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Scientists bring Space into the classroom

January 09, 2002

Have you ever searched for water on the moon? Or measured the depth of a Martian crater? Classroom Space is an innovative project from space scientists at the University of Leicester that will provide school children across the UK with the opportunity to tackle these and other exciting challenges. Classroom Space is being launched at the Association of Science Education (ASE) annual meeting in Liverpool on January 3rd.

A ready made resource for teachers, Classroom Space provides all the necessary materials to teach key areas of the National Curriculum using exciting new examples. By bringing data and issues from real space missions in to schools, it will use pupils` enthusiasm for space science and astronomy to address declining interest generally in science subjects. All the classroom materials use real data from space missions that have studied Mars, the Moon or our own planet, the Earth. The user friendly materials and comprehensive background notes will offer immediate support to science teachers who are under severe time restraints to prepare materials.

Classroom Space is aimed at the 11 - 16 age range and all the material is relevant to the Science National Curriculum, with some applications within the Maths, Geography and ICT Curricula. All materials have been tested and refined with the help of practising teachers in schools across the UK.

Karen McAtamney, St Mary`s Christian Brothers Grammar School, Belfast said "I have worked through 3 of the projects with my classes and they REALLY enjoyed them! They are excellent and I am hoping to incorporate them into the scheme of work for some literacy and numeracy if possible."

Richard Eason, Castle Hall School, West Yorkshire said "The idea is great - self-contained activities with real space data. And the fact that students actually use the computers as a tool to solve problems, rather than just flicking through a CD-Rom is good."

Each topic contains worksheets and suggested experiments and activities as well as teacher`s notes. Project Leader, Dr Martin Barstow of the University of Leicester said "We want to help revitalise science education by finding exciting ways of presenting the curriculum."

Classroom Space is funded by a grant from the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), through its National Awards Scheme. A second PPARC grant has been confirmed to fund Classroom Space for an additional 2 years (to 2004) and extend the materials for use at post-16.

Classroom Space materials are available to download free of charge from the project website - www.classroomspace.org.uk, where teachers can search for activities under subject headings or by looking at the areas of the National Curriculum they wish to teach. The website will go online at the ASE meeting in Liverpool, and in the following months teachers will be made aware of the project via various training events across the country. Classroom Space is a branded Science Year project.

Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC)

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