2025 Science Week Post-Primary Activity Pack
To support teachers and educators in bringing Science Week into busy classrooms and getting young people involved, we’ve put together...
Resources
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.
7 resources found
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
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
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
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
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
Space Picnic; Food and Taste in Space
Exploring Food in Space
- Education Level
- Primary Level
- Subject Area
- 2. Living Things
- Format
- Teaching Guides
