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ESA Teachers' Summer Course 2015 - Apply now!
ESA is organising its 6th Teachers’ Summer Workshop at ESTEC, the Netherlands, from 8 to 10 July 2015. The workshop will include an outstanding three-day programme, as well as a visit to one of ESA’s establishments. The workshop will present practical sessions, inspirational talks and classroom material and cover space topics that will range from gravity, light, comets, asteroids and the history of the Solar system. The workshop is open to both primary and secondary school teachers and subscriptions are now open. Online application can be found here. The deadline for application is Friday 3 April 2015. Due to the increasing interest demonstrated by teachers in previous editions, the number of participants this year has been increased to 120. Find out more here.
Explore our solar system with Rosetta teaching resources
This teaching resource, targeted at children from 3rd - 6th class, is the perfect way to launch a mission of discovery of our Solar System. Guided by their teacher, the children will learn about the Sun, the eight planets, as well as many smaller bodies like comets. Children work in groups to research and learn about planets, moons, rings and asteroids and devise mnemonics for the order of the planets. This fun and creative research project will allow children to discover our closest neighbours in space and develop their communication skills by sharing their work with the class.
Find out more about the 'Our Solar System - teacher's guide and pupil activities' resource here.
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