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Hi Amanda,

This is fab! I Love the way you broke this down. For your own interest https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/How_many_stars_are_there_in_the_Universe

Might also be cool to consider the Gaia mission which has mapped over two million objects!  https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Gaia_overview

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Hi Tommy, This is fab!

It might be cool to use the idea of Venus as ‘Earths evil twin’ as they are both terrestrial planets with only a couple of hundred kilometers between them, Earth being the larger of the two. It is also the hottest planet as it experiences an accelerated greenhouse affect. If you do decide to use Venus this link might be useful.

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Hi Edel,

This sounds wonderful I would absolutely have a look at the resources here for planning this week.

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Hi Emer, This is fab. It might be cool to consider where the rockets could be visiting!

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Hi Sarah,

This sounds wonderful. Bringing meteorology into the classroom is great! here is an accessible way to look at some of the sentinel satellite images. And here is what they are up to! Super useful for monitoring climate change.

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Hi Katie ,

This is wonderful I especially like your rocket launch at the end of the week. What might be a nice edition to this is considering what rockets are used for, satellite launching, deliveries to the ISS, sending telescopes to space or rovers to mars! One key factor for landing on planets is a parachute! something like an egg drop experiment like the one here which can be simplified for younger children.

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Hi Naomi,

This sounds fab. Some bicycle pumps can go a long way with an activity like this one!

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Hi Emer this is fab! I especially enjoy the prediction part, this is often the hook needed to get children to engage in the lesson. It might be cool to look into rockets and the ISS for this too !

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Hi Emer this is fab! I especially enjoy the prediction part, this is often the hook needed to get children to engage in the lesson. It might be cool to look into rockets and the ISS for this too !

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Hi Niamh,

This sounds wonderful. It might be useful to think about where these aliens could come from https://www.esa.int/Education/Teach_with_Rosetta/Paxi_animations

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Hi Laura,

This is lovely. I would recommend using model magic here as well for making the aliens as its durable and light after it dries! thinking about what some creatures on earth look like when put in extreme conditions might be helpful for coming up with ideas for aliens too!  https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/14-creatures-that-live-in-volcanoes-6-330510/

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Hi Karen,

This sounds lovely. It might be cool to get children wondering where Aliens might come from https://www.esa.int/Education/Teach_with_Rosetta/Paxi_animations

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Hi Claire,

This sounds wonderful. It could be cool to consider the sky cultures feature on the stellarium website when engaging with this lesson!

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Hi Kate this is wonderful. This might be a useful resource to consider.

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Hi Tadhg,

This sounds fab. It might be cool to look at funky animals for some inspiration  https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/weirdest-sea-creatures

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