Everything you need to plan and execute a creative, empowering STEM programme with the Deep Space Diary

Informationfor Teachers

ContentsThis is your one-stop-shop for planning how to incorporate the Deep Space Diary into your learning programme. Feel free to copy and share this booklet with fellow educators so that they can benefi t from these resources too.

Welcome...................................................5

About the Programme..............................6What is the Deep Space Diary?........................ 6Accessing the Resources.................................. 6Planning Your Programme................................ 7How to Use Zap Codes..................................... 8Digital Literacy and Independent Learning...... 9Rewards and Incentives.................................... 9Refl ecting and Reporting.................................. 9Accreditation and STEM Learning Support......10Meet the Experts..............................................11

Curriculum Planner and Overview of Activities............................12

Possible Teacher TimelinesSpace-themed Week.......................................14Half Term.........................................................16Full Term..........................................................18

Share Your Work.......................................20

“I’m excited to see the ideas and innovations our young British space experts come up with as they complete this new Deep Space Diary and explore the biggest questions about our Universe.”ESA astronaut Tim Peake

“I’m excited to see the ideas and innovations our young British space

This is your one-stop-shop for planning how to incorporate the Deep Space Diary into your learning programme. Feel free to copy and share this booklet with fellow educators so that they can benefi t

This is your one-stop-shop for planning

Diary into your learning programme. Feel

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The Deep Space Diary is here! It’s time to uncover the secrets of the Universe with this creative, hands-on primary STEM programme.

The Deep Space Diary empowers students to make their own book as they adventure through space with the James Webb Space Telescope. They will study the history of astronomy, explore our Solar System, learn about light, colour and infrared and engineer their very own telescope.

Teachers and educators are fully supported by a huge suite of teaching resources including curriculum guides, lesson plans, videos, PowerPoint presentations and more.

The Deep Space Diary is written by Dr Olivia Johnson and features a diverse cast of real scientists and engineers to inspire the next generation. Our goal is to empower every student, everywhere, to tackle big questions, develop their scientifi c thinking and build confi dence. We hope you and your class enjoy the Deep Space Diary as much as we enjoyed making it!

Feel free to contact us at any time if you have any questions: info@curvedhousekids.com.

Go forth!

The Space Crewat Discovery Diaries HQ

The Deep Space Diary is here! It’s time to uncover the secrets of the Universe with this creative, hands-on primary

The Deep Space Diary empowers students to make their own book as they adventure through space with the James

astronomy, explore our Solar System, learn about light, colour and infrared and engineer their very own telescope.

Teachers and educators are fully supported by a huge suite of teaching resources including curriculum guides, lesson

secrets of the Universe with this creative, hands-on primary

Welcome

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What is the Deep Space Diary?The Deep Space Diary is a free primary STEM programme that combines STEM learning with a breadth of other subjects. It has been created with a diverse range of real STEM experts, including lead author Dr Olivia Johnson, and with the support of the Science and Technology Facilities Council. At the core of the programme is an activity book for students, available in hardcopy or as downloadable PDFs. The book contains 23 activities related to the James Webb Space Telescope. Each activity is accompanied by extensive teaching notes and multimedia resources to enhance learning. This programme is for KS2/P5-7/Y4-6, with differentiation ideas for other primary levels.

Accessing the Resources

All resources are free to download from discoverydiaries.org. To access the content, you’ll need to register for free and then you can log in and start downloading.

There are three ways to use the Deep Space Diary:

1. Using Hardcopy Books

Engage your students in STEM learning over a sustained period with the printed books. Students personalise the diaries as they complete each activity, giving them ownership of their learning. The completed books are also a great keepsake for students and valuable evidence for teachers.

https://discoverydiaries.org/shop/

2. Download Chapter-by-Chapter

Run STEM activities over a longer period without using printed books by downloading each chapter from the website: https://discoverydiaries.org/diary/deep-space-diary/

About the Programme

3. Download Individual Activities

Pick and mix activities that fi t into your school’s existing curriculum or for special events, Science Week, assemblies or home learning:

https://discoverydiaries.org/resources/pick-mix/

Planning Your Programme

Begin your planning by visiting the Teacher Toolkit section of the website. Here you will fi nd helpful planning resources like blank lesson plan templates, curriculum guides and refl ection templates.

https://discoverydiaries.org/resources/teacher-toolkit/

The Deep Space Diary is a cross-curricular primary programme, so you can incorporate it into science lessons or integrate activities with other subjects including maths, English, geography and art/DT. The Overview of Activities and Curriculum Links on page 12 provides a full list of subject links.

You will fi nd detailed curriculum guides for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the Teacher Toolkit. These have been prepared by our team of teachers from each region.

https://discoverydiaries.org/toolkit_diary/deep-space-diary/

The Deep Space Diary is a cross-curricular primary programme, so

great keepsake for students and valuable evidence for teachers.

https://discoverydiaries.org/shop/

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how to use zap codes

3. Zap! Content will appear on your phone that relates to the activity (or in this case, astro Tim will appear with our chief technical offi cer, Sammy the Puggle!)

1. ReadyDownload the free Zappar App to your mobile or tablet

2. AimOpen Zappar and hold your device in front of the zap code(try this one!)

2. AimOpen Zappar and hold your device in front (try this one!)

1. ReadyDownload the free Zappar App to your mobile or tablet

Digital Literacy and Independent LearningThroughout the Deep Space Diary programme you will fi nd Zap codes that give students access to extra content via phones or tablets.

These simple-to-use codes help to develop digital literacy while encouraging students to learn, research and self-evaluate independently. The Zap codes are also handy for home learning and holiday activities as parents will fi nd them easy to use too. For instructions on how to download the Zappar app (it’s free!) see:

https://discoverydiaries.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Discovery-Diaries-Zappar-Instructions.pdf

For those who don’t have access to handheld devices, the multimedia

content within each Zap code is available to download from the website. See the individual activity pages for download links.

Rewards and IncentivesUse the Mission Badge stickers inside the printed diaries to foster deep engagement for the duration of the project. You may wish to remove the sticker page from books and reward students with a Mission Badge as they complete each chapter. Students collect these inside the back cover of their book. Schools printing their own diaries can download printable stickers from the Teacher Tookit. Once students have completed their diaries, you can reward them with a completion certifi cate, which you can download from the Teacher Toolkit.

Refl ecting and ReportingTo assist with feedback and evaluation, we’ve prepared a range of self-refl ection templates for students to complete at your discretion. You’ll fi nd these in our Teacher Toolkit:

https://discoverydiaries.org/resources/teacher-toolkit/

that give students access to extra content via phones or tablets.

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Accreditation and STEM Learning Support Space Education Quality Mark

Completing the Deep Space Diary is one of the many activities that can help your school work towards achieving the ESERO-UK Space Education Quality Mark.

stem.org.uk/esero/space-education-quality-mark

Children’s University Passport

The Deep Space Diary is a validated Children’s University learning activity. Students receive one stamp in their passport for each chapter they complete. Members across the CU network can issue stamps either by stamping physical passports or by searching ‘James Webb Space Telescope Deep Space Diary’ at Children’s University Online and applying the stamp code: orange1684.

https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/

STEM Ambassadors

STEM Ambassadors volunteer their time to bring STEM to life for students across the UK. STEM Ambassador are available to visit your school, help set up STEM clubs or provide you with resources to enhance your STEM lessons. Find your local STEM Ambassador Hub:

https://www.stem.org.uk/stem-ambassadors/local-stem-ambassador-hubs

James Webb Space Telescope UK

Visit jwst.org.uk to discover more about the technology and UK STEM experts contributing to the James Webb Space Telescope. Here you can stay up-to-date on Webb’s mission and access additional educational resources supported by the Science and Technology Facilities Council.

www.jwst.org.uk

Meet the ExpertsThroughout this programme we feature a diverse and inspiring range of real space scientists and engineers. Get to know more about these experts and inspire your students to imagine themselves having a career in space!

Interviews with the experts:

https://discoverydiaries.org/category/stem-experts/

Videos with experts on the James Websb Space Telescope UK website:

https://www.jwst.org.uk/people/

Beth Biller

Olivia JohnsonGillian Wright

Alistair Bruce

Piyal Samara-Ratna

Pamela Klaassen

and many more!

Meet the ExpertsThroughout this programme we feature a diverse and inspiring range of real space scientists and engineers. Get to know more about these experts and inspire your students to imagine themselves

https://discoverydiaries.org/category/

Curriculum Plannerand Overview of ActivitiesDeep Space Diary for Key Stage 2, P5-7, Y4-6England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Download and print activities atdiscoverydiaries.org/diary/deep-space-diary/

Lesson no. Activity Name Duration

PrimaryScience/Working

Scientifi cally

Maths/Numeracy

English/Literacy Computing D&T Geography History Art

& Design

Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural

Activity 1.1 To Space and Beyond 45 mins ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 1.2 The Sky at Night 60 mins ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 1.3 Ancient Astronomy 60 mins ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 1.4 The Starry Messengers 60 mins ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 1.5 Deep Space Quiz 15 mins ✔ ✔

Activity 2.1 Lights, Mirror, Action 60 mins ✔ ✔

Activity 2.2 Make-Your-Own Colour Wheel 45 mins ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 2.3 Recipe for a Rainbow 30-60 mins ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 2.4 Infrared Selfi e 60-90 mins ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 3.1 Blueprint for Space 60 mins ✔ ✔

Activity 3.2 Mega Mirror Engineer 30-60 mins ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 3.3 Keep it Cool 60-120 mins ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 3.4 Pack Your Payload 60-120 mins ✔ ✔

Activity 4.1 Parking Skills 30 mins ✔ ✔

Activity 4.2 Deep Space Decoder 30-45 mins ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 4.3 Calibrate for Discovery 45 mins ✔ ✔

Activity 5.1 First Findings 30-60 mins ✔ ✔

Activity 5.2 Data Detective 45 mins ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 5.3 Visualising the Universe 30-60 mins ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 6.1 Deep Space Daily 120-180 mins ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Activity 6.2 Visual Dictionary of Deep Space Ongoing ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔

Throughout Word searches 15 mins ✔ ✔ ✔

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Teacher Timeline: Space-Themed WeekRun an immersive, cross-curricular space-themed week

Download and print activities atdiscoverydiaries.org/diary/deep-space-diary/

MONDAYAstronomer’s

Bootcamp

TUESDAYDeep Space Discovery

WEDNESDAYJourney to Deep Space

THURSDAYGroundbreaking

Discoveries

FRIDAYDeep Space

Reporter

Morning Introduction (15 mins)

Activity 1.1 To Space and Beyond (45 mins)

Activity 1.2 The Sky at Night (60 mins)

Activity 2.3 Recipe for aRainbow (30-60 mins)

Activity 2.4Infrared Selfi e (60-90 mins)

Chapter 2 Word Search

Activity 3.4 Pack Your Payload (60-120 mins)

Chapter 3 Word Search

Activity 5.3 Visualising the Universe (60 mins)

Chapter 5 Word Search

Activity 6.1 Deep Space Daily Parts 2 & 3 (90 mins)

Break

Mid-Morning Activity 1.3 Ancient Astronomy (60 mins)

Activity 1.4 The Starry Messengers (60 mins)

Refl ection Q&A

Activity 3.1 Blueprint for Space (60 mins)

Activity 3.2 Mega Mirror Engineer (30-60 mins)

Activity 4.1 Parking Skills (30 mins)

Activity 4.2 Deep Space Decoder (30-45 mins)

Activity 4.3 Calibrate for Discovery (45 mins)

Deep Space Review Allow students to collate/expand research across week, providing access to books/internet. Activity 6.2 Visual Dictionary of Deep Space

Mission DebriefShare and feedback, Q&A. Students could use this time to make a presentation on their week and present to parents in the afternoon.

LunchAfternoon Activity 1.5 Deep Space Quiz

(15 mins)Activity 2.1 Lights, Mirror, Action (60 mins)Activity 2.2 Make-Your-Own Colour Wheel(45 mins)

Activity 3.3Keep it Cool(60-120 mins)

Chapter 4 Word Search

Activity 5.1 First Findings (30-60 mins)

Activity 5.2 Data Detective (45 mins)

Activity 6.1 Deep Space Daily Parts 1 & 2 (90 mins)

Sharing assembly, parents invited. Students present their work and fi ndings.

Home Learning(Optional)

Stargazing/Moongazing:Get out and see the stars. Can you fi nd any constellations, satellites or the ISS?

Make-Your-Own Telescope Art inspired by space Creative writing inspired by space

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Teacher Timeline:One Half TermWeekly 90-120 minute science lessons over an entire term

Activity Suggested Curriculum Links Optional Home Learning

Week 1Introduce Deep Space Diary (15 mins)Activity 1.1 To Space and Beyond (45 mins) Activity 1.2 The Sky at Night (60 mins)

English; Maths; Working Scientifi cally Art inspired by space

Week 2Activity 1.3 Ancient Astronomy (60 mins)Activity 1.4 The Starry Messengers (60 mins)Activity 1.5 Deep Space Quiz (15 mins)

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally;DT; SMSC/TSPC Make-Your-Own model of the Solar System

Week 3Activity 2.1 Lights, Mirror, Action (60 mins)Activity 2.2 Make-Your-Own Colour Wheel (45 mins)

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Art; SMSC/TSPC

Make-Your-Own telescopeMagic tricks with light

Week 4Activity 2.3 Recipe for a Rainbow (30-60 mins)Activity 2.4 Infrared Selfi e (60-90 mins)Chapter 2 Word Search

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Art; SMSC/TSPC Research IR imaging and its uses

Week 5 Activity 3.1 Blueprint for Space (60 mins)Activity 3.2 Mega Mirror Engineer (30-60 mins) English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally

Create a piece of writing demonstrating research on the James Webb Space Telescope

Week 6Activity 3.3 Keep it Cool (60-120 mins)Chapter 3 Word Search

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally; SMSC/TSPC Space poems

Week 7

Activity 4.1 Parking Skills (30 mins)Activity 4.2 Deep Space Decoder (30-45 mins)Activity 4.3 Calibrate for Discovery (45 mins) Chapter 4 Word Search

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Geography; Computing; History Create your own space code

Week 8Activity 5.1 First Findings (30-60 mins)Activity 5.2 Data Detective (45 mins)Activity 5.3 Visualising the Universe (60 mins)

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Art; Computing; History Timeline of telescopes

Week 9Chapter 5 Word SearchActivity 6.1 Deep Space Daily (90-120 mins)Mission Debrief

English; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Computing Independent model-making and research

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Download and print activities at discoverydiaries.org/diary/deep-space-diary/

Teacher Timeline: One Full TermWeekly 60-90 minute science lessons over an entire term

Activity Suggested Curriculum Links Optional Home Learning

Week 1Introduce Deep Space Diary (15 mins)Activity 1.1 To Space and Beyond (45 mins)

English; Maths; Working Scientifi cally

Week 2Activity 1.2: The Sky at Night (60 mins)Activity 1.3: Ancient Astronomy (60 mins)

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Art; SMSC/TSPC

Make-your-own model of the Solar System

Week 3Finish Activity 1.3 Ancient AstronomyActivity 1.4: The Starry Messengers (60 mins)

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Art; SMSC/TSPC

Stargazing: Go outside and observe the night sky/moon

Week 4Activity 1.5: Deep Space Quiz (15 mins)Activity 2.1: Lights, Mirror, Action (60 mins)

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi callyMake-your-own telescopeMagic tricks with light

Week 5Activity 2.2: Make-Your-Own Colour Wheel (45 mins)Activity 2.3: Recipe for a Rainbow (30-60 mins)

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Art; SMSC/TSPC

Create a piece of writing demonstrating research on the James Webb Space Telescope

Week 6Activity 2.4: Infrared Selfi e (60-90 mins)Chapter 2 Word Search

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Geography; Computing; History

Art inspired by space

Week 7Activity 3.1: Blueprint for Space (60 mins)Activity 3.2: Mega Mirror Engineer (30-60 mins)

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally Independent model-making and research

Week 8 Activity 3.3: Keep it Cool (60-120 mins) English; Maths; Science; Geography Research IR imaging and its uses

Week 9Chapter 3 Word SearchActivity 4.1 Parking Skills (30 mins)

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Geography; Computing; History

Timeline of telescopes

Week 10Activity 4.2: Deep Space Decoder (30-45 mins)Activity 4.3: Calibrate for Discovery (45 mins)Chapter 4 Word Search

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Art; Computing; History

Space poems

Week 11Activity 5.1: First Findings (30-60 mins)Activity 5.2: Data Detective (45 mins)

English; Maths; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Computing; History

Create your own space code

Week 12 Activity 5.3: Visualising the Universe (60 mins) English; Working Scientifi cally; Computing; History Independent model-making and research

Week 13

Chapter 5 Word SearchActivity 6.1: Deep Space Daily: Research & Writing(90-120 mins)

English; Science; Working Scientifi cally; ComputingPresentations inspired by the Deep Space Diary: this could include diary entries, letters to astronauts, creative writing, models, quizzes or research into subjects raised through the programme. Present the following week, perhaps as part of an assembly to parents.Week 14

Activity 6.1: Deep Space Daily: Editing & Publishing (90-120 mins)

Mission Debrief English; Science; Working Scientifi cally; Computing

Download and print activities at discoverydiaries.org/diary/deep-space-diary/18 19

Share Your WorkJoin the Discovery Diaries Facebook group, meet teachers, swap ideas and hear the latest news: https://www.facebook.com/groups/discoverydiaries/

Nominate a hard-working student for a Star Apprentice award: https://discoverydiaries.org/become-a-star-apprentice/

Write a blog post and get featured on our website: https://discoverydiaries.org/space-apprentices-reach-halfway-mark/

Use the hashtag #discoverydiariesacross social media to share your work with the Discovery Diary community.

The Deep Space Diary is brought to you by Curved House Kids and the Science and Technology Facilities Council. We are very grateful for the support of ESA astronaut Tim Peake who has a special challenge for students in Chapter One of the diary!

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