Space stations have not only pushed the boundaries of technology for the last 30 years, but they have provided a platform for exciting new developments in science. This team building, competitive workshop is centred around the International Space Station, the most sophisticated machine ever built.

Students learn what it does and how it does it. They then put those ideas into action by designing their own space station. They must decide what parts, equipment and crew they need whilst calculating their requirements and keeping to their budget. It involves decision making, mathematics and team work. During the course of the workshop, they also learn what it is like to live aboard a space station and the effects it has on the human body.

Curriculum links: Maths, Communication, Team Building

Our Earth under Threat (recommended for Years 7-10)

A team building workshop in which groups need to work in separate teams to deal with a possible Earth impact from a near earth object. After receiving information about Near Earth Objects the students will then take on the role of a crisis team formed to help avert disaster on Earth. The workshop is concluded when the presenter amazes the audience by creating a replica of a comet.

Curriculum links: Team Building, The Solar System and Beyond