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Screenshot of ESA Back to School 2026–2027 STEM Projects
93/100 · ages Ages 5–19 by project

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.

WebsiteAstronaut trainingEarth observation
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ESA CanSat

The European Space Agency CanSat program challenges teams to design, build and launch a soda-can-sized satellite, then collect and analyse mission data.

WebsiteEngineering projectsProgramming
14–19 · Free program information; national competition terms vary92
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Raspberry Pi Learn to Code

Raspberry Pi’s free learning hub connects children and educators with Code Club, code-at-home projects, AI and hardware activities, Astro Pi, and Coolest Projects.

WebsiteYouTube channelAIAstro Pi
7–18 · Free90
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NASA STEM Opportunities and Activities for Students

NASA’s official opportunities hub collects student challenges, robotics and coding activities, design projects, internships, and other STEM pathways for middle-school, high-school, college, and university learners.

WebsiteCodingEngineering
Middle school through university; activity-specific · Free public information; eligibility varies89
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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.

WebsiteDownloadableClassroom projectsCoding projects
School-age students; project-specific · Free public project information; participation dates and eligibility vary88
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FromOne

A playful learning platform combining Python space missions with mental-math challenges, built around short interactive levels and progress.

WebsiteInteractive practiceMental math
8–16 · Free83
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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.

WebsiteWebsiteDownloadableCodingEarth observation
5–19 depending on project · Free project resources; registration and national implementation vary94
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What Is Super Intelligence? (Grades 5-8)

NASA’s grade 5-8 technology explainer introduces machine learning and related ideas through examples from rovers, space science, Earth observation, and careers.

WebsiteArtificial intelligenceGrade 5-8 resources
Grades 5-8 · Free public article84
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Astro Pi Mission Zero

ESA and the Raspberry Pi Foundation invite young people to write beginner Python programs that run on Astro Pi computers aboard the International Space Station.

WebsiteYouTubeBeginner codingISS
Age 19 and under; suitable for beginners · Free94
Screenshot of Astro Pi European Space Coding Challenge 2026/27

Astro Pi European Space Coding Challenge 2026/27

The official Astro Pi challenge gives young people the chance to write Python programs that run on Raspberry Pi computers in space, with beginner Mission Zero and advanced Mission Space Lab pathways for the 2026/27 season.

WebsiteComputer scienceEngineering
5–19 · Free challenge; registration and eligibility apply92
Screenshot of ESA Astro Pi 2026/2027

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.

WebsiteDownloadableBlock codingPython
Recommended 9–16 Mission Zero and 12–19 Mission Space Lab · Free challenge; educator or team registration92
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