One model, six depths
The same spacecraft serves Grade 6 and university learners. What changes is the academic depth disclosed, not the physics — so the progression is real rather than repackaged.
For school leaders
A spacecraft engineering strand your school can actually run
One spacecraft model from Grade 6 to university. No accounts, no hardware, no installation — and no claim we cannot evidence.
Why a school would want this
Learners produce evidence, not clicks
Every mission ends with a prediction, a comparison, an engineering decision and a limitation statement. That is what the teacher reviews.
Honest about what it is
Evidence is labelled simulated, derived or reference. Nothing is presented as measured flight data, and no accreditation is claimed.
Nothing to install or administer
No accounts, no learner data, no hardware, no LMS integration. A teacher can run a mission from a browser.
The progression
The same spacecraft, disclosed at six increasing depths. A Grade 6 learner and an university use one model.
| Stage | Band | What learners do | Observable verbs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | ML-A Explorer | Observe & Explain | Identify · observe · measure · explain |
| Grade 7 | ML-A Explorer | Control & Compare | Predict · compare · control · explain |
| Grade 8 | ML-A Explorer | Design & Justify | Design · justify · choose · defend |
| Grades 9–10 | ML-B Builder | Calculate · Model · Compare · Test | Calculate · model · compare · test |
| Grades 11–12 | ML-C Engineer | Analyse · Program · Evaluate · Optimise | Analyse · program · evaluate · optimise |
| University | ML-D Mission Systems | Design · Integrate · Verify · Validate | Design · integrate · verify · validate |
Twelve mission families
Two are pilot lessons today. The rest are mapped in the framework — that distinction is kept visible everywhere in the product.
First Contact & Spacecraft Systems
Sensors, Telemetry & Data Quality
Electrical Power & Energy Management
Attitude, Motion & Reaction Wheels
Feedback, Estimation & Control
Communications & Ground Link
Orbit, Ground Track & Contact Planning
Payload / Imaging / Mission Data
Thermal & Environmental Constraints
Faults, Diagnosis & Recovery
Integrated Mission Operations
Model-versus-Hardware Verification / Capstone
What your school needs to provide
Short list, and it stays short.
Devices
One computer per pair of learners, with a modern browser. No installation.
Accounts
None. Learners are not asked to register, and no personal data is collected.
Hardware
None. The spacecraft is a software model; no kit is required to complete a mission.
Teacher preparation
One planning period. The lesson ships with prompts, an answer key, misconceptions and timings.
Timetable
Two sessions of about 55–70 minutes, or one double period.
Internet
A standard school connection. Nothing is streamed or downloaded.
How a programme is shaped
Start with the trial. Everything else follows from what the trial shows.
Two-session trial
Pilot lesson2 sessions · One Grade 7 class, 10–15 learners in pairs
- Both pilot lessons, teacher-guided
- Teacher preparation notes and answer key
- Printable learner record
- A structured feedback form for the teacher
Enough evidence for the school to judge whether the approach fits its learners.
Single-term programme
8 weeks · One class, one grade
- 8 runnable missions, one per week
- 6 home follow-ups for practice between sessions
- Teacher lens showing what each grade level discloses
- Printable learner record from every session
A sustained mission strand that sits alongside the existing science scheme.
Full programme
12 weeks · One class, Grades 9-10 and above
- 12 runnable missions, one per week
- 9 home follow-ups for practice between sessions
- Teacher lens showing what each grade level discloses
- Printable learner record from every session
A vertical STEM pathway using one spacecraft model, ending on verification.
What this is not
We would rather a school chose us knowing this than discovered it in week three.