The Canadian Astronomy Education, created by the Canadian
Astronomical Society (CASCA) and supported by the PromoScience Program of NSERC,
and by Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
www.cascaeducation.ca
Skyways: Astronomy Handbook for Teachers, by Mary Lou
Whitehorne, published by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 136 Dupont
Street, Toronto ON M5R 1V2. $19.95
www.rasc.ca
Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 390 Ashton Avenue,
San Francisco CA 94112, USA. The best source of astronomy education
materials, on-line catalogue, on-line quarterly teachers' newsletter (TNL),
on-line astronomy activities. (415) 337-2624
www.astrosociety.org/education/publications/tnl/tnl.html (TNL)
www.astrosociety.org/education/activities/activities.html (Activities)
Astronomy Clubs, According to the May/June 2005 issue of
SkyNews, there are (in addition to the RASC Centres mentioned below)
astronomy clubs in the following cities: Barrie, Brockville, Port Elgin, Durham
Region, Elliot Lake, Hamilton, North Bay, Mississauga, Simcoe, North York,
Toronto, Ottawa Valley, Peterborough, Alexandria, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, and
South Simcoe. Many of them have outreach acitvitites. See:
www.skynewsmagazine.com/pages/astronomy_clubs.html
Astronomy Education Review: An on-line journal, the only one
dedicated to astronomy education research and information. Hosted by the US
National Optical Ansronomy Observatory. Free
www.aer.noao.edu
Astronomy News. One source is:
www.skyandtelescope.com/news
Books on Astronomy. Any written by Terence Dickinson,
published by Firefly Books, especially Exploring the Night Sky and
Extraterrestrials for young people, and NightWatch and The
Universe and Beyond for anyone. Also Dan Falk's Universe on a
T-Shirt.
Canada Science and Technology Museum, P.O. Box 9724 Station
T, 1867 St. Laurent Blvd., Ottawa ON K1G 5A3. Wide variety of programs for
students, teachers, and the public, including planetarium programs, and sky
viewing. (613) 991-9219.
www.sciencetech.technomuses. ca
Canadian Astronomical Society has a CASCA-Westar Visiting
Lecturer program which sponsors two-day visits by astronomers to smaller
centres in Canada, without local astronomical facilities. These visits may
include school presentations and teachers workshops, as well as public
lectures.
www.cascaeducation.ca/files/casca_westar.html
Canadian Space Agency has information and a web site on
Space, including material for students and teachers.
www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/kidspace/kidspace.asp
Cosmic connections: Gives presentations and star parties for
school classes and other youth groups. A fee is charged. (416) 728-0062. info@cosmicconnections.ca
www.cosmicconnections.ca
David Dunlap Observatory. P.O. Box 360, Richmond Hill ON L4C
4Y6. School programs on Thursday mornings, public programs on Friday and
Saturday evenings in the spring and summer. (905) 884-2112
www.astro.utoronto.ca/DDO/
Laurentian University, Doran Planetarium, Ramsey Lake Road,
Sudbury ON P3E 2C6. Shows in English and French. (705) 675-1151x2227.
www.laurentian.ca/physics/planetarium/Planetarium.html
Let's Talk Science, Health Sciences Addition 004, University
of Western Ontairo, London ON N6A 5C1. Award-winning national science outreach
program has some astronomy activities for school classes and youth groups.
www.letstalkscience.ca
McMaster University, W.J. McCallion Planetarium, Department
of Physics and Astronomy, 1280 Main Street W., Hamilton ON L8S 4M1.
Planetarium porgrams. (905) 525-9140x27777.
physwww.physics.mcmaster.ca/planetarium
Night Sky Live: A neat arrangement of webcams at several
major observatories around the world:
www.nightskylive.net
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of
Toronto. Astronomy education research group. On-line misconceptions
questionnaire, and material on co-investigation as a strategy for
making the teacher "the guide on the side" rather than "the sage on the
stage".
www.oise.utoronto.ca/~ewoodruff
Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto ON M3C
1T3. Wide variety of cirriculum-based programs for students, teachers, and
the public, including planetarium programs and OmniMax films. (416)
696-3140.
www.OntarioScienceCentre.ca
Private Universe Project. Part of a large science education
research project in the USA, including on-line misconceptions questionnaire,
and excellent teaching activities for elementary school.
www.learner.org/teacherslab/pup/index.html
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada has branches or centres
in: Ottawa, Kingston, Niagara, Toronto, Hamilton, Kitchnener-Waterloo,
London, Sarnia, Windsor, and Thunder Bay. Many have programs for schools and
the public.
www.rasc.ca/x (where x is the name of the
centre)
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Kingston Centre, P.O.
Box 1793, Kingston ON K7L 5J6, has produced slide sets, grade 6 and 9
curriculum guides, and an astronomy career booklet.
www.rasc.ca/kingston
Royal Ontario Museum, Education Department, 100 Queen's
Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6. Wide variety of curriculum-related programs for
students and teachers, using mobile planetariums. (416) 586-5801.
www.rom.on.ca/schools/visits/
Science North, 100 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury ON P3E 5S9.
School programs; 3D films. (705) 522-3701.
www.sciencenorth.ca
Sky Information On-Line, One souce (in addition to
www.cascaeducation.ca) is:
www.stardate.org
SkyNews, RR 1 Cedar Vally ON L0G 1E0. Astronomy from a
Canadian perspective; edited by Terence Dickinson; the best magazine resource
on astronomy for school libraries.
www.skynewsmagazine.com
Solar Wind Protable Planetarium, Toronto ON, offers
curriculum-based presentations. A fee is charged. (416) 221-7375.
solar.wind@pathcom.com
University of Toronto, Department of Astronomy, Toronto ON
M5S 3H8. Public open house on the first Thursday evening of each month.
Occasional public lectures.
www.astro.utoronto.ca/
lectures.html
University of Toronto at Mississauga, Department of
Astronomy, Mississauga ON L5C 3C6. Advise (from John Percy) about astronomy
curriculum, teaching, activities, and resources. Occasional teacher'
workshops by request. On-line resources.
www.utm.utoronto.ca/~
astro/teachers.htm (general information)
www.utm.utoronto.ca/~
astro/Canadians.htm (Canadians' contributions)
www.utm.utoronto.ca/~
astro/intro.htm (Caswell/Percy grade six unit)
www.utm.utoronto.ca
/~astro/grade6/index.html (grade six workshop notes)
www.utm.utoronto.ca
/~astro/grade9/index.html (grade nine workshop notes)
University of Western Ontario, Hume Cronyn Observaroty,
Department of Physics and Astronomy, London ON N6A 3K7. Summer open houses,
with sky viewing; winter programs by appointment. (519) 661-3183.
www.astro.uwo.ca/public.index.
html
York University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 4700
Keele Street, Toronto ON M3J 1P3. Tours all year, day or evening, by
appointment. Public tours on Wednesday evenings. (416) 736-2100x77773.
www.yorku.ca/observe