Teacher Resources 2025
To help you run Space Week activities at your school we’ve collated a number of great Space Week Teacher Resources. To gain early access to these resources on September 1st simply register your school’s participation via the form below.
All we need from you is to tell us how many students you plan to engage so we can keep track of Irish participation in Space Week on a global scale. Last year Ireland ranked 2nd in the world for the number of events held! We want to keep that incredible momentum going and to make sure your Space Week events are counted.
Even better, if you tell us about your school’s participation in Space Week, you’re in with a chance to be visited by the Space Week Team and one of our special guests, Astronaut Dan Tani, or Dr Niamh Shaw!
Former NASA Astronaut – Dan Tani
Dr Niamh Shaw – Science Communicator!
What you’ll get:
Space Art Session – Living In Space
The annual space art session has become our most popular event by far, but several teachers have requested earlier access to the resource. Sign up today to gain early access, along with an associated resources, equipment list, and suggestions for curricular alignment from BCO’s Education Officer Frances McCarthy. Previous iterations of the project have included sessions on Exoplanets, Aliens, and Climate Change.
If you send us photos of your students’ work we will include them in a gallery hosted on the Space Week website!
Image by Roberta Lidutze, a Year 2 student on MTU Crawford College of Art & Design, BA (Hons) Visual Communications.
Living in Space Resources
The theme for Space Week 2025 is “Living in Space. To assist you with integrating this concept into the classroom, our Education Officer Frances McCarthy, has collated the best teacher resources available. We’ll also grant you early access to a panel discussion on the topic of living in space featuring a selection of experts who will encourage your students to explore and debate the merits of life in space and the what it might mean for their future.
The Schools’ Observatory
This year we are delighted to be working with The Schools’ Observatory, from Liverpool John Moores University. They provide a wealth of free resources for primary and secondary students, including access to remote telescopes! Explore the night sky from the comfort of your own classroom. The resources can be filtered by relevance to national curricula, such as “Ireland Primary” and “Ireland Junior Cycle”. Check out an example of a fun primary resource here.
To help you navigate the website and book telescope time for your school, we will be releasing a video guide for all early registrants on September 1st.
Printable SWAG
We’ve got posters, Moon calendars, activity sheets, board games, and more.
As always, we love hearing your feedback on how we can make Space Week work better for you.
Reach out today to info@spaceweek.ie if you want to learn more or offer feedback.
