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EYFS and KS1

Space Project Ideas

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EYFS and KS1 Project Ideas

Younger participants should be encouraged to share their learning in a manner that is most accessible to them. This could be a poster, video, or a model. We strongly encourage the involvement of parents and carers as well as the use of photographs to communicate what was done to complete the project. A great starting place could be reading a space-themed picture book, there are some suggestions below along with some inspiration project ideas to get you started.
Inspirational Booklist
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  • 'The Way Back Home' by Oliver Jeffers
  • 'Q Pootle 5' by Nick Butterworth
  • 'There's no place like Space!' by Tish Rabe
  • 'Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover' by Markus Motum
  • 'The Darkest Dark' by Chris Hadfield
  • 'Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race' by Margot Lee Shetterly & Laura Freeman
  • 'Laika: Astronaut Dog' by Owen Davey
  • 'Space Dog' by Mini Grey
  • 'Man on the Moon' by Simon Bartram
  • 'Alone' by Scott Stuart
  • The Usborne Official Astronaut's Handbook by Louie Stowell
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Planets

You could learn about planets and model the Solar System.  the Ogden Trust have some resources that might help to get you started: Solar System in my Pocket and Playdough Planets.
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Rockets

You could build and test rockets. The BBC have a video telling you how to make a bottle rocket and NASA have instructions on how to make a Straw Rocket.
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Craters

You could investigate craters on the Moon. Science Sparks tell you how to investigate craters in your kitchen and perhaps you could keep a Moon diary.
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The Moon

You could learn about how humans visited the Moon. The Ogden Trust have some useful Research Cards you could use and the BBC Newsround  have a really interesting video and news story to get you started. ​
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Comets

You could learn about how we landed on a comet. ESA's Once upon a time animations tell the story of Rosetta's amazing expedition to comet  67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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Looking for life

You could learn about the search for extraterrestrial life. You could start with ESA's paxi videos Do Martians exist? and Paxi explores Exoplanets!
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Stars

You could learn about the stars and constellations. You could make a model or a constellation projector.
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The Sun

You could learn about our Sun. There is a great section on NASA's Space Place website all about our Sun with lots of project ideas.

Still not found the right project idea for you?


The following websites have lots of suggestions for Science fair projects, perhaps you will find something here:
  • Science Buddies
  • Science Fun
  • Explorable
  • Science Kids

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