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Space resources

Use our fully formed lesson plans and resources to inspire science and maths teaching with the theme of ‘space’.

Inspire KS3 and KS4 science and maths lessons as you teach about materials, with our fun and free secondary 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 your students through a lesson linked to circuits, sensors and materials and find videos in the activity outline to inspire the next generation of space engineers. Get your space engineers thinking about the properties of materials and what data could be possible since the Hubble with the James Webb Space Telescope - the solar system isn’t the limit...

Download the free resources below!

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Investigate the James Webb Space Telescope

Research a specifically engineered material.

Go to Engineered space materials

Solar Power in Space

Learn about photovoltaic cells in space.

Go to Photovoltaic cells in space

Sensors in space

Introduction to sensors and their applications on the James Webb Space Telescope.

Go to JWST Sensors

Mission to Mars

IET Faraday® DIY Challenge day

Go to Mission to Mars fcd

Posters

Download our secondary posters to bring your classroom to life!

Go to Posters

If you enjoyed our James Webb Space Telescope activities, why not listen to a podcast about some of the latest technological developments? 

Podcast: Undercover engineers

Join us as we unleash the latest innovations in science and technology to showcase engineers that are saving our planet and helping communities across the globe. 

Go to Undercover engineers podcast

Maths resources

Maths at secondary school is such an important subject for your students to understand and master. It allows them to use their logic and reasoning skills to understand everyday tasks from shopping to sports and everything in between!

Go to Maths resources

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