As STEM co-ordinator in my school I would be very enthusiastic and confident to organise and implement space week in my school after exploring the wonderful resources on SpaceWeek.ie.
I love that there is a range of topics and themes to pick from which the whole school could focus on for the week for example:
-Solar System
-Humans in Space
-Satellites
-Sun and Shadows etc
These different topics would allow you to organise different activities every year.
The topic which caught my attention was “Mission to the Moon” as this ties in nicely with the other activities explored in this module.
Here is a example of some of the activities I would organise for both junior and senior classes:
Junior classes
Science-Discussing rockets, observing rocket launches, acting out a rocket launch, designing a rocket, investigate who’s rocket is the best.
English-Listen to stories about going to the moon.
Aistear-Creating a role play area in the classroom based on going to space.
Music-Learning songs about going to space e.g David Bowie songs, such
as Life of Mars, Space Oddity and Starman.
PE- Train like an astronaut https://trainlikeanastronaut.org/
Senior Classes
-Science – Growing food in Space, investigate the growth of cress in different conditions.
-History – Apollo 11
-Geography – Observe and record the positions of the Sun when rising and setting and at different times of the day.
-English – Create a list of what you would bring to space with you, create questions for an astronaut.
-Art – Design a mission patch