The Mars Diary effectively brings together a number of different curriculum areas to create an exciting cross curricular learning experience. It will encourage and inspire children to investigate the wonders of the universe.
Paul CameronPrimary School Teacher
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We're sending you further into space than any human has ever been. You're going to Mars. Excited? You should be!
The Mission Mars Diary is a free education programme for KS2/P5-7 students. Using the premise of planning and executing a mission to Mars, students ‘make their own book’ as they work through over 60 hours of STEM activities. Educators are fully supported by a suite a teaching resources, including teaching notes and curriculum guides, which are housed on a web portal, along with free downloadable worksheets for each activity.
Utilising Curved House Kids’ Discovery Diary model, the cross-curricular and multimodal aspects of each Mars Diary activity provide an entry point for every child, making STEM accessible and fun. This, combined with individualised learning which allows children to put their stamp on their diary, results in empowered and confident students with strong Science Capital.
The Mars Diary was written and developed by author Lucy Hawking and publisher Curved House Kids, along with a wonderful team of STEM experts and teachers who helped to make everything as inspiring and as informative as possible. It was made possible by the generous support of the UK Space Agency, whose funding enabled us to send 20,000 copies of the Mars Diary book to students in the UK’s most deprived areas – completely free of charge.
Highlights
• 98,000+ students already enrolled
• 60+ hours of KS2/P5-7 STEM-literacy content available for free download
• Hard copy diaries available for purchase
• Teaching notes with ideas for differentiation for each activity
• Curriculum guides for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
• Blank lesson plan and reflection templates
• Flexible structure that allows activities to be experienced in order, chapter-by-chapter, or used standalone for individual lessons
• Multimedia features including original video footage and a special message from ESA Astronaut Tim Peake
• Profiles of real STEM experts to help students ‘see’ themselves in STEM
• Incentives for students like Mission Badge stickers
• Approved for Children’s University Passport programme
