch!

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Measures (time) Language and Literacy: Reading Differentiation ideas:

● This would be a challenging task for more-able learners. ● Support could be given to children who need it by using clock faces with movable hands. Children could be shown how to set

the clock to 8.33 and then count on 20 minutes using the minute hand. They would then copy the placement of the hands to the worksheet from their clock face. An interactive clock face can be found here: http://www.visnos.com/demos/clock

Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Measures (time) Language and Literacy: Reading Differentiation ideas:

● Support could be given to children who need it by using clock faces with movable hands. Children could be shown how to set the clock to 8.33 and then count on 20 minutes using the minute hand. They would then copy the placement of the hands to the worksheet from their clock face. An interactive clock face can be found here: http://www.visnos.com/demos/clock

● Additional challenge could be provided by requiring the children to change the times to 24-hour clock. Some children may also benefit from recording all times both as analogue and digital time in order to consolidate their understanding.


http://www.visnos.com/demos/clock






Activity 1.2: 8 Minutes to Space Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Reading, Writing Differentiation ideas:

● Writing descriptively using their senses. ● Modelled or shared writing.

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Reading, Writing Differentiation ideas:

● Encourage pupils to write imaginatively about their thoughts and feelings as well as sensory experience. Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Reading, Writing Differentiation ideas:

● Develop their writing in the style of a recount, setting the scene, using time connectives and writing in paragraphs.



Activity 1.3: Fast-track Rendezvous Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Shape and Space (co-ordinates) Differentiation ideas:

● Support can be provided in this activity by ensuring children know which information they can locate in which worksheet. Children may need to be guided to locate the specific time and duration in Time for Launch and to use these to complete the sheet.

Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Shape and Space (co-ordinates) Differentiation ideas:

● An additional challenge could be included by asking children to continue the summary of the fast-track rendezvous by adding extra information from previous tasks already completed.



Chapter 2: Space Chat

Activity 2.1: United in Space Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: World Around Us (Geography, History): Interdependence, Place Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening (CCS: Communication) Differentiation ideas:

● Read the text to the class and pupils listen for the relevant information and answer orally. Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: World Around Us (Geography, History): Interdependence, Place Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening (CCS: Communication) Differentiation ideas:

● Underline the key information in each paragraph for pupils. ● What images would you use on a poster to display the information from these paragraphs?

Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: World Around Us (Geography, History): Interdependence, Place Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening (CCS: Communication)


CURRICULUM LINKS: NORTHERN IRELAND Differentiation ideas:

● Can you plot the locations of launch bases on a map? ● Can you discover what the space agency acronyms / names mean? ● Choose one of the named astronauts. Can you write a biography for them? ● Can you write a speech that includes the achievements in space travel from an international perspective?



Activity 2.2: Breaking News! Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Reading and Writing Differentiation ideas:

● Use this activity as an opportunity for modelled and shared writing or paired work. Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Reading and Writing Differentiation ideas:

● Share examples of newspaper articles with the class and make a list of the features of this text type to use as success criteria for writing.

Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Reading and Writing Differentiation ideas:

● Students could develop their writing in the style of a newspaper report, paying attention to the features of this text-type such as headlines, photos with captions, attention-grabbing phrases and language and time connectives.



Activity 2.3: Earth to Principia Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Number and Processes (patterns) World Around Us (Science): Interdependence, Movement and Energy Differentiation ideas:

● Use a simpler code or provide further letters on the activity sheet to make the code easier to solve. Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Number and Processes (patterns) World Around Us (Science): Interdependence, Movement and Energy Differentiation ideas:

● Explore different instances of code writing over history such as during World War 2. ● Write coded messages using the given code or one of their own design. These could be displayed with other children given

the job of code crackers. Writing their own code always the children to be creative in how simple or complex they make it. Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Number and Processes (patterns) World Around Us (Science): Interdependence, Movement and Energy Differentiation ideas:

● Provide fewer letters in the code to crack or change the code so that there is still a letter correspondence but it is more difficult to solve (perhaps use symbols instead of letters).

● Write coded messages using the given code or one of their own design. These could be displayed with other children given



the job of code crackers. Writing their own code always the children to be creative in how simple or complex they make it.

Chapter 3: I Spy…

Activity 3.1: Your New Home Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Shape and Space (CCS – Using Mathematics) The World Around Us (Science and Geography): Interdependence, Place (Houses and Homes) STEM Differentiation ideas:

● Use interlocking plastic building blocks/shapes to make an ISS part (3D shape) and/or model of a familiar house. Discuss similarities and differences.

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Shape and Space (CCS – Using Mathematics) The World Around Us (Science and Geography): Interdependence, Place (Houses and Homes) STEM Differentiation ideas:

● Create a puzzle of the ISS. Complete the puzzle, describing the parts and how/why they are made in that way, as well as the purpose e.g. living/working.

● Create a diagram/model of their own ISS design/copying the current ISS. Describe individual components, how and why they are made in that way, how it will be powered etc.



Activity 3.2: Draw Your Own ISS Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Working with Others Maths: Number fluency; Shape, space and measure If model making: Art: Working with different media Design & Technology: Design – create models; Make – construct and select from a wide range of materials, evaluate Science: Materials Differentiation ideas:

● Make a junk model of your ISS – discuss the different places where the astronauts live and work. This could be done as a small group activity encouraging discussion and collaboration; children may then present their space station to their peers. It could also be an enhanced provision opportunity, allowing the children to creatively develop their own ideas about how an ISS would work.

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Working with Others Maths: Number fluency; Shape, space and measure If model making: Art: Working with different media Design & Technology: Design – create models; Make – construct and select from a wide range of materials, evaluate Science: Materials



● Collaborate in small groups to make a part for a class ISS. Research in further detail to find out the specific features of the component and how the astronauts would work/live/use that space for their research. Build it to fit onto the whole-class model.



Activity 3.3: Looking at the Earth From Space Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening, Writing The World Around Us (Science and Geography): Interdependence, Place Differentiation ideas:

● What would be the biggest differences between how school looks from our perspective and from space? ● Where or what would you like to take a picture of from space? ● Modelled and shared writing.

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening, Writing The World Around Us (Science and Geography): Interdependence, Place Differentiation ideas:

● Watch some footage of weather from the ISS, and show your Space Apprentices local, national and international weather reports. What are the different types of weather you can see in the footage and the reports? Where is it hotter and colder than in your city or region? Which places have similar weather? Make a classroom poster to track the weather for a week or month. How does the actual temperature and weather compare with the forecast?


CURRICULUM LINKS: NORTHERN IRELAND Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening, Writing The World Around Us (Science and Geography): Interdependence, Place Differentiation ideas:

● Can you find examples of similar weather systems at different places on Earth? How does the physical geography influence the way the system impacts that place? What are the biggest differences between weather systems at the equator compared to closer to the poles? What evidence can you find of things humans have built to deal with the common weather conditions of where they live?



Activity 3.4: The Solar System Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Reading (CCS: Communication) The World Around Us (Science): Place TSPC: Managing Information Differentiation ideas:

● Match descriptions to planets. Use simplified summaries and shared and modelled activities. ● Create a class model of the solar system.

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Reading (CCS: Communication) The World Around Us (Science): Place TSPC: Managing Information CCS: Using ICT Differentiation ideas:

● Use the internet to further develop the details and facts that students can include on the activity sheet. ● Create a scale model of the solar system.


CURRICULUM LINKS: NORTHERN IRELAND Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Reading (CCS- Communication) The World Around Us (Science): Place TSPC: Managing Information CCS: Using ICT Differentiation ideas:

● Use the internet to further develop the details and facts that students can include on the activity sheet. ● Create a scale model of the solar system.



Chapter 4: Space for Science

Activity 4.1: Space Gardening Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence/Movement and Energy/Place (Living Things and Habitats) Differentiation ideas:

● Bring in and show students some of the plants that can be grown in space. What meals do you know that include these ingredients?

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence/Movement and Energy/Place (Living Things and Habitats) Differentiation ideas:

● Can you write a three-course menu for a space feast, using only foods that can be grown in space? Extension activity:

● A greenhouse in space.



Activity 4.2: Make a Splash in Space Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Managing Information, Working with Others Differentiation ideas:

● The stages of the water cycle could be printed onto cards. Children could use these to support their dramatisation of the process. Children could also use these to help sequence the journey of the water droplet.

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening (CCS- Communication) The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Managing Information, Working with Others Differentiation ideas:

● Drama and role-play of the water cycle. Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening (CCS: Communication) The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Managing Information, Working with Others Differentiation ideas:



● Drama and role-play of the water cycle.

Activity 4.3: Experimentally Yours Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening The World Around Us (Science) Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making Differentiation ideas:

● Encourage class to come up with ideas that could be investigated. Plan the experiment as a class. Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening The World Around Us (Science) Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making Differentiation ideas:

● Guide the pupils through the steps of an experiment and introduce the concept of ‘fair testing’. Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening The World Around Us (Science) Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making



● Pupils could plan an experiment, taking account of ‘fair testing’. ● What are some of the factors that limit what experiments can be done in space (cost, ethics, size of equipment, risk factors

for the crew members, training, sample return, difficulties of analysing results)?



Chapter 5: To Boldly Go

Activity 5.1: Making History Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (History): Change over time Differentiation ideas:

● Put important dates to them on the timeline to see the development of space exploration in the context of their own lives. ● Invite an older family member into school to talk to the children about what they remember about the history of space

exploration. Students can ask them questions about their thoughts and feelings at the time. Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (History): Change over Time Literacy: Reading and Writing CCS: Using ICT Differentiation ideas:

● Order the dates from the timeline first before writing them on.


CURRICULUM LINKS: NORTHERN IRELAND Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (History): Change over time Literacy: Reading and Writing CCS: Using ICT Differentiation ideas:

● Use the extension notes to add to the timeline. Provide the important dates, but not the facts, for the older KS2 children.



Activity 5.2: Space Habitat Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making The Arts: Art and Design Differentiation ideas:

● Pupils could use junk modelling, Lego or craft materials to make their habitat. Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making The Arts: Art and Design Differentiation ideas:

● Use ICT: Students might also enjoy using cartoon or drawing apps to help them imagine their city of the future, using programmes such as Startopia (https://www.mobygames.com/game/startopia) and the Kerbal Space Programme (https://kerbalspaceprogram.com/en/)


https://www.mobygames.com/game/startopia

https://kerbalspaceprogram.com/en/

CURRICULUM LINKS: NORTHERN IRELAND Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (Science): Interdependence Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making The Arts: Art and Design Differentiation ideas:

● Message from Buzz: Read the letter Buzz Aldrin wrote to aspiring space settlers: http://buzzaldrin.com/space-vision/generation-mars/ Can you write him a response?

● Can you turn your picture of your space city into an advert, convincing people to settle there?


http://buzzaldrin.com/space-vision/generation-mars/


Activity 5.3: Robots in Space Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (Science): Movement and Energy Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making STEM Differentiation ideas:

● Design and robot for a particular purpose and build it using junk modelling. Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Writing The World Around Us (Science): Movement and Energy Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making, STEM Differentiation ideas:

● Write instructions for the robot you have designed. Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Writing The World Around Us (Science): Movement and Energy Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making STEM Differentiation ideas:



● Write an explanation of how the robot operates (use the correct form for writing).

Chapter 6: Mission Finale

Activity 6.1: Re-entry Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (Science): Movement and Energy Mathematics and Numeracy: Space and Shape (Direction) Differentiation ideas:

● Junk modelling to create a landing capsule. ● Pupils could set up a maze in the hall or outdoors, and navigate their landing craft around obstacles. Use directional

language to describe their movements. Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (Science): Movement and Energy Mathematics and Numeracy: Space and Shape (Direction) Differentiation ideas:

● Junk modelling to create a landing capsule. ● Pupils could set up a maze in the hall or outdoors, and navigate their landing craft around obstacles. ● Use positional and directional language to describe the journey for a partner to navigate.


CURRICULUM LINKS: NORTHERN IRELAND Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: The World Around Us (Science): Movement and Energy Mathematics and Numeracy: Space and Shape (direction) Language and Literacy: Writing Differentiation ideas:

● Pupils could write a diary entry describing the journey back to Earth.



Activity 6.2: The Journey Home Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Measures World Around Us (Geography): Place Differentiation ideas:

● Pupils could draw a map of their local area and map a journey through it.

Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Measures World Around Us (Geography): Place Differentiation ideas:

● Use this activity to develop students’ understanding of scale on a smaller level. They could draw a scale map of the Baikonaur Cosmodrome, for example.

Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Mathematics and Numeracy: Measures World Around Us (Geography): Place Differentiation ideas:

● Ask students to consider the effect of taking different routes/modes of transport e.g. the distance will vary for air and ground travel.



Activity 6.3: Sent a Postcard to Space Foundation Stage (P1-P2) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Talking and Listening, Writing Differentiation ideas:

● For younger or less able pupils there are opportunities for modelled and shared writing or paired work. Key Stage 1 (P3-P4) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Writing Differentiation ideas:

● Pupils could write a few sentences to inform their fellow astronauts and could think about using appropriate punctuation when writing e.g. full stops and question marks.

Key Stage 2 (P5-P7) Curriculum links: Language and Literacy: Writing Differentiation ideas:

● More able or older pupils in KS2 could develop their writing to consider organising their ideas in paragraphs, using appropriate vocabulary, spelling and punctuation and writing in the correct form and tense.


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