What is it?

It's an educational activity designed for students to increase their knowledge about the universe, through an interactive journey where they will observe, in a realistic way, different elements of the space.
To do so we have a video, specifically created for the activity, which simulates the front of a spaceship. Thanks to different sensory equipment, lights, laser, smoke and our educator-actress, Captain Lili, children activate their imagination and get into an amazing space adventure

What will you learn in "Mission 2"?

The crew of the spaceship will be able to see inside the International Space Station (ISS), as the astronauts live, what they eat, where they sleep, how they do exercise and what is their work inside the station.
After our visit to the ISS, our spaceship will go outside our solar system and explore other planetary systems.
On the way back of our adventure we will stop on Mars to talk about the last mission sent to this planet to search for other life.

List of topics for Primary school:

• Brief review of the main features of the Solar System
• Where is the Solar System within our galaxy the Milky Way
• What is the International Space Station
• Where is the ISS
• How many countries are collaborating in the International Space Station
• What kind of experiments are performed by astronauts aboard the station and the utility they have on Earth
• Kuiper belt in the Solar System
• What are the stars?
• Size and colors of the stars
• Alpha Centauri and Proxima Centauri the closest star to our
• Exoplanets, planets outside the solar system.
• Habitable zone of a solar system
• Possible planets like the Earth
• Mars, his temperature, actual situation and future missions
• ExoMars and ESA
• Understand that there are many galaxies in the universe and each one has many stars with planets rotating around them

Other things we will learn

To make the mission a success, it is very important to make a good team in the spaceship. All crew members have to take care of each other and of the equipment, because if something breaks during the trip we can not return to Earth to buy another one.
When we leave, the Earth conditions change, and the astronauts have to be well trained to deal with the difficult conditions in space. It is also very important to do daily exercise and to eat healthy.
Sharing, taking care of  the equipment and of our friends, doing daily exercise and having fun, while learning, are some of the things that we will learn besides our Solar System.

Methodology

To understand the knowledge they are learning better the children sit on the floor so they are free to move and there are different objects and experiences that they can touch and feel. In this way we wake up their sensory memory and make them associate what they are touching with what they are watching.
Thanks to the explanations of Captain Lili, audiovisual aids and different sensory elements, we make the learning dynamic, fun and complete.

How does the activity work?

Our team moves to schools to make the participation of students in scientific activities easier, so they don't have to travel to other centers.
We carry everything required for the activity. The only thing we need is a room or empty classroom to stay in complete darkness to project our video and plugs to connect our equipment.
The children sit on the floor to live more the experience and feel they are free to move around. If the floor is too cold, the school must provide mats for children to sit in.
You can also use the school hall and the children can sit in armchairs, if needed.

Duration

The session lasts about 1 hour.
At the end of the journey every child will receive a certificate for completing Mission 2.

How can I bring the event to my center?

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