Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities

• ExoExplorations
  
  Complete Grade 6 lesson plans for astronomy written by astronomers in both English and French (BC Curriculum specifically, but applicable to others).
  
   
• International Astronomy Union AstroEDU
  
  Peer-reviewed activities spanning a massive array of topics and skill levels, for classrooms or at home.
  
   
• NASA's Resources for Educators
  
  NASA has resources for teachers of Grade 5 through higher education, as well as informal education resources.
  
   
• Astronomical Society of the Pacific - Hands On Astronomy Activities
  
  ASP has an extensive list of activities for kids of all ages. Try activities at home, like making constellation cookies, or use activities like 3D Constellations in the classroom.
  
   
• Mission X: Train Like an Astronaut
  
  This program was run in classrooms in the US until 2018, and has recently been relaunched around the world (including in Canada). It allows you to teach your students about staying active and eating right in the context of space exploration and becoming an astronaut. Kids can accomplish tasks as a team and track data on their physical activity throughout the duration of the program.
  
   
• Amazing Space
  
  Find detailed information about many challenging topics, along with classroom activities to support each topic.
  
   
• Sloan Digital Sky Survey
  
  This website focuses on deep sky objects, with an extensive bank of photos and activities for all ages.
  
   
• Walk the Solar System
  
  This activity uses planispheres to learn about the orbit of our earth around the sun.
  
   
• Astronomy Activities for Blind or Visually Impaired Individuals
  
  These lesson plans make astronomy accessible to a greater portion of the population.

Programs and Apps

• Stellarium
  
  Free, open source planetarium software for computers. This program shows you a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you would see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. You can find activities and lesson plans on their wiki.
  
   
• NASA's Eyes
  
  Experience Earth, our solar system, the universe, and the spacecraft exploring them with immersive apps.
  
   
• Solar System Simulator
  
  See any object in the solar system from anywhere at any time on any date. Very fun.

Canadian Science Fairs

• Canadian Science Fair Locator
  
  Find your local science fair here.