Exploring our Universe

Throughout history, humanity has always marvelled at the stars – and with new technology like the James Webb Space Telescope we’re able to look deeper and further into the Universe than ever before.  

Total solar eclipse over Madras, Oregon, 2017. This is a composite image where each orange shape is the sun at a different moment in time, showing the progression from partial eclipse through totality and back again. Credit: NASA - science.nasa.gov/eclipses

Measuring the Eclipse with a micro:bit

During a solar eclipse, the sky slowly gets darker because the moon movesinfront of the sun! In this activity you will programme your micro:bit to measurehow bright it is and save that data so you can look at it as a graph afterwards.Micro:bits make this really easy! The tiny lights on your micro:bit (called LEDs)…

RAL Space Physics Online Escape Room

Test your GCSE Physics knowledge in an online escape room. RAL Space has collaborated with Dr Dan Cooper from TestTube Revise to create a virtual escape room as an interactive revision resource. The content has been designed for GCSE, National 5 and Junior Cycle Physics course curricula. In the virtual escape room, students are challenged to recover…

Girlguiding and Scouts badge: Science and Engineering Careers Challenge

Take part in hands-on activities and learn about a variety of STEM jobs and skills. A group of STFC graduates have designed the “Science and Engineering Careers Challenge” for Scouts and Girl Guides, inspired by their own job roles at STFC’s RAL Space facility in Oxfordshire. The challenge will help young people find out about…

Girlguiding and Scouts badge: STEM Careers Challenge

Complete a variety of hands-on STEM activities to learn about jobs and earn a new badge. The STEM Careers Challenge is for Scouts and Girlguides to learn about the range of jobs at the Science and Technology Facilities Council. The activities help young people develop skills and knowledge, and see whether working in STEM is for…

Book cover of 'James Webb Space Telescope Deep Space Diary'

James Webb Telescope Deep Space Diary

Help your primary school students explore the ultimate frontier with the James Webb Space Telescope! While designing and deploying a powerful telescope, students learn about our Solar System, light, colour, infrared and much more. This detailed STEM unit is a fully supported with teaching resources, complete with a student book, activities and lesson plans for over…