Sheffield students get science lesson from Tim Peake
School children from Sheffield are among 300 from across the UK who've been speaking to Tim Peake live from space.
School children from Sheffield are among 300 from across the UK who have been speaking to Tim Peake live from the International Space station. Pupils gathered at the Museum of Liverpool for the event, which was broadcast in primary schools across the country as part of the ‘Cosmic Classroom’ event organised by TES, the UK Space Agency and the European Space Agency.
Children from as far afield as Egypt and Oman submitted video questions for Tim to answer. More than 7,000 questions were been received.
A group from High Storrs School were among those in Liverpool for the Q&A session. Teacher Ed Padmore says it was inspiring: "Being able to speak to him directly was just fantastic.
"Being able to see what it's like for him in space and his experiences of what it's like up there. It really does inspire kids to see what can be done.
"We're really proud to represent Sheffield in asking Tim Peake questions direct to the International Space Station."
One Sheffield pupil, Tom, asked Tim what his favourite button on the ISS is, and what it does. He replied that it's the button that opens the airlock so they can do experiments in space.
Children also learned how to ‘train like an astronaut’ with help from expert sports scientists.
Tim travelled to the International Space Station in December 2015, where he will live and work until June this year.