Space. It’s this wonderful, exciting thing to explore for kids. Here is a round-up of some fantastic resources to teach your kids about astronomy.
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Lesson Plans & Activities
- Canadian Astronomy Education : Grade 1 | Grade 6 | Grade 9 | Grade 11/12
- Canadian Space Agency – Activities and Experiments
- Our Solar System – First Grade by Common Core Knowledge (9 lessons)
- Hands-On Astronomy Activities from AstroSociety
- Magic Schoolbus: Lost in Space
- Starry Night Education
- Out of this World! Space and Astronomy Lesson Plans from Online Star Registar
- The International Space Station: Marc Garneau on CBC Digital Archives
- Astronomy Lesson Plans from Canada Science & Technology Museum
- 10 Printables for Teaching Astronomy by Kate’s Science Classroom Cafe
- Space Science Lesson Plans from Kids Discover
Lapbooking / Notebooking
- Interactive Notebook about the Solar System (Sample) from Creative Classroom Core
- Space Lapbook on Homeschool Share
- Solar System Lapbook (Primary level) from ABCTeach
- Astronomy Notebooking Pages from Homeschool Helper (scroll to the bottom of the page)
Programs
- Canadian Junior Astronomer Program – 3 Different Levels (Star, Nova, and Super Nova) with a series of tasks divided into three sections: Observing, Thinking, and Extension activities. You get started completing the expected tasks, research, or observations and work towards completing the level. When you are done, you can send in your information to the website to be added to the online list!
- Scouts Canada – Cubs Astronomy Badge Requirements
- Boy Scouts Astronomy Merit Badge
- DIY.org Astronomer Patch
- Girl Guides Canada Astronomy Badge
The Solar System
- Trading Card Game by Amazing Space
- Fast Facts by Amazing Space
- Toilet Paper Solar System from AstroSociety
- Lego Solar System by Kitchen Counter Chronicles
- A Solar System Snack by Creative Kid Snacks
- If planets were as close as the moon (pictures)
- Planets Mobile from European Space Agency
- Solar System Handwriting Printable from 3 Boys and a Dog
- Solar System Art Lesson by Lesson Fanatic
- 3D Solar System Tour
- 3D Solar System Tour from PBS (very cool!)
- Solar System Model from Print, Cut, Paste, Craft
Books
Constellations
- Constellation Glow Mini Book by Keep Moving Forward (this is a French website but great photos show what they made)
- Constellations by Season Lab Project (for Grades 7+) by No More Boring Science
- 3D Constellations (Grades 4+) from AstroSociety
- Stargazer Constellation Craft from Love To Know
- Starfinder from NASA
- StarDeck: A Guide to the Constellations
- StarryNight: Sky Chart
- Constellation Geoboards from Babble Dabble Do
- Printable Summer Constellation Map (Northern Hemisphere) by Mr. Printables
- Marshmallow Constellations on HiMama Activities
- Printable Constellation Cards from Lie Back, Look Up
- Stargazing Diary from Lie Back, Look Up
- Paper Cup Constellations from The Seasoned Mom
The Moon
- Phases of the Moon by Wonderville.ca
- Oreo Moon Phases on ScienceBob
- Understanding the Moon Phases Diagram on Moonconnection.com
- Moon Phase Activities for Kids on eHow.com
- Moon Phase Booklet (Video) on Science Notebooking
Games & Websites
- Astronomy for Kids
- Planets For Kids
- NASA for students (Grades K – 12)
- StarChild from NASA
- Solar System (Grade 1) Game on Turtle Diary
- Kids Astronomy
- Lie Back, Look Up – Stargazing as a family blog
- Marc’s Observatory
- Astronomy for Kids
Media
- NASA eClips – includes teachers’ guides. For grade K-12
- NASA videos
- Solar System Lessons Video from Turtle Diary
- The Solar System Song by Kids Love to Learn
- 10 Astronomy Videos Students Love from Intoxicated on Life
- SuperNOVA – The Moon, Astronomy for Kids video
- The Solar System Planets Map Quiz Game by Seterra
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Another great post of resources!! Thanks girl!
That is a great list. I will have to keep this in mind as I will be doing astronomy with my daughter in the fall.
I hope it helps! Thanks for stopping by 🙂
Love all the resources. Thanks for gathering the list.
Glad you like the list! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
Such an impressive collection on Astronomy. Bookmarking it for future use! 🙂
There are so many amazing resources out there. I had to stop or the list might never have stopped! hehe 🙂 Thanks for stopping by.
Great resource links. Going to pin this on pinterest so I can come back to it again.
Thank you. 😀
Such a fun resource! Thanks for sharing our Paper Cup Constellations!
Wow! What a great resource list. Off to pin . . .
And thanks for linking up with abcblogging!
I did!! Thank you!! 😀 I added the featured graphic to this post, I think? lol.
Hi.
I’m interested to enroll my child in an online astronomy course if available.
Can you please guide
Thanks
Hey there,
This will depend a little on the grade that you are looking for, but some options that I’ve seen are:
https://journeyhomeschoolacademy.com/~access/a4c19f/ (Affiliate link). They have a guided Christian Astronomy course for elementary and high school.
https://www.starrynighteducation.com/index.html – they have self-paced secular programs for K through high school (and beyond!)