Resource Management
Using What We Have Wisely
Students learn how to identify, allocate, and use available resources efficiently to solve problems, meet essential needs, and minimise waste.
Class 2 · Project-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning · Class 2
Space Survival Kit Class 2
This interdisciplinary project challenges students to step into the role of a scientist and explore a real-world scenario. Through inquiry, research, experimentation, and problem-solving, students apply knowledge from multiple disciplines to design innovative and practical solutions.
Mission Brief · CSI-C2
Driving question
How can we, as Space Material Scientists, choose and use Earth’s materials to survive in space?
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Explore, discover, and learn to survive in any environment
Six subjects, one survival challenge.
Every discipline tests one part of the kit: what materials can do, how resources are managed, and how students explain their choices.
One kit, six investigations.
Each subject is a contributing discipline within one shared mission - an evidence tag pinned to the part of the kit it tests. Hover or select a tag to see how that subject earns its place.
A material decision in every subject.
Class 2 works as space material scientists, comparing resources, documenting evidence and defending how each item belongs in the survival kit.
- 01Observe
- 02Compare
- 03Record
- 04Choose
- 05Defend
“Explore, discover, and learn to survive in any environment.”
Sustainable Development Goal
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Responsible Consumption and Production
This project promotes the responsible and efficient use of resources. Students explore how limited resources can be managed wisely, learning practical survival strategies while developing an understanding of sustainability, conservation, and responsible decision-making.
Waste Reduction and Management
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Students explore strategies to reduce, reuse, and recycle materials, understanding how responsible waste management contributes to environmental sustainability, supports long-term resource conservation and supports survival methods.
The Project Journey
Five milestones to one mission: Space Survival
Follow the line as the challenge unfolds, each stage building from first questions to tested materials and a final explanation.
Milestone 01Entry Event
The Space Survival Challenge
Students receive the mission brief and begin asking what humans need to survive when resources are limited.
Milestone 02Discovery
Testing Earth’s Materials
Students observe and compare materials, gathering evidence about strength, flexibility, weight and usefulness.
Milestone 03Planning
Choosing Resources Wisely
Learners decide which resources are essential, which can be reused, and how waste can be reduced.
Milestone 04Prototype
Building the Survival Kit
Teams turn their plans into practical models, testing and improving their survival solutions.
Milestone 05Showcase
Defending the Mission
Students present the reasoning behind their kit, explaining how their choices support survival and sustainability.