Astronomy
Learn about space, the stars and planets with our free astronomy resources!
There's games, fact files, worksheets, activities, curriculum linked education resources and more...
Concept Cartoons and Games
Underground Astronomy
Galaxy News and Games
Suitability: All ages
Fact Files
Learn about the history of space exploration, the Solar System, the planet Mars and our Moon with our fun and informative fact files.
You can find information for a school homework project or use them as colourful posters!
Suitability: All ages
Science Bite
Constellation Viewer
Make your very own constellation viewer with this bite sized experiment.
Suitability: All ages with adult supervision.
Star Maps
Get familiar with the night sky by using our Star Maps Activity Sheets to navigate your way around the stars.
Learn how to find the Plough, Leo, Boötes, Cassiopeia and Gemini constellations!
Suitability: Ages 10+
Curriculum-linked education resources
Dark and Light, Day and Night
Join Jack and his sister Alice as they explore the concepts of dark and light in this animated story.
View animated story
Dark and Light - Teacher Guide
Dark and Light - Hand Shadow Puppet Activity
CfE: Science > Planet Earth > Space
Suitability: Ages 3 - 7
Lunar Lessons for Little Learners
Why does the Moon appear to change shape in the sky? Investigate with our activities especially created for early years pupils.
Lunar Lessons for Little Learners - Teacher Guide
Lunar Lessons for Little Learners - Moon Posters
Lunar Lessons for Little Learners - Flash Cards
CfE: Science > Planet Earth > Astronomy
Suitability: Nursery - P3
Astro Poetry
The AstroPoetry Toolkit provides children with the opportunity to write their own astronomy related poetry, expressing their thoughts and feelings through creative writing.
Thanks to John Rice for his assistance in writing these materials.
Submission Page
Gallery
Rules
CfE: English > Writing > Creating Text
Science > Astronomy
Suitability: P4 - S5 (Age 8 - 16)
Moon Chart
Make your own moon chart! Investigate the motion of the moon and its phases.
Moon Chart - Teacher information
CfE: Science > Planet Earth > Space
Suitability: S2 - S6
These works by Glasgow Science Centre are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 UK: Scotland License.
For permissions beyond the scope of this license please contact us.
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