Build your own mini craft
Learn Newton's second law of motion, the science behind hovercrafts and how it all helps to understand how astronauts get into space.
Destination Space Phase 2
ASDC are delighted to be working again with the UK Space Agency to create and deliver an exciting new National Space Education and Engagement Programme, Destination Space 2: Level 2.
This follows on from the success of ASDC's earlier Destination Space Programme, where ASDC created resources, activities and equipment to engage children and adults with the latest space science and Tim Peake's mission to the International Space Station. This national programme will also celebrate the innovation and skills within the wider UK Space Sector in terms of UK space exploration, including UK Spaceports and space launchers, the new James Webb Space Telescope, the ExoMars mission and satellite applications, and bringing together the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing and the UK's role in this.
This programme will be directed and project managed by The UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres who have considerable experience managing national strategic multi-partner science engagement programmes. This programme is delivered through the generous financial support of the UK Space Agency.
The Programme Vision and Mission
The Vision: To engage, inspire and involve families with school-age children, school groups and communities across the UK with the amazing stories and innovative science and engineering of the UK’s world-leading space sector, especially focusing on UK spaceports, satellite applications and space exploration.
The Mission: To create hands-on activities, school workshops, a family show and other resources to bring alive the new UK spaceports and launchers, innovative satellite applications, and areas of UK space exploration including the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing, the James Webb Space Telescope and ExoMars, and to select and train Science Centres and Museums across the UK to deliver these to schools, families and communities nationally.
We are asking 13 selected UK Science Centres to leverage their exceptional talents in engaging families with science in a fun and engaging ways, as well as their relationships with press, PR, universities and other partners to publicly celebrate space science in a way that works for them and their family and school audiences.
Overall the programme aims to reach 200,000 people. Delivery begins in October 2019 and runs until February 2021.
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Learn about the pressure of space
Learn about the science of vacuums in space and atmospheric pressure with a cool exploding marshmallow experiment.
Spot astronauts in space
Learn all about the International Space Station and track its location in space so you can spot it from earth.
Build your own rocket for lift-off
Understand the cool science behind rocket launches and getting astronauts into space safely.
Make a space lava lamp
Create your own Destination Space lava lamp and learn about how liquids behave in space.
Upcoming events / View events everywhere
Nationwide
1 April 2019 - 31 January 2020
Moon Landing Anniversary Celebrations
Fifty years ago, the first two humans landed on the Moon. This huge achievement for the time was made possible by a team of more than 400,000 men and women here on Earth.
The UK Association for Science and Discovery Centres (ASDC) is delighted to be working in partnership with The UK Space Agency to bring together and share the huge range of Moon events, festivals, activities and resources created as a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing.
