International Asteroid Day 2026
Tech for Education
Take your classroom on a space mission
Created for International Asteroid Day 2026, this free classroom activity pack invites children to become space scientists and complete their very own asteroid mission.
Pupils can design an asteroid, decide its size, shape, colour and speed, plot its journey through space, make decisions as Mission Control and finish by creating their own Asteroid Alert poster.
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Perfect For
Primary school science lessons, space topics, International Asteroid Day activities, STEM learning and creative classroom sessions.
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What’s Included
The six-page pack includes an introduction to asteroids, classroom discussion questions, a design-your-own-asteroid activity, an asteroid tracking exercise, a Mission Control challenge and an Asteroid Alert poster activity.
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How To Use The Calm Cards
Start with a short class discussion about asteroids and how scientists observe objects in space. Pupils can then work through the mission individually, in pairs or in small groups.
