Teacher Resources
Mission to Mars
This classroom activity is designed to test your students' creative, mathematical and literacy skills through a range of tasks that will get them to think about what it might be like to travel to Mars and then live and work on the red planet.
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Why was Apollo called Apollo? | The history of spacecraft call signs
Used for communication in crewed spaceflights, spacecraft call signs have interesting histories.
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Night sky highlights - October 2020
Discover what to see in the night sky in October 2020 including a selection of planets, and two meteor showers
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Night sky highlights - September 2020
Discover what to see in the night sky in September 2020 including the planet Neptune and some deep sky objects
Research Guide
Research guide U: Uniforms & medals
An introduction to the uniforms, medals and awards held at the National Maritime Museum, including records on holders of the Victoria Cross
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Research guides T: Flags
An introduction to the flags held in the collections of the National Maritime Museum and how you can use the Museum's resources to research various types of flag
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Research guide P3: Charts of the Spanish Armada by Robert Adams in the Museum
This guide investigates the history of the mighty Spanish Armada the significance of its defeat by an English fleet in 1588 to sixteenth century Europe
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Research guide M: General maritime
The National Maritime Museum has a number of useful guides to help you explore maritime history, including guides on the marine environment and the relationship between music and the sea
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Research guide G: Passengers
How you can use the National Maritime Museum's collections to search for passengers who emigrated to America, New Zealand and Australia
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Research guide F: Shipping companies
Guides to exploring shipping company records, including material relating to the Honourable East India Company