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Explore 12 trusted education space resources selected for curious kids, with clear ages, access details, and parent context.
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ESA Back to School 2026–27 STEM Projects
The European Space Agency’s 2026–27 Teacher’s Corner collection brings together Climate Detectives, Mission X, Astro Pi, CanSat, and Moon Camp, connecting school students with hands-on space science, coding, Earth observation, engineering, and design.
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ESA Climate Detectives
ESA and ESERO’s Climate Detectives programme guides children ages 5–13 through Earth-related activities, evidence collection, investigations, galleries, and badges.
ESA Back to School 2026–2027 STEM Projects
ESA Education’s current school-project overview connects students with Climate Detectives, Mission X, Astro Pi, CanSat, and Moon Camp activities.
UKSA Space to Learn
UKSA Space to Learn is a UK Space Agency-funded National Space Academy programme continuing through December 2026 with free curriculum-linked physics masterclasses, careers conferences, home-education events, and an interactive Moon Rescue book.
ESA Mission X 2026–2027
ESA Mission X combines astronaut-inspired fitness challenges with scientific investigations about health, nutrition, human biology, movement, and space travel for students and educators.
NASA For Students
NASA’s official student learning hub organizes space, science, engineering, and career resources by grade bands, with links for K–4, grades 5–8, grades 9–12, and college students.
Space Cadets Online
The National Space Centre’s Space Cadets Online is an expert-led online space club for ages 7–11 with 60-minute science sessions, talks, craft ideas, interactive activities, and downloadable resources.
LPI Explore Space Science Activities
The Lunar and Planetary Institute’s Explore collection provides hands-on space science activities for children and pre-teens in libraries, camps, museums, planetariums, clubs, and family programs.
ESA Back to School Student Space Projects
The European Space Agency’s teacher page presents student projects including Astro Pi, Moon Camp, and CanSat to inspire classroom space and engineering learning.
Kids in Space 2026
Makers Empire’s 2026 Kids in Space programme showcases primary-school design-thinking and STEM projects addressing astronaut and space-exploration challenges, supported by Australian space and education partners.
ESA Astro Pi 2026/2027
The European Astro Pi Challenge lets young people write Python or block-based programs that run on Raspberry Pi computers aboard the International Space Station, combining coding with real space science.
NASA Space Out This Summer STEM Activities
NASA’s official summer roundup introduces space-themed STEM activities and learning opportunities for children and families through NASA’s learning resources.
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