Welcome to this Space Exploration challenge. In this activity, you will create a Space Ethics and Ownership Briefing that helps a real audience understand an important question about space, science and society. You will investigate a difficult ethical question about who should make decisions in space. You will compare stakeholders, arguments, power and responsibilities before […]
Choose Your Tools
Pick the tools that work best on your device. The skill matters more than the software. Chromebook, Windows, Mac and iPad users can all complete this activity successfully.
Use these to investigate reliable information, compare sources and keep track of evidence.
Use this to write plans, notes, briefings, reflections or structured written work.
Use this to build comparison tables, risk registers, rankings or simple evidence logs.
Use this to turn your final work into a clear presentation or briefing.
Use this to create infographics, design boards, maps, posters or visual reports.
Help learners choose a clear audience and final format for their Space Ethics and Ownership Briefing. Ask them to explain what they are making before they begin, then support them to gather evidence, organise ideas and improve clarity without completing the work for them.
Successful work should include a focused issue, clear stakeholder map, balanced argument table, ethical decision test and final judgement with safeguards. Look for learners explaining trade-offs rather than treating the question as simply right or wrong.
Simplify by giving learners a choice of three issues and a starter stakeholder list. Extend by asking them to consider international law, Indigenous perspectives, environmental responsibility or future generations in more depth.
This connects to law, policy, business, engineering ethics, environmental justice, citizenship, technology governance and democratic decision-making.
