Tom Lyon, ESERO-UK Teacher fellow delivered this presentation on using space as a teaching resource and recent successes at ASE 2015. Some useful links from the slides are: Space teaching resources: http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/timpeake How the solar system was formed: http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/elibrary/resource/1922/birth-of-the-solar-system The National STEM Centre has over 8,000 teaching resources (http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/) freely available to teachers of STEM subjects following a simple registration.

1. TOM LYONS, ESERO-UK TEACHER FELLOW
Association for Science Education Conference, Reading, 9 January 2015
www.esero.org.uk
www.esero.org.uk/seqm
www.esero.org.uk/timpeake

2. Launch date: 20 November 2015

3. • Encourage and support the use of space as an inspiring context for learning across
all age groups, but with emphasis on
o supporting non-specialist primary teachers in the use of space in teaching
o improving the quality and availability of teaching resources using space across the
curriculum for primary and secondary schools and for colleges (mainly through
ESERO-UK)
o engaging pupils in STEM through the use of space and maintaining and developing
the interest of the most enthusiastic students by providing suitable opportunities
UK Space Agency Skills and Outreach Strategy

5. ESA kids: http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/LifeinSpace.html
Overall ESA Education: www.esa.int/education
Tim Peake space resources
Available classroom resources from ESA

6. ESERO-UK PRIMARY PROJECT
60 Primary Schools – focussed on Year 5 (+/- 1 year)
1. Pre project questionnaire.
2. Delivered by Space Ambassador Network.
3. Six interventions during the academic year.
4. Interventions: ITAOT?, CPD, Mission X, Literacy.
5. Post project questionnaire.

7. ESERO-UK PRIMARY PROJECT
Goals of increased :
1. Enjoyment and engagement in science lessons
and extra-curricular activities.
2. Confidence in learning science and in scientific enquiry skills.
3. Awareness of the importance and relevance of science to society.
4. Knowledge of career opportunities available to those students
who study STEM subjects
5. Attainment

8. Interventions
School Initial
meeting
Staff
Inset
ITAOT
plus
ESERO
Class
lesson
ITAOT
Daresbury
Labs
visit
+school
visit (2)
Mission
X
SQM NSLC
course
Visitors Andy
Newsam
Other
Rode Heath
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ STEM
ambassador
Landing pods
✓ Lunar
rocks
Homework
St John
Fisher
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Already
linked
with
football
clubs
✓ Merseyside
STEM
Ogden Trust
✓ Bradford
Telescope
High school
engineering
Prospect Vale
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Merseyside
STEM
Ogden Trust
✓ Lunar
rocks
Castle View
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ UCLan
✓
Woodside
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ UCLan
✓ Bradford
Telescope
Portland
Primary
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Merseyside
STEM
✓
Artist space
Theme.
High school
activities

9. Investigating Martian soil

12. Successes
Extension lessonsUse of ESERO website
& e-library resources

13. Pupil space experts

14. Teachers’ comments
‘My knowledge was basic
and this has certainly led to
me being more informed
and confident when
delivering space based
lessons. Pupil feedback
and engagement has been
great; some hard to reach
pupils have really engaged
with the subject.’
Pauline Harrison, Woodside
Primary
‘I have gained a lot of
knowledge from this
session and I will
definitely use the
activities learnt today in
practice. I loved
experiencing the
activities.’
Rachel Abbott, Castleview
Primary
Staff CPD
Staff CPD