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Space resources

Use fun IET lesson plans and resources as an introduction in the topic of ‘space’

Inspire KS1 and KS2 science and maths lessons as you teach density, counting down with integers, subtraction and set our stargazing homework as a follow up, with our fun and free primary resources. Each resource has it’s own lesson plan, linked to the curriculum with teacher notes, plenary and step-by-step activity guides. Use our presentation to guide you and the children through a lesson linked to their solar system topic and find videos in the activity outline to inspire the next generation and make your classroom the best learning environment. Get your space engineers thinking about our solar system and what information is possible since the Hubble with the James Webb Space Telescope - the solar system isn’t the limit...

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Rocket countdown maths game

Counting down activity using balloon rockets.

Go to Countdown the launch

Night stargazing

A night stargazing activity to find and identify star constellations.

Go to Stargazing like a telescope

Discover mass, volume and density

Finding the density of materials by weighing items and immersing them in water.

Go to Density of space materials

Aerospace engineers

DIY Faraday challenge day

Go to Aerospace engineers

International Space Station

Download a colourful poster of the International Space Station or find other free primary posters about the weather, transport, electrical safety and more for your classroom.

Go to Posters

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Design technology resources for primary

Looking for DT activities for primary aged children? Whether it's making moving pictures with sliders and leavers or building from 3D nets or even from spaghetti, we've got you covered! 

Go to Design technology resources for primary

Maths resources for primary

Maths plays a key part in all of our lives and to make it a little easier for you to find our maths resources, we have grouped some of our most popular resources here for you. Choose from your favourite topics or bookmark this page to keep coming back.

Go to Maths resources

FIRST® LEGO® League for primary

FIRST® LEGO® Explore and FIRST® LEGO® Discover are exciting STEM programmes which allow children to explore real-world themes and develop key skills from an early age.

Go to FIRST® LEGO® League Explore

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