World Space Week is here again and is celebrated annually from 4th – 10th October. As always, there’s plenty of brilliant resources and ideas out there to give space a lift in your school.
Take a look at the wealth of ideas we have to support your teaching and enrichment of science through the captivating topic of SPACE!
Earth Science Packs:
We have a whole section of science clubs on our website dedicated to this curious topic. You’ll find them under the Earth Science filter in our packs section.
My Science Club members can choose to use their credits on any of these packs. Not a member? Try before you buy by taking a look at a sample from one of our FREE Earth Science Packs by clicking here.
FREE Space Week Quiz:
Our annual space quiz is back with a brand-new look! Once again, we have partnered with SmartSTEMs for a live quiz which you can sign up for your class to join on 5th October 2026 at 1.45 – 2.45pm. Come and join 100s of primary school pupils across the UK at our FREE Space quiz. Open to all UK Primary Schools, this quiz is aimed at Year 4 – 6 (England and Wales) and Primary 5 – 7 (Scotland and NI).
Click here to register your class today
Busy that day or want to run the quiz yourself instead? Don’t worry, a full FREE version of it will be ready to download by the end of September by clicking here COMING SOON
Moon Calendar 2027:
Our popular moon calendar will be back for 2027 and ready to download in time for Space Week 2206. In the meantime, take advantage of the last 3 months of 2026 with a FREE download by clicking here.
If you see us at any in person events in the coming months, we will have a small number of glossy A3 copies to give away too!
Members will get the full version of the moon calendar for free in their members area and non-members can purchase the download for just £1 on our TES shop. Check back for 2027 moon calendar in October.
FREE Space Staff Meeting:
Bryony Turford, in her role as ESERO UK Space Consultant, will be hosting a live CPD event focusing on Working Scientifically with space as a context. She’ll be supporting the wider science curriculum (not Y5 space) and looking at how practical activity can maintain purpose and focus within science lessons. Why not bring your whole staff team along for a free staff meeting? Session takes place on 24th September 2026 3.45 – 4.45pm
Click here to register for a FREE place
FREE Space Sector Careers Cards
Our FREE set of 10 space careers sector cards are a great way to start a conversation and exploring the wide-ranging careers connected to the space sector beyond an Astronaut (we still have A is for astronaut of course!). Click here to download your FREE pack of 10 space careers.
Members of My Science Club get a full additional set of 26 cards A-Z in their members area too! Not a member? Not a problem, you can purchase them in our TES shop for just £1!
We hope you have a great space week, and we’d love to know if you use any of our resources to help your week go with a whizz, a pop and perhaps a bit of a bang! Tag us in your social media posts and we might just pop a new 2027 moon calendar in the post!
Bryony and Paul
Founders and creators of My Science Club
Explore our Earth Science Packs here Explore our free sample sessions here Register for the live Space Quiz here Download your FREE Space Quiz for 2026 here COMING SOON Download the tail end of the 2026 Moon Calendar here Register for a place on the FREE Space CPD event here Download the FREE space sector career cards here Visit our TES shop here Join My Science Club here