1. Science Space Week at Walsham Le Willows CEVC Primary School
Staff planned collaboratively, after receiving feedback from two teachers from a course, to provide a full week’s activity around space and Tim Peake’s mission.
Children loved dressing up to promote the planetarium and the space week’s activities. The event was reported in our local paper raising our profile within the local community.
Year 1 and 2 children investigated how shadows were formed to develop their understanding of night and day.
The planetarium
Parents and children’s views were collected to evaluate the impact on children’s learning and enjoyment of science.

2. Science Space Week
Every child made a rocket to their own design and measured the distance that it travelled.
All children learnt about healthy eating
and designed menus and food products for Tim Peake.
Key Stage 2 children made a model of the solar system using fruit.
Year 2 children recorded their ideas about gravity and watched
clips of near zero gravity and the challenges this presents in space.

3. Cross curriculum links during space week
Diary of an astronaut
Following research Year 3 and 4 pupils wrote post cards from a planet
KS2 children wrote letters
to Mr Reshma explaining
their scientific reasoning.
Year 5 and 6 pupils
thought about things
that were precious
to them (PSHE)
Year 4 and 5 created
pictures of planets
Year 3 and 4 made models of the earth

4. Science Space Week at Walsham Le Willows CEVC Primary School
Year 1 and 2 have planted
“Rocket Seeds” and collected
data about their growth.
We hope to sell the lettuce
to parents.
A big, highly visible display
was put up in the hall celebrating
Space Week and different ways
that pupils have recorded
their work.
Each class created their own
space week display.
Science scrapbooks
were kept for every class to record all activities during Space Week.