ISSET space mysteries

The Space and it's Mysteries programme

Stuck for ideas for enlivening you students (or your child's) science lessons? Well, the Internation Space School Education Trust (ISSET) might just have the answer.

They have devised a programme for GCSE-level students that brings the wonders of space into classroom to bring all the facets of science to life in a way that only space science can.

Space and Its Mysteries is an 18 lesson multi-media hands-on learning experience that covers space and space exploration in the GCSE curriculum. Space and its Mysteries has been designed to support the Edexcel GCSE science unit on space for Edexcel teachers.

Space and Its Mysteries also supports other science syllibi, enabling teachers to easily see which aspects of the syllabus for their board is covered in each lesson.

Here are some of the course's highlights:

Watch exciting videos of space flight, life in space and rocketry
A day in the life of British astronaut Michael Foale on the International Space Station
Perform activities to understand the size of the universe
Learn about the forces and energy involved in space flight
Build your own rockets
Construct and test a Mars Lander
Research the solar system and the benefits of space
Test the effects of a vacuum on a marshmallow astronaut
Design a life in space
Learn how a black hole works and discover how we 'see' them
And much more...