Space Station Lockdown
A science lesson disguised as a rescue: restore power, seal the leaking module, steer the capsule and dock. Four steps, one class, real facts about the Moon at the end.
- Made for
- Teachers and classrooms
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Duration
- 35 min
- Steps
- 4
- Locks used
- Switches, Grid 4x4, Direction (8 ways), Numeric code

What this template contains
steps 1 · Switches
Restore power
Five power cells. Only the odd-numbered ones still hold a charge. Switch on cells 1, 3 and 5.
steps 2 · Grid 4x4
Seal the leak
The station map is a 4 by 4 grid. The leak is in the four squares at the very centre. Select them all to seal them.
steps 3 · Direction (8 ways)
Steer the capsule
Fly the route shown on the screen: up-right, then right, then down-right, then down.
steps 4 · Numeric code
Dock
How far is the Moon from Earth, on average, in thousands of kilometres? Three digits.
Try it before you copy it
Restore power
Five power cells. Only the odd-numbered ones still hold a charge. Switch on cells 1, 3 and 5.
Flip the right switches

The lights flicker and die. Only the odd cells work.
How to use this template
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- How long does it take to play?
- About 35 minutes, from the first lock to the reward.
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