Space Picnic; Food and Taste in Space
Exploring Food in Space
- Education Level
- Primary Level
- Subject Area
- 2. Living Things
- Format
- Teaching Guides
Classroom Resources
Explore a range of activities for all primary and secondary education levels, with clear links to curricula and learning outcomes around science, technology, and engineering in the context of space science and exploration.
Primary Level
Our incredible range of classroom resources have been carefully designed by ESA and Curious Minds to link in with the strands of the Science, Technology and Engineering curriculum. For more guidance when planning science teaching, download the Curious Minds Planning Guide for Teachers below.
Space Week for Junior Classes
Bring Space to your Junior Classes with these guides from Irish Teachers.
- Education Level
- Primary Level
- Subject Area
- 1. Nature of STEM
- 2. Living Things
- 3. Materials
- Format
- Teaching Guides
Our Solar System
The Solar System is a broad topic that can inspire children and stoke their imaginations on many different levels. As...
- Education Level
- Primary Level
- Subject Area
- 1. Nature of STEM
- Format
- Teaching Guides
Curious Minds Planning Guide for Teachers
Download Research Ireland's Curious Minds Planning Guide for Teachers
Junior Cycle
Explore engaging resources tailored to the Junior Cycle Science Specification. Each activity is thoughtfully organised by strand, with creative suggestions to help students achieve their Learning Outcomes.
Cloud Chamber: Radioactivity in a cosmic setting
Cloud chambers are boxes specially made to detect charged particles and radiation. In this activity, a cloud chamber is used...
- Education Level
- Junior Cycle
- Subject Area
- Chemical World
- Format
- Teaching Guides
Power from sunlight: Powering space exploration with solar energy
In this set of activities, students will learn about two concepts that influence solar panel design for space missions: the...
- Education Level
- Junior Cycle
- Subject Area
- Earth and Space
- Junior Cycle
- Format
- Teaching Guides
- Worksheet
The Greenhouse Effect and its Consequences
Investigating Global Warming
- Education Level
- Junior Cycle
- Subject Area
- Earth and Space
- Format
- Worksheet
Senior Cycle
Searching for the fingerprints of the Big Bang
According to modern cosmology the Universe was created 13.72 billion years ago from the massive expansion of an extremely dense...
- Education Level
- Senior Cycle
- Subject Area
- Wave Motion and Energy Transfer
- Format
- Teaching Guides
Herschel and Planck in the classroom
To mark the launch of the Herschel and Planck space observatories, ESA has participated in the production of a wide-ranging...
- Education Level
- Senior Cycle
- Subject Area
- Forces and Motion
- Format
- Teaching Guides
The Lagrange points
More than simply solutions to a differential equation
- Education Level
- Senior Cycle
- Subject Area
- Forces and Motion
- Physics
- Format
- Worksheet
Outside the Class
Get out and about with amazing places to visit all across Ireland.
Take a look at Research Ireland’s network of STEM-related Discover Centres, offering visits and workshops, to find the perfect place to take your class.
