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Tom Lyons, Rachel Jackson, Matt Cornock, and Alex Brown

Share ideas on how to use context to engage pupils. Get access to classroom resources and activities that develop practical skills and support working scientifically. During the course you’ll build a curriculum plan, using the activities and resources provided to consider where space could be used as a context for learning. Completion of this course can be used as evidence for the Space Education Quality Mark in the UK. Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is designed for primary school teachers of pupils aged 7-11 years old. You can use the hashtag #FLSTEMPrimarySpace to talk about this course on social media.

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Share ideas on how to use context to engage pupils. Get access to classroom resources and activities that develop practical skills and support working scientifically. During the course you’ll build a curriculum plan, using the activities and resources provided to consider where space could be used as a context for learning. Completion of this course can be used as evidence for the Space Education Quality Mark in the UK. Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more This course is designed for primary school teachers of pupils aged 7-11 years old. You can use the hashtag #FLSTEMPrimarySpace to talk about this course on social media.

Topics Covered

  • exercise and healthy eating
  • properties and uses of materials
  • light
  • further cross curricular opportunities, including geography, literacy, maths
  • careers in STEM and in particular the space industry

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