Moon globe
A live 3D Moon, lit the way it is right now.
Pupils will
record the Moon over time and link its changes to the length of a month.
10-minute activity
Keep a class Moon diary for four weeks, checking each drawing against the globe.
Scotland · CfE and National 5
Scotland: Curriculum for Excellence and National 5
Matched to the Planet Earth: Space experiences and outcomes (First to Fourth level), SCN 3-08a on gravity and weight, and National 5 Physics: Space.
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CfE and National 5age range
Curriculum links last reviewed November 2026.
6 classroom activities
CfE and National 5Deep Space
A live map of the solar system, with every working deep-space spacecraft where it is today.
Pupils will
use a simple model to show size, scale and movement in the solar system.
10-minute activity
Lay out the planets on the playground at the same scale as the map. Where would Voyager 1 be?
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Open toolMars rovers
The rovers on Mars, where they are and what they are looking for.
Pupils will
make a reasoned argument about whether life could exist elsewhere in the universe.
10-minute activity
What does each rover need to find to show Mars once had life? Groups argue for or against.
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Open toolRe-entry tracker
Satellites and rocket stages due to come back down, and when.
Pupils will
describe re-entry through an atmosphere as a risk of crewed space exploration, and explain why spacecraft need thermal protection.
10-minute activity
Why do some objects burn up completely while others reach the ground? Use two objects from the tracker.
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Open toolWorlds: the Moon, Mars and the Sun
Real-time 3D globes of the Moon, Mars and the Sun.
Pupils will
predict what happens to their weight on the Moon, on Mars and in space, and explain why.
10-minute activity
Use W = mg to find a 50 kg pupil's weight on Earth, on the Moon (1.6 N/kg) and on Mars (3.7 N/kg). Then spin each globe.
Space telescopes
The telescopes working in space, from Hubble to JWST, and what each one is for.
Pupils will
explain how telescopes in orbit have changed what we know about the universe.
10-minute activity
Compare Hubble and JWST: where each one is, what light it sees, and one discovery each has made.
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