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Space learning activities
Learning type: Classroom activity
Category: Author/book resource, Reading culture
Programme: Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour
Language: English
Genre: Science, Science Fiction, Technology
Age group: 6-8, 9-11, 12-14
Activities, author events and resources to help you explore the wonders of space in your classroom.
Watch Scottish Friendly Children's Book Tour events
Video Orion Lost with Alastair Chisholm and Dynamic Earth (P4-S1)
Video Rocketmole with Matt Carr (P1-3)
Video Space Explorers with Libby Jackson (P4-S1)
Download our classroom activities pack
What the resource includes
Design a space machine and head for the moon in our learning activity inspired by Matt Carr's fantastic story Rocketmole
Explore Astrobee and other robots in space with our activity inspired by Alastair Chisholm's brilliant book, Orion Lost
Find you perfect space job with a fun quiz from author Sheila Kanani, inspired by her book How to Be an Astronaut
Get inspired by Libby Jackson and her amazing collection of stories in Space Explorers: 25 Extraordinary Stories of Space Exploration and Adventure and our re-writing history activity
Downloads
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Rocketmole learning activity (DOC)(this link will open in a new window)
379.8 kb -
Orion Lost learning activity (DOC)(this link will open in a new window)
702.3 kb -
Sheila Kanani space job quiz (PDF)(this link will open in a new window)
3.7 mb -
Space Explorers learning activity (DOC)(this link will open in a new window)
608.4 kb
Space adventures
6-8
9-11
12-14
15-18
Find your next read in our Space adventures book list, which recommends a range of fiction and non-fiction titles inspired by the tour.