Accumulate a total of 26.2 miles as a team, an individual or as a family... it is up to you! We suggest the children run as a group to reflect this distance. 

Tim Peake ran the 42km (26.2mi) distance int three hours, 35 minutes wearing a harness over his shoulders and waist to keep him in contact with the...

In this activity children are challenged to design and make a robotic arm to grab things from a distance. The challenge is based on robotic arms on the International Space Station used to move heavy equipment or perform delicate tasks. Children will:

• discover relationships between the length of a...

Complete an agility course to improve movement skills, co-ordination, and speed. Record your speed and see if you can get faster with practise.

This...

Three videos raising questions about the idea of life in the Universe - 

A sam...

A selection of resources on the themes of biology and space.

British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths which takes place each March. The theme for 2025 is ‘Change and adapt’.

Changing and adapting plays a big part in science and you can find examples in every area of STEM. Cities, towns and other areas where people...

ESA Climate Detectives is a school project that is open for students from the ages of 8 to 19. Teams of students, supported by their teacher, are called to make a difference by identifying a climate...

This resource, from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, explores magnetism and how it is used in a compass. It is aimed at key stage 2, but the activities would also be suitable for introducing magnetism to key stage 3.

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Astronauts are required to put many objects and devices together as part of their missions. Some of those are small objects that astronauts must manipulate during their stay at the International Space Station (ISS).

In this activity, teams of students will assemble a puzzle as quickly and correctly as...

Perform multi-joint weight-bearing exercises such as body-weight squats for lower body strength, and push-ups to develop upper and lower body strength. Push-ups should be done with arms extended (but not locked), and level with the chest. Students who cannot do standard push-ups should begin with bent-knee push-ups...

In August 2012, an unmanned rover touched down on the surface of Mars. NASA's Curiosity Rover was sent to take measurements of the atmosphere and martian terrain in an effort to understand more about the history of Mars and whether the planet ever...

This collection of case studies show how a wide cross section of educational professionals use and find inspiration from STEM Learning's digital resources.

These resources have been created by Dynamic Earth as part of Protecting Our Planet Day (POP) events.

POP23 resources

Pressure in the deep has been designed to help...

Earth Day is an annual event where people can participate in numerous events to show their support for environmental protection.

The theme for Earth Day 2025 is ‘our power, our planet’ and is focussed on highlighting the the worldwide need for renewable energy sources and production.