Astronomy

Teaching Resources

While you are home and looking for one more thing to help with homeschooling or to entertain yourself or the family, we’ve put together a list of some of our favorite websites. This is by no means a complete list of what’s out there. 

Astronomy in Media unveils how space exploration has impacted the media, showcases famous astronauts and astronomers, and breaks down some of the best movies and TV shows.

Astronomy @ Home (grades K - 12): Weekly live storytime, lectures, and activities kids ages 3-15 from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

NASA STEM @ Home for Students (grades K - 4, 5 - 8): NASA has compiled a variety of activities, puzzles, games, stories, videos, and more for students to do at home.

McDonald Observatory from the University of Texas offers a wide variety of activities to explore astronomy. Here are a selection of our favorites to do at home:

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific offers a list of K-12 classroom activities. 

The Exploratorium hosts robust professional development programs, activities for classrooms, and other tools for teaching and learning.

Visit NASA Space Place for classroom activities for elementary kids.

Miscellaneous

Elementary 

High School

Earth and Space Science

Delve into the study of plate tectonics and journey to the outer edges of the universe in with lessons and learnings in Earth and Space Science. Students can debate whether there is life in outer space with an interactive lesson from High-Adventure Science, analyze videos to compare the formation of tornadoes and avalanches, and follow directions to make a "Biome in a Baggie." Earth and Space Science examines the history and formation of the universe, the prediction of hurricanes and other types of weather, and the categorization of rocks and minerals.   https://cptv.pbslearningmedia.org/subjects/science/earth-and-space-science/ 

Sky and Telescope has complied a list of online resources for grades K-12. Enjoy!  https://skyandtelescope.org/homeschool-resources/?fbclid=IwAR3gquWhmrMMRdd9WyX6e-j8orDQi_teXUBu1fqv1zJs00-vBt_1dRjhGHg 

Star Gazing Resourses