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.

Samantha Cristoforetti inside cupola

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A line illustration of an astronaut surrounded by planets.

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

Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski about to take a bite of pierogi. The traditional Polish dumpling floats in the International Space Station's window to the world.

Space Picnic; Food and Taste in Space

Exploring Food in Space

Education Level: Primary Level
Subject Area: 2. Living Things
Format: Teaching Guides

Artist view of ESA's Planck observatory in orbit

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

Solar wing spanning 14 metres.

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

Gaia’s all-sky view of our Milky Way Galaxy and neighbouring galaxies, based on measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars. The map shows the total brightness and colour of stars observed by the ESA satellite.

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

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

Teachers at a workshop surrounding a cloud chamber using off-the-shelf materials.

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