These Key Stage Three National Strategy training materials from the Department for Education are designed to run a session with science teachers to help them: *identify commonly held misconceptions (alternative conceptions, alternative frameworks) *establish the importance of models and analogies *identify...

Two proof-readers are checking separate copies of the same manuscript. They each find a different number of errors. The number of errors found by both is given and the task is to calculate how...

This resource contains five activities in which students are presented with a situation in which a digit, a number or an operator is missing. Students are required to complete the calculation.

Missing Digits 1: Students are presented with a series of two digit column additions and...

In this activity, pupils have the opportunity to design and make their own space mission badges. Pupils will create sketchbooks to record their observations, improve their mastery of art and design techniques including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials and learn about great artists,...

Mission X is an international educational challenge that focuses on health, science, fitness and nutrition and encourages pupils to train like an astronaut. The challenge involves a set of physical and educational activities, developed by space scientists and fitness professionals working with real astronauts. Each...

This resource has been developed to support the Mission X: Train Like An Astronaut challenge from the European Space Agency. 

It focuses on essential skills, such as listening, speaking, teamwork, problem solving, leadership, aiming high,...

These are adapted physical activity strategies, designed to support the Mission X programme by suggesting alternative equipment or methods for each activity.

This resource is from the Mission X collection of activities which is an international educational challenge that focuses on health, science,...

This activity summary guide should be used alongside the Mission X challenge.

This resource is from the Mission X collection of activities which is an international educational challenge that focuses on health, science, fitness and nutrition, and encourages pupils to train like an astronaut. To find out...

The Mission X Journal is a ‘mission notebook’ for students to organise their physical activity practice time, document research and reflections, and collect data on their progress. Using the Mission Journal, students will be able to:

• set weekly physical activity or research goals
• record...

Mission X is supported by the UK Space Agency, ESA and NASA. It is a free education programme developed by NASA scientists and fitness professionals working with astronaut and space agencies across the world. Mission X uses the excitement of space exploration to inspire students to learn more about nutrition,...

On Earth, we use a variety of cues to sense the position of our bodies, while stationary or moving. We use touch and pressure cues (such as weight on our feet) and visual cues (such as the location of the ceiling and floors) to determine orientation.

In an environment with less gravity, the brain needs to...