Children’s Activities
Mars Helicopter colouring sheet Credit: NASA Faces in objects Human brains are designed to recognise shapes. The shape of a tree can tell us where there are fruits to eat. The shape of a crocodile tells us to stay away!…
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Welcome to PostcardsFromSpace
Tanno and Iguda will show you loads of fun activities to do, all connected to their postcard stories. 60 different cards, each with a linked webpage, take you to space, volcanoes and inside the body. For the various series, here’s…
10 Mars facts!
Mars is red because it’s rusty! The soil contains a lot of oxidised iron. 3. You can watch the surface of Mars live as seen from orbit by the Mars Odyssey THEMIS mission here: https://themis.asu.edu/livefrommars (I say live, they video…
Amazing Stuff!
This page has loads of intriguing amazing facts, videos, pictures. Just a ton of fun stuff for you to jump around and look at. We’re constantly adding to this page, so pop back later to see any new additions. Spaghettification…
Friends of PostcardsFromSpace
So many great people have contributed to the various PostcardsFrom… series, and many of them make great contributions in other areas of life. This page celebrates these talented folk, and gives you the opportunity to look up some of their…
Meet Tanno and Iguda
Your friends Tanno and Iguda have all sorts of adventures. And they love to share the crazy things they see and find out. They write postcards to their friends to show pictures and tell the stories of these adventures. On…
Author Workshop
A three hour PosctardsFromSpace Author Workshop is available, free of charge, to all schools purchasing the full schools package (schools will need to cover travel expenses). Delivered in-person by Miles Hudson, physics education expert. The workshop can adapted for students…