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English Year 4 Container

(English) How communication satellites and other space-based technologies have shaped the way we interact.

Resource Guide

This document is a Year 4 English resource. It serves as an instructional, step-by-step guide designed for teachers to use during a Communication and Technology lesson, providing structured activities where they can teach about space-based technologies—such as how communication satellites have transformed the way we interact globally—and present multimedia resources as they guide pupils through writing a non-chronological report.

Speaking task

This document is a Year 4 English resource. It serves as an instructional, step-by-step guide designed for teachers to use during a Communication and Technology lesson, providing structured activities where they can facilitate a speaking task—such as having students share how they personally communicate with friends, family, and acquaintances far away—and engage pupils through collaborative pair work or whole-class discussions.

Writing task

This instructional worksheet focuses on the theme of communication and technology. It outlines a specific writing task where pupils must draft a non-chronological report on a communication device of their choosing, such as a radio, tablet, or letter.

Suggested Videos

This supplementary guide provides a curated list of educational videos focused on the evolution of communication and space-based technologies. The resource is intended to spark classroom discussions and can be used for listening or speaking activities prior to a writing assignment.

Maltese Year 4 Container

(Maltese) Sejjer vjaġġ - Nagħtu direzzjonijiet u nimxu magħhom

Gwida għar-riżorsi

Dan id-dokument huwa gwida ta’ riżorsi għas-suġġett tal-Malti għar-Raba’ Sena. Huwa mfassal biex jipprovdi lill-għalliema materjal strutturat u linji gwida għal attivitajiet edukattivi, bl-għan li jgħinu lill-istudenti jiżviluppaw il-vokabularju u jtejbu l-ħiliet tagħhom fil-qari, il-kitba u l-fehim tal-lingwa Maltija.

Attività tal-kitba - Fejn sejrin?

Dan id-dokument huwa riżorsa għal attività tal-kitba bil-Malti bit-titlu “Fejn sejrin?”. L-għan tiegħu huwa li jipprovdi struttura u linji gwida biex l-istudenti jipprattikaw u jiżviluppaw il-ħiliet tal-kitba kreattiva tagħhom, billi jħeġġiġhom jużaw l-immaġinazzjoni biex jiddeskrivu vjaġġ u jesprimu l-ideat tagħhom b’mod ċar u strutturat bil-miktub.

Attività fil-Klassi - Nimxu mad-direzzjonijiet

Dan id-dokument huwa riżorsa għal attività fil-klassi għas-suġġett tal-Malti bit-titlu “Nimxu mad-direzzjonijiet”. L-għan tiegħu huwa li jipprovdi eżerċizzju prattiku u interattiv fejn l-istudenti jkunu jistgħu jipprattikaw kif jagħtu u jsegwu direzzjonijiet, sabiex isaħħu l-vokabularju spazjali tagħhom u jtejbu l-fehim tal-istruzzjonijiet bil-lingwa Maltija.

Nagħtu direzzjonijiet u nimxu magħhom

Dan id-dokument huwa preżentazzjoni għall-użu fil-klassi għas-suġġett tal-Malti għar-Raba’ Sena bit-titlu “Għajnuna biex Ninnavigaw: Is-Satelliti”. L-għan tiegħu huwa li jservi bħala għajnuna viżwali biex jintroduċi lill-istudenti għall-kunċett tas-satelliti u jispjega b’mod sempliċi x’inhuma, kif jiġbru l-informazzjoni, u kif dawn jgħinuna fin-navigazzjoni u l-komunikazzjoni ta’ kuljum.

Mathematics Year 4 Container

(Mathematics) Using the ESA Ariane6 Rocket to Explore Fractions

Resource Guide

This document is a Year 4 Mathematics resource guide. It serves as an instructional, step-by-step guide designed for teachers to use during a fractions lesson, providing structured activities where they can teach mathematical concepts—such as understanding equivalent fractions up to 1/12 using situations related to the ESA Ariane 6 Rocket—and present multimedia resources as they guide pupils through printable space-themed problem worksheets and a rocket diagram for measurement and labelling.

Worksheet

This Year 4 Mathematics worksheet utilizes an Ariane 6 Rocket theme to help students practice and understand fractions. The interactive exercises guide pupils through visual tasks, such as colouring different sections of the rocket to represent specific fifths. It also includes comparative activities where students must determine if given fractions are greater than, smaller than, or equal to one another, alongside sequencing tasks to order them from smallest to greatest.

Understanding Fractions using Space Rockets

This visual presentation is a Year 4 Mathematics resource uses the European Space Agency’s Ariane 6 rocket as an engaging theme to teach students about fractions. The slides briefly introduce the rocket and its main components—such as the payload fairing, core stage, boosters, and engine—alongside a video link highlighting its first flight.

Primary Science Year 4 Container

(Primary Science) Exploring Our Solar System and the Scientists Behind the Discoveries - Planet Passport Booklet

Resource Guide

This document is a Year 4 Science resource guide focused on exploring the solar system. It provides teachers with structured guidelines for an interactive “Planet Passport” activity, where pupils roleplay as astronauts visiting different classroom stations to gather facts about the planets. This engaging exercise is designed to help students discover key characteristics of our solar system while developing their scientific vocabulary and observational skills.

Space Passport

This document is a Year 4 Science resource formatted as a “Solar System Passport.” It serves as an interactive, printable booklet designed for pupils to use during a space exploration activity, providing structured pages where they can log key facts—such as planetary size, surface type, gravity, and number of moons—and draw pictures of each planet as they “visit” them across different classroom stations.

Planets Factsheets

This document is a Year 4 Science resource containing informative factsheets about the planets in our solar system. It is designed to be used alongside the interactive “Planet Passport” activity, providing pupils with essential data—such as planetary size, surface characteristics, temperature, and number of moons—to read and record as they explore different learning stations in the classroom.

PSCD Year 4 Container

(PSCD) Understanding teamwork and collaboration through life aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Resource Guide

This document is a Year 4 PSCD resource guide focused on teaching teamwork and positive relationships through the real-world example of life aboard the International Space Station.

Role Playing Cards

This document provides a set of role-playing cards featuring space-themed prompts for classroom activities. Each card presents an open-ended sentence or scenario that encourages students to step into the shoes of astronauts and scientists aboard the International Space Station.

Teamwork on the International Space Station

This presentation for Year 4 PSCD explores the concept of teamwork through the real-life example of the International Space Station. It explains how astronauts from various countries and cultures work together as one team to conduct science experiments and maintain the orbiting laboratory

Year 5 Container

English Year 5 Container

(English) To explore how the media - including films, series, cartoons, books, and music - has helped shape public interest and imagination about outer space.

Resource Guide

This document is a resource guide for the Year 5 English subject. It is designed to provide teachers with structured material and guidelines for educational activities, aiming to help students explore how the media has shaped public interest and imagination about space, and improve their reading, writing, and speaking skills through an excerpt taken from the book “The Little Prince”.

Presentation for use in class

This document is a visual presentation for the Year 5 English subject. The presentation includes discussion prompts about different types of media and their reliability, an overview of the book “The Little Prince,” instructions and structure tips for an opinion article writing task titled “Mission to the Stars,” and a creative speaking activity where students are guided to invent and present their own imaginary planet to the class.

Suggested Videos

This document is a video resource presentation for the Year 5 English subject. It is designed to provide teachers with structured material and guidelines for educational activities, aiming to help students understand the concept of media and its connection to outer space through engaging multimedia. The presentation includes a curated selection of educational videos, featuring clips that explain what media is, short films and stop-motion animations based on “The Little Prince”, and a movie trailer for “Ready Jet Go! Space Camp”.

Reading comprehension

This document is a reading comprehension resource for the Year 5 English subject. It is designed to provide teachers with structured material and guidelines for educational activities, aiming to help students develop vocabulary and improve their reading, writing, and comprehension skills in the English language using an excerpt from the book “The Little Prince”. The worksheet includes True or False exercises, multiple choice, searching for specific words from the text, and open-ended questions, along with a dedicated answers section to assist teachers in assessment.

Writing task - Mission to the Stars

This document is a writing task resource for the Year 5 English subject. The worksheet includes brainstorming prompts regarding different types of media, a three-step guide for organizing the article into an introduction, main paragraphs, and conclusion, tips on using persuasive phrases, and a “Space Writer Success Checklist” to assist students in self-assessment before handing in their work.

Speaking task - Present your own imaginary planet!

This document is a speaking task resource for the Year 5 English subject. The task sheet includes specific prompts to guide the presentation’s content—such as the planet’s name, physical appearance, inhabitants, daily life, and special powers—along with practical public speaking tips and a requirement for the three-minute presentation to conclude with an engaging question for the audience.

Maltese Year 5 Container

(Maltese) Vjaġġ immaġinarju fl-ispazju

Gwida għar-riżorsi

Dan id-dokument huwa gwida ta’ riżorsi għas-suġġett tal-Malti għall-Ħames Sena. Huwa mfassal biex jipprovdi lill-għalliema materjal strutturat u linji gwida għal attivitajiet edukattivi, bl-għan li jgħinu lill-istudenti jiddeskrivu vjaġġ immaġinarju fl-ispazju u jtejbu l-ħiliet tagħhom fil-qari, il-kitba u l-fehim tal-lingwa Maltija.

Fehim mill-qari

Dan id-dokument huwa riżorsa ta’ fehim mill-qari għas-suġġett tal-Malti għall-Ħames Sena. Huwa mfassal biex jipprovdi lill-għalliema materjal strutturat u linji gwida għal attivitajiet edukattivi, bl-għan li jgħinu lill-istudenti jiżviluppaw il-vokabularju u jtejbu l-ħiliet tagħhom fil-qari, il-kitba u l-fehim tal-lingwa Maltija permezz ta’ silta meħuda mill-ktieb “Iċ-ċkejken Prinċep”. Il-karta tax-xogħol tinkludi eżerċizzji ta’ Veru jew Falz, għażla multipla, tfittxija ta’ kliem speċifiku mit-test, u mistoqsijiet miftuħa, flimkien ma’ sezzjoni ddedikata għat-tweġibiet biex tgħin lill-għalliema fl-assessjar.

Attività tal-kitba

Dan id-dokument huwa riżorsa għall-attività tal-kitba għas-suġġett tal-Malti għall-Ħames Sena. Huwa mfassal biex jipprovdi lill-istudenti bi spunt kreattiv, billi jitlobhom jiktbu storja ta’ bejn 100 u 150 kelma dwar vjaġġ immaġinarju fejn weħlu fuq pjaneta oħra. Biex jgħin fl-iżvilupp tal-ideat, id-dokument jinkludi tabella b’informazzjoni dwar il-pjaneti fis-Sistema Solari—bħal Merkurju, Venere, u Marte—iżda jagħti wkoll il-libertà lill-istudenti biex jivvintaw il-pjaneta tagħhom, u jħeġġiġhom ipinġu jew iwaħħlu stampa tagħha fl-aħħar tax-xogħol tagħhom.

Preżentazzjoni għall-użu fil-klassi

Dan id-dokument huwa preżentazzjoni viżwali għas-suġġett tal-Malti għall-Ħames Sena. Huwa mfassal biex jipprovdi lill-għalliema materjal strutturat u linji gwida għal attivitajiet edukattivi, bl-għan li jgħinu lill-istudenti japprezzaw il-letteratura permezz tal-ktieb “Iċ-ċkejken Prinċep” u jtejbu l-ħiliet tagħhom fil-kitba kreattiva.

Mathematics Year 5 Container

(Mathematics) Applying direct proportion through real-life,
space-themed problem-solving.

Resource Guide

This document is a Year 5 Mathematics resource guide focused on teaching direct proportion and word problems through the context of real-life, space-themed scenarios.

Kahoot Game & Questions

This document is a Year 5 Mathematics quiz resource focused on practicing direct proportion through space-themed word problems, featuring both a live Kahoot game link and a printable multiple-choice question sheet.

Worksheet

This document is a worksheet focused on applying direct proportion through ten space-themed word problems and providing a structured layout for students to show their working and answers.

Solving Space related word problems

This document is a Year 5 Mathematics presentation focused on introducing the topic of solving space-related word problems and providing visual context for the lesson through videos from the European Space Agency (ESA).

Primary Science Year 5 Container

(Primary Science) Spinning Trough Space - Earth, Seasons and Leap Year

Resource Guide

This document is a resource guide for the Primary Science subject for Year 5. It is designed to provide teachers with structured material and guidelines for interactive activities, aiming to help students understand how the Earth’s tilt, rotation, and orbit cause day and night, seasonal changes, and the concept of a leap year. The guide includes a practical demonstration using a flashlight and a globe, an interactive “Human Earth Orbit Game” with both indoor and outdoor variations to explain the mathematics of leap years using fractions of time, and a consolidation worksheet.

Solving Space related word problems

This document is a worksheet for the Year 5 Primary Science subject titled “Spinning Through Space: Earth, Seasons and Leap Year” designed to test and consolidate students’ understanding of the concepts explored in class. It is structured into three continuous parts, beginning with an exploration of the day-night cycle where students use specific vocabulary like “nighttime” and “spinning” to complete sentences, draw arrows to indicate Earth’s rotation, and hypothesize what would happen if the Earth suddenly stopped spinning.

PSCD Year 5 Container

(PSCD) Exploring space-related careers beyond astronauts—focusing on real-world roles connected to space science, tech, and society.

Resource Guide

This document is a Year 5 PSCD resource guide. It serves as an instructional, step-by-step guide designed for teachers to use during a space-related careers lesson, providing structured activities where they can teach about roles beyond astronauts—such as how real-world jobs connect to space science, technology, and society—and present multimedia resources as they guide pupils through matching skills with jobs and a creative drawing or writing activity.

Worksheet

This document is a Year 5 PSCD worksheet. It serves as an interactive worksheet designed for pupils to use during a space careers lesson, providing a structured matching activity where they can explore real-world roles beyond astronauts—such as an Astrobiologist, Space Suit Designer, or Satellite Operator—and connect these specific jobs to essential skills like problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork as they draw coloured arrows to complete the exercise.

Careers related to Space

This visual presentation explores a wide array of space-related careers to broaden students’ understanding of the industry. It acts as an interactive teaching tool, providing structured slides where educators can introduce diverse roles—such as an Agricultural Data Analyst, Space Suit Designer, or Meteorologist—and engage pupils in matching these professions to essential skills like problem-solving, teamwork, and communication.

Year 6 Container

English Year 6 Container

(English) To introduce students to how inventions originally developed for space exploration have made their way into our everyday lives.

Resource Guide

This document is a Year 6 English resource guide focused on developing vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, and grammar skills through the theme of space sustainability. It centers around an ESA “Space Junk” video and includes listening and reading comprehension tasks, information-gathering activities, and a creative writing exercise where pupils draft a letter advocating for the cleanup of space debris.

Writing/Speaking task

This document is a Year 6 English writing and speaking task sheet focused on the issue of space junk. It provides a structured activity where pupils are prompted to discuss the problem of debris orbiting the Earth and then apply their language skills by drafting a persuasive letter advocating for its cleanup.

Listening Comprehension

This document is a listening comprehension resource focused on space technology spin-offs. It provides structured tasks designed to assess and develop pupils’ listening skills by exploring how scientific inventions originally created for space missions have been adapted into everyday items used here on Earth.

Suggested short videos and games

This document is a resource guide containing a curated selection of short videos and interactive games designed for an introductory task. It provides teachers with engaging multimedia links intended to capture pupils’ interest, introduce the core themes of the lesson, and set an interactive stage for further learning.

20 Things we wouldn't have without Space Travel

This document features a NASA infographic. It is designed to visually present space-related information and facts, providing pupils with an engaging format to practice reading comprehension and extract key details from visual and multimodal texts.

Maltese Year 6 Container

(Maltese) Vjaġġ fl-ispazju - Id-Diskors persważiv

Gwida għar-riżorsi

Dan id-dokument huwa gwida għar-riżorsi għas-suġġett tal-Malti għas-Sitt Sena. Huwa mfassal biex jipprovdi lill-għalliema materjal strutturat u linji gwida għal attivitajiet edukattivi, bl-għan li jgħinu lill-istudenti jippreparaw diskors persważiv għal kompetizzjoni fittizja dwar vjaġġ fl-ispazju u jtejbu l-ħiliet tagħhom fil-qari, il-kitba u l-fehim tal-lingwa Maltija permezz ta’ riċerka, silta fuq l-astronawta Tim Peake, u preżentazzjonijiet orali fejn l-istudenti jagħtu feedback kostruttiv lil xulxin.

Fehim mill-qari

Dan id-dokument huwa riżorsa ta’ fehim mill-qari għas-suġġett tal-Malti għas-Sitt Sena, li fiha intervista mal-astronawta Brittaniku Tim Peake. L-istudenti jaqraw dwar il-karriera tiegħu, li bdiet bħala pilota fl-Armata Brittanika qabel ma ngħaqad mal-Aġenzija Spazjali Ewropea fl-2008. Is-silta tispjega l-isfidi li ffaċċja, bħat-tagħlim tal-lingwa Russa, u l-esperjenza tiegħu waqt missjoni ta’ sitt xhur fl-Istazzjon Spazjali Internazzjonali fejn wettaq madwar 250 esperiment xjentifiku. Il-karta tax-xogħol tinkludi mistoqsijiet ta’ fehim, eżerċizzji biex jitqabblu l-kliem mat-tifsira tagħhom, u tfittxija ta’ sinonimi biex jiġi ttestjat il-vokabularju, b’sezzjoni sħiħa bid-dawl għall-għalliema fl-aħħar.

Attività tal-kitba u t-taħdit

Dan id-dokument huwa riżorsa għall-attività tal-kitba u tat-taħdit għas-suġġett tal-Malti għas-Sitt Sena. Il-karta tax-xogħol tinkludi struzzjonijiet ċari biex l-istudenti jippreparaw diskors persważiv ta’ madwar 150 kelma u jippreżentawh għal 3 minuti quddiem il-klassi, filwaqt li toffri gwida dwar l-użu ta’ lingwaġġ emozzjonali u mistoqsijiet retoriċi, flimkien ma’ lista ta’ kriterji ta’ suċċess biex tgħin lill-għalliema u lill-istudenti fl-assessjar.

Preżentazzjoni għall-użu fil-klassi

Dan id-dokument huwa preżentazzjoni viżwali għas-suġġett tal-Malti għas-Sitt Sena. Il-preżentazzjoni tinkludi tagħrif dwar l-Istazzjon Spazjali Internazzjonali, struzzjonijiet ċari dwar kif tibni argument b’introduzzjoni qawwija u lingwaġġ emozzjonali, u pariri għall-preżentazzjoni orali fil-klassi, flimkien ma’ lista ta’ kriterji ta’ suċċess biex tgħin lill-għalliema fl-assessjar.

Mathematics Year 6 Container

(Mathematics) Learning data handling through the Solar System.

Resource Guide

This document is a Year 6 Mathematics resource guide. It serves as an instructional, structured guide designed for teachers to use during a data handling lesson, providing step-by-step activities where they can teach data representation—such as creating charts and graphs using Solar System facts—and present multimedia resources as they guide pupils through printable space-themed worksheets.

Worksheet - Moons of the Solar System

This document is a Year 6 Mathematics worksheet titled “Moons of the Solar System”. It provides structured, space-themed activities designed to help pupils practice data handling and representation. The resource includes practical exercises where students are tasked with completing a data table showing the number of moons for each planet, drawing a corresponding bar chart, and sorting the planetary information using a Carroll diagram.

Data Representation using Solar System facts

This document is a Year 6 Mathematics presentation titled “Data Representation using Solar System facts”. It introduces pupils to different methods of data representation—such as tables, bar charts, Carroll diagrams, and digital spreadsheets (Excel or Google Sheets)—using the number of moons for each planet as the primary dataset. The slides include a brief video link, visual examples of charts, and prompt students to complete corresponding tasks on their worksheets.

Primary Science Year 6 Container

(Primary Science) Galileo in Space: Gravity Beyond Earth

Resource Guide

This document is a Year 6 Science resource guide. It provides teachers with structured materials and guidelines for educational activities, aiming to help pupils explore key scientific concepts, develop their observational and analytical skills, and deepen their understanding of the science curriculum.

Galileo in Space: Gravity Beyond Earth

This document is a Year 6 Science worksheet. It provides structured exercises and practical questions designed to reinforce classroom learning, allowing pupils to apply their knowledge of key scientific concepts, practice recording data, and further develop their analytical skills.

Videos

This document is a Year 6 Science presentation that features a curated collection of educational videos. It is designed to be used as a visual aid in the classroom, providing engaging multimedia content to introduce key scientific concepts, capture pupils’ interest, and support interactive learning during science lessons.

PSCD Year 6 Container

(PSCD) Mental Health and Well-being in space

Resource Guide

This resource guide for Year 6 PSCD focuses on mental health and well-being, specifically through the lens of how astronauts manage their physical and emotional health during long durations in space.

Worksheet

This PSCD Year 6 worksheet serves as a practical, personal tool to assist pupils in developing healthy coping mechanisms for stress, worry, and loneliness. The document guides students to build a support network by identifying trusted family members, friends, or teachers they can talk to when needed. It provides a checklist of calming activities, such as engaging in sports, reading, or listening to music, to help pupils manage their emotions. Furthermore, the worksheet encourages the adoption of daily habits like prioritizing sleep, drinking water, eating nutritious food, and taking necessary breaks from electronic screens.

Mental Health and Well-Being in Space presentation

This presentation is a Year 6 PSCD resource. It serves as an instructional tool designed for teachers to use during a lesson on mental health and well-being, providing structured slides where they can teach about coping mechanisms used by astronauts—such as maintaining routines, exercising, and staying connected with loved ones—and present multimedia resources as they guide pupils through a mindfulness exercise and the creation of a personal self-care plan.

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