Help students become interested in astronomy and space. For example, get them involved by studying the stars on their own birthday. These sites offer lots of good lessons and enough depth for more advanced students.
Reach Every Child offers many free resources.
Lessons and information
Observatories
Other sites
Satellite tracking sites
Telescopes and views
Lessons and information
AAS – Careers
About.com: Astronomy & Space
Lots of advertisements and a mixed bag of quality, but a lot of variety
Amazing Space: Explorations
Extremely vibrant site with astronomy lessons, including history of telescopes
An Astronomy Course for Students Using the Internet
Easy to understand with good images
Astronomy Activities
Worksheets and more
Astronomy – Careers in Astronomy
Astronomy for Kids
Astronomy Lesson Plan Links
Astronomy Lesson Plans/Classroom Activities
Astronomy, Mythology, and Music [PDF]
A very complex and complete unit of study for elementary students
Astronomy Poems Booklist [PDF]
Integrated Activities
Explore the Final frontier
Space lessons and units on the solar system
Exploring Planets in the Classroom
Kids’ Astronomy Lesson Plans
Free worksheets
Lesson Plan Library Astronomy/Space
Links to Physics and Astronomy Lesson Plans
By grade level
NASA’s Ask an Astrophysicist
National Association of Space Simulating Educators
Principles of Astronomy
Lessons and good links
Remember the Wright Brothers’ Historic Flight
Space and flight lessons and links
Rice Space Institute
Look into astronomy and others far out things.
Science Activities, Labs and Lesson Plans
Science Teachers’ Resource Center
How to set up science labs in many subject areas
Science Vocabulary Hangman Game
Fun for younger students
Sky and Artist
Nice collection of links on how artists capture the heavens.
Solar System Live
Find the sky above you anywhere on earth and much more.
Solar System Simulator
Order a simulated photograph of the Sun and planets as seen from any vantage point. The reader can choose any time in five-minute intervals from 1600 to 2399.
Space and Astronomy Lesson Plans
Star Myths of the Greeks
Teacher-Developed Earth and Space Science Lesson Plans and Activities
Women in Science Links
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Observatories
David Dunlap Observatory
Database of stellar information
Mount Wilson Observatory
General information
NASA’s Observatorium
National Optical Astronomy Observatory
National Space Society
Royal Greenwich Observatory
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
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Other sites
Asteroid Hits Earth
What a site, literally. See what NASA thinks about this issue.
CERES Project
Library of online and interactive K-12 science materials for teaching astronomy
Encyclopedia Astronautica
Exploring Planets in the Classroom
JPL PlanetQuest
The Nine Planets Solar System Tour
SETI Institute
Looking for aliens?
Sky and Telescope
Virtual Reality Moon Phase Pictures
What was the moon like on? Just plug in the date to get a virtual photo
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Satellite tracking sites
AstronomyDaily.com
NASA J-Track 3-D
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Telescopes and views
Connected: Earth Views of Space and Space Views of Earth
How do I Build a Telescope at Home?
How to build a telescope
NASA – Build a Telescope
The Night Sky
Family astronomy activities to check out the night sky – this is a great homework assignment to involve parents.
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