The activity was designed to be very flexible so as to cope with differing session lengths (often 30 to 60mins)

A student-guided tour of space, presenter-led but curated by the children themselves. Planets, moons, black holes, and nebulae are just some of the highlights of this engaging session. This activity requires access to a planetarium, although alternative methods are possible without the use of a planetarium.

45–55-minute interactive show that features 6 space industry role models that demonstrate the breadth of their careers and the diversity of people doing them. The space industry is for everyone! Science Made Simple presents the show, students watch, consider questions, and help with demonstrations. A recording of this show is available below, and schools and other education organsations can replicate this experience for their chosen audeinces.

What would your community like to learn about space? Have your students question their friends and family about what they would like to learn about. Then have your class plan an event, with fun and educational activities and help answer the questions their community has!

Share what your students have been learning about with a tour of a virtual museum. Invite their friends and family to take a look at the variety of work they have done and the science behind it all. This community activity could also be done as a VR experience.

Ask the experts anything! A multi-platform approach to a “meet the researcher” format, where students are introduced to the work of a number of researchers from multiple fields. With video introductions shared with the school and over social media, followed by either an in-house or online presentation, with a QnA, where pupils can ask the experts anything, and the experts try and provide answers. This activity is done in class and conducted over multiple lessons.

Introduce your class to an expert and give your students the freedom to ask the experts questions on what they find most interesting about the guests' careers. Afterwards, the students work in groups to develop their own classroom activity on a specific aspect of the discussion and let them share what they have learnt with a different group of students. This is a classroom activity, which can be extended over a number of lessons and can incorporate different age groups and subjects.

What space research would you invest in? Give your students the power in this Dragon’s Den format. Three hopeful space sector experts come into the den hoping to win over your students. After pitching their research, the students vote on the expert they liked the most and what area of space science they would want to invest their money with.

It is not just a matter of fact.... or even just facts about matter? Part two of our Curiosity Show, featuring experiments with solids, liquids and gasses! We also keep things cool with some demonstration with liquid nitrogen! If you have access to liquid nitrogen, and someone with expertise working to work with it, try out these experiments in your classroom, alternatively as a member of the Explorer Dome team to give you a hand!

Don’t always believe your eyes! This curious blend of demonstrations will have the audience scratching their heads as a blend of physics and chemistry “tricks” to encourage critical thinking and as an introduction to the scientific process. This is a selection of demos that can be presented individually, as part of a series, or together as a long-form show when combined (approximately 40 minutes).