ASTRONOMY HUB
ASTRONOMY COURSES
FULL YEAR COURSES
Earthcomm
Chapter by Chapter astronomy course with links to activities and guidance for teachers and students
Grade 10 - 12 | free
Exploring Space Through Math
Space themed math program from NASA
Grade 10 - 12 | free
Astronomy
Full Curriculum Astronomy Course
from Georgia Virtual Learning
Grade 10 -12 | free
Cosmos For Kids
Complete Course for middle school.
Web based reading with end of section quizzes.
Free
Afterschool Universe
Full curriculum Astronomy Program for middle school students presented by NASA.
Middle school | free
Earth and Space
Homeschool curriculum from Pandia Press $
Astrophysics
Complete Course from Brilliant.
Grade 10 to adult | $.
Astronomy
Complete Course from the National Schools Observatory.
free
ASTRONOMY ACTIVITIES & GAMES
EDUCATIONAL GAMES TO REINFORCE LEARNING
socratic astrophysics
Questions and answers on astrophysics topics.
Grade 11 - 12 | free
Civil Air Patrol
What better place to learn about flying than the Civil Air patrol Youth in Cadet Program in the USA.
Age 8 - 12
Some activities are free, some are $
Young Eagles
The EEA's Young Eagles Prigram provides free first flights to youth across America and Canada. More than 2 million students have experienced flight this way as an introduction to aviation.
Up to age 18 | free
GALAXY ZOO
One of the most successful citizen science programs of all time, this website invites you to peruse CEERS data in the form of images taken from the James Webb Telescope and to help classify the images for further research.
14+ | free
Where is the Mars Rover
Track the Mars Rover in real time
Cool Cosmos | Infrared Universe
This site is supported by Caltech and explores space related topics with a focus on infrared technology. Highly recommended.
Cosmology Quizzes
A series of quizzes that test the student's knowledge about space and astronomy, as well as testing some of the content in the Cosmos for Kids course.
Grade 3 - 7 | free
SPACE SCOOP
News articles about space from across the Universe.
Grade 3 upwards | free
ASTRONOMY videos
FREE & SUBSCRIPTION WORKSHEETS
astronomy videos
texas a&m university
you tube channel
Grade 11 - 12+ | free
ASTRONOMY WORKSHEETS
FREE & SUBSCRIPTION WORKSHEETS
Nasa presents this program of math as it relates to problems in space. There are worksheets on space walking, shuttle ascents, astronaut motion, rover physics, geometric relationships and more. The math covers Algebra 1 through to pre-calculus, in graded sections. There are teacher notes and student notes – both printable pdf files and worksheets. Excellent resource to show how math is applied to situations in the field of astronomy.Â
Grade: 10-12 | secular | freeÂ
Grade: 5 -12 |secular |free |online or pdf, and free poster.
Online or pdf versions available.Â
Grade 10 – 12 | secular | free
This link contains 2 levels of activity books, as well as a poster, power point presentations, and more.Â
Visit the Life Cycles of Stars activities link
Grade 5 – 12 | secular | free
A 3 book collection explaining the mechanics of the universe, by Stephen hawking and Lucy Hawking. Accompanied by a detailed curriculum and learning guide.Â
Visit George’s key to the Universe
Grade: K-12 | secular | $20
A brief curriculum guide for educators to use with George’s Key to the Universe.Â
Curriculum Guide pdf
Astronomers need super-good math skills, so make a good start with Star Wars themed math books. Click on the book covers for link.Â
Grade K-6 | secular | from $8Â
ASTRONOMY APPS
USEFUL TOOLS FROM THE APP STORES
ASTRONOMY TOOLS
TOOLS FOR STUDYING ASTRONOMY
Socratic Astronomy
Questions and answers about a wide range of astronomy topics.
Grade 5 - 12 | free
Socratic Astrophysics
Questions and answers on astrophysics topics.
Grade 11 - 12 | free
The sky live
Visit the night sky live, and track stars and planets.
Your one stop guide to the solar system.
Professor Dave explains Astronomy
A YouTube Channel with a series of 45 videos as an introduction to astronomy and astrophysics
SPACE TIME - OUR UNIVERSE EXPLAINED
YouTube Channel from PBS with over 2 million subscribers. Dr Matt O Dowd explains astrophysics.