A Call to Action During COVID-19 from the International Astronomical Union Offices

This is an urgent call to action during this unprecedented global pandemic, as the world struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19. We need to do whatever we can to help tackle this pandemic as well as its collateral effects on society.

We believe the astro and broader science community has a wide range of expertise and resources which could help the current situation. Thus, we would like to enable people to actively contribute their skills (data skills, communications expertise, coding, visualization etc). To help everyone cope with the prolonged times being spent indoors, we are also gathering digital astronomy resources and fun activities you can do at home to keep you and any children at home occupied and entertained. 

 

This is just the start and our hope is for the document to grow over time. If you have relevant resources to share with us, please complete this google form and we will add it to the list as soon as possible. 

Best wishes from,

IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO)

IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD)

IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE)
IAU Office for Young Astronomers (OYA)

 

Thank you to the Royal Astronomical Society for their large contributions to this resource list.

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Table of Contents

RESOURCES

• I’m 3-5 Years Old
• I’m 5-10 Years Old
• I’m 11-14 Years Old
• I’m 15-18 Years Old
• I’m an Adult
• I’m Teaching or a Teacher...
  • Ages 5-9
  • Ages 10-13
  • Ages 14-18
• I’m a Professor/Researcher
• I Do Astronomy Outreach…
• Do Things Online with Astronomy Organisations
• Astronomy Citizen Science Projects
• Social Media
• Non-English Resources
  • ARABIC (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ)
  • CHINESE (漢語/汉语)
  • DUTCH
  • FRENCH (français)
  • ITALIAN (italiano)
  • GREEK (Ελληνικά)
  • HAITIAN CREOLE/FRENCH (kreyòl)
  • JAPANESE (日本語)
  • KANNADA (ಕನ್ನಡ)
  • MALAY (Bahasa Melayu, بهاس ملايو‎)
  • NORWEGIAN (norsk)
  • POLISH (język polski)
  • PORTUGUESE (português)
  • Russian (русский)
  • SPANISH (español)

CONTRIBUTE

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RESOURCES for keeping busy at home
Think of this list as a starter kit rather than an exhaustive list

Inclusive resources that consider differently-abled individuals are denoted by a (*)

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I’m 3-5 Years Old

Online Events

Royal Astronomical Society Pre-school Session

• What: Online astronomy classes for pre-school students
• When: Every week around mid-day BST (+1 UTC)
• Where: https://ras.ac.uk/education-and-careers/online-space-classes-preschool-primary-and-secondary-students

Videos

Astronomy Day tour and storytime at McDonald Observatory

• Link: https://ensemble.tetnplus.net/hapi/v1/contents/permalinks/Ep3f9S4J/view

“The Sun Song” from Travelling Telescope

• Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z_TCLIWdK4

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I’m 5-10 Years Old

Online Events

Discover the Universe / À la découverte de l'univers

• What: Online astronomy sessions for ages 8-12
• When: Every weekday at 2 pm EDT (-4 UTC)
• Where: https://www.discovertheuniverse.ca/post/astro-at-home (English)

Emily Calandrelli, The Space Gal

• What: Live science experiments
• When: Every day at 8 pm BST (+1 UTC)
• Where: www.instagram.com/thespacegal and www.youtube.com/spacegal

 

Printables

ALMA Observatory Paper antenna and transporter toy

• Link: https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/publications/paper-toy-antenna/ 

Square Kilometer Array (SKA) telescope activities

• Link: https://www.skatelescope.org/outreachandeducation/outreach-resources/fun-stuff/

M.I Saladino space activities

• Link: http://misaladino.com/outreach-english/

Molecular Cloud Game from University of Massachusetts

• Link: https://bit.ly/3f43xrW

 

Online Activities

Space Scoop

• Latest news on space in over 20 languages
• Link: https://www.unawe.org/kids/

NASA Space Place

• Many different astronomy and space activities
• Link: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/

ESA Kids

• Read about astronomy and space from the European Space Agency
• Link: http://www.esa.int/kids/en/learn

Serol's Cosmic Explorers 

• Observe cosmic wonders using robotic telescopes 
• Link: https://serol.lco.global/ 

ALMA comic book

• Link: http://kids.alma.cl/follow-almas-discoveries-along-with-talma/ 

The Virtual Telescope Project

• Link: https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/

Telescope live cameras and observe on telescopes with Slooh

• Link: https://slooh.com/guestDashboard

MIT Full STEAM resources for the K-12 community of parents, teachers, and students 

• Link: https://fullsteam.mit.edu/packages/ 

“We Share the Same Moon”

• Stories from around the world to celebrate our cultural connection to the Moon.
• Link: https://www.wesharethesamemoon.org/

Learn about the engineering for the SKA

• Link: https://www.skatelescope.org/outreachandeducation/outreach-resources/engineering-behind-ska/

The Astro Space Challenge phone app and printables(*)

• Link: http://www.astrosciencechallenge.com/

 

Videos

Animated series about ALMA

• Link: http://kids.alma.cl/welcome-wawua-a-new-animated-series-from-alma/

Virtual field trip to the NASA Johnson Space Center in the US

• Link: https://www.boeingfutureu.com/

Astronomy Day tour and storytime at McDonald Observatory

• Link: https://ensemble.tetnplus.net/hapi/v1/contents/permalinks/Ep3f9S4J/view

General Astronomy with Auriga Astronomy

• Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2pFsV0npUSwFAJhLXF79iw

General Astronomy with TaralayaBangalore

• Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSQNtUZZjQSBic9wKAue8Wg

 

What is the coronavirus?

Dr Michelle Dickinson and Dr Juliet Gerrard talk about the coronavirus with the Prime Minister of New Zealand -- https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=615164082657847 

 

Astronaut Chris Hadfield tells us what he learned about self-isolation when he was in space --

https://youtu.be/4uL5sqe5Uk8 

 

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I’m 11-14 Years Old

Online Events

Discover the Universe / À la découverte de l'univers

• What: Online astronomy sessions for ages 8-12
• When: Every weekday at 2 pm EDT (-4 UTC)
• Where: https://www.discovertheuniverse.ca/post/astro-at-home (English)

 

Emily Calandrelli, The Space Gal

• What: Live science experiments
• When: Every day at 8 pm BST (+1 UTC)
• Where: www.instagram.com/thespacegal and www.youtube.com/spacegal

 

Making Space for All with the Ohio State University(*)

• What: Webinar question & answer sessions with underrepresented scientists
• American Sign Language (ASL) and live captions
• When: Thursday 15:00 EST (-4 UTC)
• Where: https://astronomy.osu.edu/outreach/making-space

 

McDonald Observatory Space Tours

• What: Moon and Deep Sky tours hosted by McDonald Observatory astronomers
• When: Weekly (-5 UTC)
• Where: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCdhWitb48ft1HnNRwY-WvQ

Weekly Astronomy Lecture with ICRAR

• What: Live lecture from an astronomer
• When: Wednesdays 19:30 AWST (+8 UTC)
• Where: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCobAtc3ejuyreZAtIha4XHQ/featured

 

Printables

Las Cumbres Observatory activities

• Link: https://lco.global/education/activities/

ALMA Observatory Paper antenna and transporter toy

• Link: https://www.almaobservatory.org/en/publications/paper-toy-antenna/ 

SKA activities (augmented reality, paper cutout, comic book etc…)

• Link: https://www.skatelescope.org/outreachandeducation/outreach-resources/fun-stuff/ 

 

Online Activities

Space Scoop

• Latest news on space in over 20 languages
• Link: https://www.unawe.org/kids/

“Mission: Space Explorer” booklet

• List of citizen science projects
• Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o2mo5WikZATeYGkBKC5HT6Ju1hjVXGO4/view?usp=sharing

Technovation 

• Rocket and plane design challenges
• Link: https://www.curiositymachine.org/challenges/?theme=Aerospace#challenges 

She Speaks Science

• Stories from scientists about science
• http://www.shespeaksscience.com/ 

Satellite Builder

• Design a satellite with a simulator 
• http://satellitebuilder.org.uk/ 

Serol's Cosmic Explorers 

• Observe cosmic wonders using robotic telescopes 
• https://serol.lco.global/ 

Boeing Future U 

• Virtual field trip to the NASA Johnson Space Center in the US
• Link: https://www.boeingfutureu.com/ 

Science at Home

• Citizen science games. 
• Link: https://www.scienceathome.org/ 

ALMA comic book

• Link: http://kids.alma.cl/follow-almas-discoveries-along-with-talma/ 

The Virtual Telescope Project

• Link: https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/

Telescope live cameras and observe on telescopes with Slooh

• Link: https://slooh.com/guestDashboard

MIT Full STEAM resources for the K-12 community of parents, teachers, and students 

• Link: https://fullsteam.mit.edu/packages/ 

“We Share the Same Moon”

• Stories from around the world to celebrate our cultural connection to the Moon.
• Link: https://www.wesharethesamemoon.org/

“Shared Sky” Exhibit from SKA, connecting astronomy, art and culture

• Link: https://www.skatelescope.org/shared-sky/virtual-gallery/
  
  

Videos on general astronomy with Auriga Astronomy

• Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2pFsV0npUSwFAJhLXF79iw

Hands-on Activities

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Junior Astronauts campaign 

• Activities made by CSA
• Link: https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/resources-young/junior-astronauts/activities/default.asp

NASA Space Place

• Many different astronomy and space activities
• Link: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/

“Reach Across the Stars” virtually meet female astronomers in AR (*)

• Link: https://chandra.si.edu/women/ar/
• Includes closed caption

Make a solar system model

• Link: https://www.flipsnack.com/ivojokin/how-to-make-model-of-the-solar-system-and-jupitr-and-galilean-sa.html

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I’m 15-18 Years Old

Live Online Events

Global Astronomy Month

• What: Various online events hosted by Astronomers Without Borders
• When: April 2020
• Where: https://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/gam2020-programs/program-schedule-2020.html

 

The Cosmic Shambles Network Stay at Home Festival

• What: Various science variety, comedy, and Q-and-A shows for all ages
• When: Throughout April
• Where: http://cosmicshambles.com/stayathome

 

Space Foundation Discovery Center events

• What: Streaming events for astronomy related lectures, crafting sessions,
• When: Throughout April and May at MDT (-6 UTC)
• Where: https://www.discoverspace.org/upcoming-events/

Making Space for All with Ohio State University(*)

• Webinar question & answer sessions with underrepresented scientists
• American Sign Language (ASL) and live captions
• When: Thursday 1500 EST (-4 UTC)
• Where: https://astronomy.osu.edu/outreach/making-space

 

McDonald Observatory Space Tours

• What: Moon and Deep Sky tours hosted by McDonald Observatory astronomers
• When: Weekly (-5 UTC)
• Where: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCdhWitb48ft1HnNRwY-WvQ

 

Weekly Astronomy Lecture with ICRAR

• What: Live lecture from an astronomer
• When: Wednesdays 19:30 AWST (+8 UTC)
• Where: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCobAtc3ejuyreZAtIha4XHQ/featured

 

Monthly Lectures and Classes from Orange County Astronomers

• What: Live meeting and online lectures

• When: Variable throughout every month

• Where: https://ocastronomers.org

 

 

Printables

Las Cumbres Observatory activities

• Link: https://lco.global/education/resources/print/

SKA activities

• Link: https://www.skatelescope.org/outreachandeducation/outreach-resources/fun-stuff/

 

Online Activities

Las Cumbres Observatory online activities

• Link: https://lco.global/education/resources/interactive/
• Link: https://lco.global/education/activities/

Astronomy Picture of the Day

• A new astronomy picture and description every day
• Link: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ 

ESA Sky 

• Visualize, explore, and download public astronomy data 
• http://sky.esa.int/

Boeing Future U 

• Virtual field trip to the NASA Johnson Space Center in the US
• Link: https://www.boeingfutureu.com/ 

Science at Home

• Citizen science games. 
• Link: https://www.scienceathome.org/ 

The Virtual Telescope Project

• Link: https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/

Telescope live cameras and observe on telescopes with Slooh

• Link: https://slooh.com/guestDashboard

Sentinel Hub data exploration

• Link: https://www.sentinel-hub.com/explore/eobrowser

Space Junk Podcast

• Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYMne7dZMDhkA43I6s8Sbog

Open Source Cubesat Workshop

• Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCzrYL9QmZiTM0eEbl1Ma3ibKngsbSDJ-
• Presentation and details of talks: https://indico.oscw.space/event/3/contributions/

MIT STEAM resources for the K-12 community of parents, teachers, and students 

• Link: https://fullsteam.mit.edu/packages/

Viewable Sky -- Resources to astronomy for blind and disabled people (*)

• Link: http://viewablesky.nz/

“Shared Sky” Exhibit from SKA, connecting astronomy, art and culture

• Link: https://www.skatelescope.org/shared-sky/virtual-gallery/

PICTOR telescopes, free-to-use, open-source radio telescopes

• Link: https://pictortelescope.com/#top

AAS Nova, news of recent discoveries in astronomy (*)

• Adapted for screen readers
• Link: https://aasnova.org/ 

SKA Amazing Facts

• Link: https://www.skatelescope.org

 

Hands-on Projects

DIY Mini Interferometer from the California Institute of Technology

• Link: https://caltechexperimentalgravity.github.io/IFO.html

“Reach Across the Stars” virtually meet female astronomers in AR (*)

• Link: https://chandra.si.edu/women/ar/
• Includes closed caption

 

Competition

Galileo Masters -- closes 30 June 2020

• Link: https://galileo-masters.eu/#Galileo-Prizes

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I’m an Adult

Live Events

Space Archeology 101 with Alice Gorman @drspacejunk on Twitter

• Link: #drspacejunk101 on twitter

 

Global Astronomy Month

• What: Various online events hosted by Astronomers Without Borders
• When: April 2020
• Where: https://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/gam2020-programs/program-schedule-2020.html

 

The Cosmic Shambles Network Stay at Home Festival

• What: Various science variety, comedy, and Q-and-A shows for all ages
• When: Throughout May
• Where: http://cosmicshambles.com/stayathome

 

Virtual Science Bar with the Astro Agency (@theastroagency)

• What: Networking for space professionals (drinking not required, please drink responsibly)
• When: Thursday at 1900 BST (+1 UTC)
• Where: https://www.eventbrite.se/o/astroagency-30054670250

 

Stargazers Club WA Live Observing

• What: Periodic backyard observing and Q&A with “Galaxy Girl” from Western Australia
• When: Periodically at AWST (+8 UTC) (Check Facebook)
• Where: https://www.facebook.com/StargazersClub/?ref=page_internal&path=%2FStargazersClub%2F

 

Making Space for All with Ohio State University(*)

• Webinar question & answer sessions with underrepresented scientists
• American Sign Language (ASL) and live captions
• When: Thursday 1500 EST (-4 UTC)
• Where: https://astronomy.osu.edu/outreach/making-space 

Royal Astronomical Society Public Lectures

• What: Public lectures with scientists from the Royal Astronomical Society
• When: Periodically at BST (+1 UTC) (Check website)
• Where: https://ras.ac.uk/events-and-meetings

Weekly Astronomy Lecture with ICRAR

• What: Live lecture from an astronomer
• When: Wednesdays 19:30 AWST (+8 UTC)
• Where: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCobAtc3ejuyreZAtIha4XHQ/featured

McDonald Observatory Space Tours

• What: Moon and Deep Sky tours hosted by McDonald Observatory astronomers
• When: Weekly (-5 UTC)
• Where: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCdhWitb48ft1HnNRwY-WvQ

 

Textbooks

“Astronomy”

• Free introductory astronomy textbook by senior authors Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, Sidney Wolff.
• Link: http://openstax.org/details/astronomy 

Cambridge University Press

• Free access to Cambridge University Press textbooks until May 2020.
• Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/what-we-publish/textbooks

Ngā Whetū Resources

• Online textbooks and other resources for self-study
• Link: https://www.ngawhetu.com/index.php/menu-ebooks

“Women in Astronomy: An Introductory Resource Guide” by Andrew Fraknoi

• Link: https://astrosociety.org/file_download/inline/c008f391-233f-4c3b-89ed-b41ae92336fc

“Science Fiction Stories with Good Astronomy & Physics: A Topical Index” by Andrew Fraknoi

• Link: http://www.fraknoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Science-Fiction-with-Good-Astronomy-PDF.pdf

AAS Nova, news of recent discoveries in astronomy (*)

• Adapted for screen readers
• Link: https://aasnova.org/ 

 

Online Classes

List of astronomy MOOC classes

• Link: https://bit.ly/3e7ncYe

IAU Office of Astronomy for Development resource list for learning astronomy

• Link: http://www.astro4dev.org/resources/ 

Space Archeology 101 with Alice Gorman @drspacejunk

• Link: #drspacejunk101 on Twitter

Astronomy - The New Space Age - An Introduction, Online (supported by RAS)

• Link: https://enrolonline.wea.org.uk/Online/2019/CourseInfo.aspx?r=C3843599

EUMETSAT Training courses for satellite data users

• Link: https://training.eumetsat.int/

Moons of our Solar System with The Open University

• Link: https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/moons
• Link: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=69107

Open Source Cubesat Workshop

• Lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCzrYL9QmZiTM0eEbl1Ma3ibKngsbSDJ-
• Presentation and details of talks: https://indico.oscw.space/event/3/contributions/

 

Online Activities

Space.com Round-up of NASA activities for adults

• Link: https://www.space.com/free-nasa-space-projects-at-home-coronavirus.html

Sentinel Hub data exploration

• Link: https://www.sentinel-hub.com/explore/eobrowser

Poster competition for the Space Generation Advisory Council Near-Earth Objects

• Due 5 May 2020
• Link: https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=b17fed872d794fca42496f663&id=82024c4cb4

Viewable Sky -- Resources to astronomy for blind and disabled people (*)

• Link: http://viewablesky.nz/

“Shared Sky” Exhibit from SKA, connecting astronomy, art and culture

• Link: https://www.skatelescope.org/shared-sky/virtual-gallery/

PICTOR telescopes, free-to-use, open source radio telescopes

• Link: https://pictortelescope.com/#top

“Reach Across the Stars” virtually meet female astronomers in AR

• Link: https://chandra.si.edu/women/ar/

Curated list of online resources from Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre

• Link: https://www.jodrellbank.net/learn/sciencelearningathome/

 

Hands-on Projects

DIY Mini Interferometer from the California Institute of Technology

• Link: https://caltechexperimentalgravity.github.io/IFO.html 

Basic stargazing guide

• Link: https://thebast.co/astronomy/

Build a ground station with crowd-sourced SatNOGS project

• Link: https://wiki.satnogs.org/Main_Page

Qatar-OSCAR 100 Web Receiver Project

• Link: https://eshail.batc.org.uk/

Data mining variable stars with the American Association of Variable Stars Observers

• Link: https://www.aavso.org/vsx-data-mining

 

Recorded Videos/Webinars

• Lawphysics -- https://lawphysics.wordpress.com/
• Elusives-Invisibles Plus Virtual Institute -- https://projects.ift.uam-csic.es/VirtualInstitute/index.php/elusives-webinar
• EuCapt virtual colloquium -- https://indico.cern.ch/category/12056/
• CERN seminar series -- https://th-dep.web.cern.ch/calendar
• Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures -- http://www.youtube.com/svastronomylectures
• Space Junk Podcast -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYMne7dZMDhkA43I6s8Sbog
• Todos Los Tonos y Ayers, avant-garde performance imagining a dialogue on historical ideas between scientists in ancient China and the west -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBDB8tr2tfA
• Interview with Resident Astronomer Stephen Odewhn -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WigtIlMPywY

 

Information on COVID-19

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honors Society

• Link: https://www.sigmaxi.org/programs/critical-issues-in-science/covid-19-preparedness-kit

Full Fact, fact-checking website

• Link: https://fullfact.org/

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I’m Teaching or a Teacher...

Ages 5-9

Lesson/Activity Repositories

• AstroEDU -- https://astroedu.iau.org/en/collections/
• Universe Awareness (UNAWE) -- https://www.unawe.org/resources/
• “Universie in a Box’ Activity Book -- https://www.unawe.org/static/archives/education/pdf/Universe_in_Box_activitybook.pdf
• Exploratorim science centre -- https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/subject/astronomy-and-space-sciences
• NASA a home -- https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1192/10-things-to-do-with-nasa-at-home/
• SpacEdge Education -- https://spacedge.academy/
• AstroStem -- http://www.astrostem.org 
• Sun Space Art -- http://www.sunspaceart.org/teachers-resources/
• Kolibri *lightweight and offline educational library) -- https://learningequality.org/kolibri/
• Go-Lab online virtual laboratory experiments -- https://support.golabz.eu/news/go-lab-offers-free-teaching-tools-for-schools-affected-by-covid-19 
• “We Share the Same Moon” stories of the moon from around the world -- https://www.wesharethesamemoon.org/

• Scientix -- http://www.scientix.eu/

• Available in multiple European languages

 

Programmes

• Skype A Scientist -- https://www.skypeascientist.com
• Zoom Astronomy -- https://zoomastronomy.wordpress.com/
• Young Astronomers Resource Pack for space badges and STEM clubs -- https://ras.ac.uk/education-and-careers/resource-young-astronomers-resource-pack-space-badges-and-stem-clubs
• The Astro Space Challenge phone app and printables(*) -- http://www.astrosciencechallenge.com/

• Smarttscience space lessons -- https://www.smarttscience.com/

• Live lessons are delivered Prof Stephen Smartt at 1100 BST (UTC+1) on Tuesdays

 

Professional Development

• European SchoolNet Academy -- https://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/
• NASA webinars - https://www.txstate-epdc.net/event-post/
• Scientix (European) trainings -- http://www.scientix.eu/live

 

Ages 10-13

Lesson/Activity Repositories

• AstroEDU -- https://astroedu.iau.org/en/collections/
• NASA at home -- https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1192/10-things-to-do-with-nasa-at-home/
• SpacEdge Education -- https://spacedge.academy/
• AstroStem -- http://www.astrostem.org 
• Star-gazing.co.uk -- https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/resources/home-study-links/
• Kolibri *lightweight and offline educational library) -- https://learningequality.org/kolibri/
• Go-Lab online virtual laboratory experiments -- https://support.golabz.eu/news/go-lab-offers-free-teaching-tools-for-schools-affected-by-covid-19
• Royal Astronomical Society resources -- https://ras.ac.uk/education-and-careers/resources

• Scientix -- http://www.scientix.eu/

• Available in multiple European languages

 

Programmes

• Skype A Scientist -- https://www.skypeascientist.com
• Zoom Astronomy -- https://zoomastronomy.wordpress.com/
• Young Astronomers Resource Pack for space badges and STEM clubs -- https://ras.ac.uk/education-and-careers/resource-young-astronomers-resource-pack-space-badges-and-stem-clubs
• Astro Pi coding challenge with ESA -- https://astro-pi.org/
• Royal Astronomical Society Primary School Classes -- https://ras.ac.uk/education-and-careers/online-space-classes-preschool-primary-and-secondary-students
• ICRAR (Australia) live events and resources -- https://www.icrar.org/outreach-education/online-covid19/

 

Resources for Teaching Online

• Guide to moving your physics/astronomy course online -- https://www.physport.org/recommendations/Entry.cfm?ID=119906
• Guide to moving your lab course online -- https://www.physport.org/recommendations/Entry.cfm?ID=119927 
• American Astronomical Society teaching resource list -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UPZVyq2U7GTC5I7R1TI_rsRDwu4FXt9aukGYXIeq60Q/edit?ts=5e6a9f6a
• South East Physics Network Resources -- http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/resources-to-support-remote-learning/
• Coronavirus Tech Handbook -- https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/education

 

Professional Development

• European SchoolNet Academy -- https://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/
• NASA webinars - https://www.txstate-epdc.net/event-post/
• Scientix (European) trainings -- http://www.scientix.eu/live

 

Ages 14-18

Lesson/Activity Repositories

• AstroEDU -- https://astroedu.iau.org/en/collections/
• NASA at home -- https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1192/10-things-to-do-with-nasa-at-home/
• SpacEdge Education -- https://spacedge.academy/
• Star-gazing.co.uk -- https://www.star-gazing.co.uk/WebPage/resources/home-study-links/
• Kolibri (lightweight and offline educational library) -- https://learningequality.org/kolibri/
• PhysPort resource list -- https://www.physport.org/recommendations/Entry.cfm?ID=119927#JXggBe86
• Go-Lab online virtual laboratory experiments -- https://support.golabz.eu/news/go-lab-offers-free-teaching-tools-for-schools-affected-by-covid-19
• Royal Astronomical Society resources -- https://ras.ac.uk/education-and-careers/resources

• Scientix -- http://www.scientix.eu/

• Available in multiple European languages

 

Programmes

• Skype A Scientist -- https://www.skypeascientist.com
• Zoom Astronomy -- https://zoomastronomy.wordpress.com/
• Young Astronomers Resource Pack for space badges and STEM clubs -- https://ras.ac.uk/education-and-careers/resource-young-astronomers-resource-pack-space-badges-and-stem-clubs
• The Virtual Telescope Project -- https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/
• Astro Pi coding challenge with ESA -- https://astro-pi.org/
• Royal Astronomical Society Secondary School Classes -- https://ras.ac.uk/education-and-careers/online-space-classes-preschool-primary-and-secondary-students
• ICRAR (Australia) live events and resources -- https://www.icrar.org/outreach-education/online-covid19/

 

Resources for Teaching Online

• Guide to moving your physics/astronomy course online -- https://www.physport.org/recommendations/Entry.cfm?ID=119906
• Guide to moving your lab course online -- https://www.physport.org/recommendations/Entry.cfm?ID=119927 
• American Astronomical Society teaching resource list -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UPZVyq2U7GTC5I7R1TI_rsRDwu4FXt9aukGYXIeq60Q/edit?ts=5e6a9f6a
• South East Physics Network Resources -- http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/resources-to-support-remote-learning/
• Coronavirus Tech Handbook -- https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/education

 

Professional Development

• European SchoolNet Academy -- https://www.europeanschoolnetacademy.eu/
• NASA webinars - https://www.txstate-epdc.net/event-post/
• Scientix (European) trainings -- http://www.scientix.eu/live

 

University Students

Pre-recorded Videos

AAS live-streamed presentations and events

• Link: https://aas.org/posts/news/2020/03/live-streamed-astronomy-presentations-events

 

Resources for Teaching Online

• Guide to moving your physics/astronomy course online -- https://www.physport.org/recommendations/Entry.cfm?ID=119906
• Guide to moving your lab course online -- https://www.physport.org/recommendations/Entry.cfm?ID=119927 
• American Astronomical Society teaching resource list -- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UPZVyq2U7GTC5I7R1TI_rsRDwu4FXt9aukGYXIeq60Q/edit?ts=5e6a9f6a
• South East Physics Network Resources -- http://www.sepnet.ac.uk/outreach/resources-to-support-remote-learning/
• Coronavirus Tech Handbook -- https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/education

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I’m a Professor/Researcher

Grants/Fellowships

Patricia Tomkins Undergraduate Prize

• Link: https://ras.ac.uk/awards-and-grants/awards/2251-tomkins-undergraduate-prize

 

Online Activities

Publish your research notes with “Research Notes of the AAS”

• Link: https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2515-5172

Qatar-OSCAR 100 Web Receiver Project

• Link: https://eshail.batc.org.uk/

Build a ground station with crowd-sourced SatNOGS project

• Link: https://wiki.satnogs.org/Main_Page

CosMonic, a project to sonify data (*)

• Link: http://rgb.iaa.es/cosmonic/
• Inclusive of people who are blind/visually impaired
  • Note: Please first read the Youtube description of the video and then listen to it. As for the webpage, it has been tested in OSX. In OSX, using VoiceOver and clicking the keys (by default) [op + ctrl] + U, it opens the Web item rotor (in Safari) that allows a smooth navigation for visually impaired people. I believe Windows with Jaws should provide a similar experience, but I have not got any feedback on this case.

Professional Development

"Converting Workshops to Online Training” webinar by spaceEU project and Scientix

• When: 24 April from 10-11:30h CEST (+2 UTC)
• Where: https://bit.ly/3amUD6f

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I Do Astronomy Outreach…

Online Resources

Mountain of Stars

• Website of publicly accessible materials for astro outreach. 
• Contact darion(at)carthage.edu for password-protected content. 
• Link: https://www.mountainsofstars.org/learning-center

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Do Things Online with Astronomy Organisations

Daily Astro Challenge with ESERO Ireland

• A selection of short videos designed to progressively familiarise you with the night sky
• Website: https://www.bco.ie/events/daily-astro-challenge-with-esero-ireland/ 

 

Weekly #AstroAtHomeChallenge by IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach 

• New activity challenges every week on social media -- post yourself doing it and we may share your post.
• Website: https://www.facebook.com/IAUoutreach
• Website: https://www.facebook.com/IAUoutreach

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Astronomy Citizen Science Projects

Gravity Spy  https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/zooniverse/gravity-spy 

LIGO E-lab  https://www.i2u2.org/elab/ligo/home/project.jsp 

Einstein@Home  https://einsteinathome.org/ 

Space Warps  https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/aprajita/space-warps-hsc 

Planet Hunters   https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/nora-dot-eisner/planet-hunters-tess/about/research 

SETI@Home  https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/index.php 

Rad@Home   https://www.radathomeindia.org/ 

RadioJOVE  http://radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 

TheSkyNet  http://www.theskynet.org/  

Planet Four: Terrains http://terrains.planetfour.org/ 

MoonZoo http://www.moonzoo.org/ 

Scope http://scope.pari.edu/   

The Great World-Wide Star Count http://www.windows2universe.org/starcount/  

Agent Exoplanet  http://portal.lcogt.net/agentexoplanet/ 

NASA Citizen Science projects  https://science.nasa.gov/citizenscience

Galaxy Cruise https://galaxycruise.mtk.nao.ac.jp/en/index.html

Globe at Night (14-23 April)  https://www.globeatnight.org/ 

Radio Galaxy Zoo: LOFAR https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/chrismrp/radio-galaxy-zoo-lofar 

GALAXY CRUISE https://galaxycruise.mtk.nao.ac.jp/en/index.html 

Radio Galaxy Zoo: LOFAR https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/chrismrp/radio-galaxy-zoo-lofar

Data mining for variable stars https://www.aavso.org/vsx-data-mining

Globe at Night https://www.globeatnight.org/

AstroQuest https://astroquest.net.au/

SuperWASP Variable Stars https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/ajnorton/superwasp-variable-stars

 

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Social Media

Hashtags

#AstroatHome #ScienceAtHome #ScienceFromHome #MuseumFromHome 

 

Facebook

IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach: IAUoutreach

Royal Astronomical Society: RoyalAstroSoc

 

Twitter

IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach: @IAU_outreach

IAU Office of Astronomy for Education: @astro4edu

Royal Astronomical Society: @RoyalAstroSoc

 

Instagram

Royal Astronomical Society: RoyalAstroSoc

 

Newsletter

IAU Outreach Newsletter -- https://www.iau.org/public/publications/newsletter/

 

Events

Daily Astro Challenge with ESERO Ireland

• A selection of short videos designed to progressively familiarise you with the night sky
• Website: https://www.bco.ie/events/daily-astro-challenge-with-esero-ireland/ 

 

Weekly #AstroAtHomeChallenge by IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach 

• What: New activity challenges every week on social media -- post yourself doing it and we may share your post.
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IAUoutreach
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/IAU_Outreach

 

#starentine with Megan Eaves @megoizzy

• What: Twice weekly collective observing event for people in the Northern Hemisphere
• Where: Twitter and Facebook
• Link: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/stargazing-quarantine-sessions-scn-wellness/index.html

 

 #STFCScienceAtHome with the STFC (UK) @STFC_Matters

• What: Weekly activities for primary and early secondary students with the Science and Technology Facilities Council of the United Kingdom
• Where: Twitter
• Link: https://twitter.com/hashtag/STFCScienceAtHome?src=hashtag_click

 

#FamilyStargazeWithMark with Mark Thompson @peoplesastro

• What: Stargaze with the family with Mark Thompson (Northern Hemisphere)
• Where: Twitter
• Link: https://twitter.com/hashtag/FamilyStargazeWithMark?src=hashtag_click

 

#SpaceHour with Ryan Laird @rjmlaird

• What: Share their "space story" with other space enthusiasts at 12:00 BST (UTC +1)
• Where: Twitter
• Link: https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceHour?src=hashtag_click

 

Royal Observatory Greenwich answers your astronomy questions

• What: Ask questions to astronomers at the Royal Observatory Greenwich
• Where: Twitter (@RMGreenwich) with the Royal Astronomical Society (@RoyalAstroSoc)
• Hashtags: #ObservatoryOnline, #MuseumfromHome, #Sciencefromhome

 

US National Air and Space Museum

• What: Talk with a different expert on air and space via Facebook Live Chat
• When: Every Thursday at 1 pm EDT (-4 UTC)
• Where: https://www.facebook.com/airandspace/posts/10156825265107797

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Non-English Resources

ARABIC (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ)

Live Online Events

Tunisian Association of Young Astronomers

• What: Lectures and question & answers sessions
• When: Periodically -- Check the link
• Where: https://www.facebook.com/TunisianAssociationOfYoungAstronomers/

 

CHINESE (漢語/汉语)

Informational Website

Innovative Methods for Promoting Astronomy 

Link: https://sitexodus.wixsite.com/astronomy/astronomy-stargazing

 

DUTCH

Teaching Resources

ASTRON

• Link: https://www.astron.nl/sites/default/files/shared/Spreukbeurtpakket_Infoblad.pdf

 

FRENCH (français)

Online Events

Discover the Universe / À la découverte de l'univers

• What: Online astronomy sessions for ages 8-12
• When: Every weekday at 2 pm EDT (-4 UTC)
• Where: https://www.decouvertedelunivers.ca/post/astro-%C3%A0-la-maison

Tunisian Association of Young Astronomers

• What: Lectures and question & answers sessions
• When: Periodically -- Check the link
• Where: https://www.facebook.com/TunisianAssociationOfYoungAstronomers/

Teaching Resource Repository

Comité de Liaison Enseignants et Astronomes

• Articles, activities, experiments on basic astronomy
• Link:  http://clea-astro.eu

 

ITALIAN (italiano)

Activity Collections

EDU INAF -- https://edu.inaf.it/ 

 

Webinars

Unione Astrofili Italiani (UAI) 

• Who: Various ages
• What: Online live video events. 
• Where: https://www.uai.it/sito/news/il-cielo-da-casa/pillole-di-astronomia-al-via-il-programma-di-incontri-virtuali-delluai/

Teaching Resource Repository

EDU INAF video lessons and hands-on activities

• Link: https://edu.inaf.it/

Online Activities

INAF Astrokids activities

• Link: http://astrokids.inaf.it/

“From Zero to Infinity” online exhibit from INAF

• Link: https://edu.inaf.it/index.php/da-zero-a-infinito/

Astronomy and chant online lesson from UAI (*)

• Link: https://www.uai.it/stellepertutti/e-quindi-uscimmo-ad-ascoltar-le-stelle/

Brief astronomy lessons in Italian Sign Language with UAI (*)

• Inclusive for deaf/hearing impaired by Italian Sign Language (Lingua dei Segni Italiana, LIS)
• Link: https://www.uai.it/stellepertutti/category/risorse/per-disabili-uditivi/

Hands-on Activities

Distance and Scale of the Planets from UAI

• Link: https://www.uai.it/stellepertutti/distanze-in-scala-dei-pianeti/

 

GREEK (Ελληνικά)

Online activities

Online astronomy courses for elementary school-kids based in Greece  

Link: www.magikopanepistimio.org 

 

HAITIAN CREOLE/FRENCH (kreyòl)

Live Events

Astronomi Lakay Vodcasting with the Haitian Astronomical Society

• Link: https://haitiastronomie.blogspot.com/p/astwonomi-lakay-vodcasting.html

 

JAPANESE (日本語)

Citizen Science

GALAXY CRUISE

• Link: https://galaxycruise.mtk.nao.ac.jp/en/index.html

 

KANNADA (ಕನ್ನಡ)

Videos

General Astronomy with TaralayaBangalore

• Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSQNtUZZjQSBic9wKAue8Wg

MALAY (Bahasa Melayu, بهاس ملايو‎)

Repository of Teaching Resources 

Apadilangit@Home

• Link: http://apadilangit.com/apadilangithome/ 

 

NORWEGIAN (norsk)

Repository of Teaching Resources 

NAROM and Nordic ESERO

• Link: https://www.narom.no/undervisningsressurser/hjemmeundervisning/ 

 

PERSIAN/FARSI (فارسی)

Videos

Public lectures on introductory astronomy in Persian

• Link: https://www.astrozoom.ir

 

POLISH (język polski)

Reading

"Urania" popular science magazine

• Link: https://www.urania.edu.pl/archiwum

 

Videos

“Astronarium” TV show produced by the Polish Astronomical Society and Polish Television with support from the Ministry of Science.

• Link: https://www.youtube.com/AstronariumPL 

 

PORTUGUESE (português)

Online Activity

Recent astronomy news podcast from the Porto Planetarium (*)

• Accessible for people with visual impairments
• Link: http://www.planetario.up.pt/pt/recursos/PlanetarioPodcast

 

Hands-on Activity

Scale Model of the Solar System with the Porto Planetarium

• Link: http://planetario.up.pt/pt/recursos/SistSolarEscala

Make a Sundial with the Porto Planetarium (*)

• Accessible for people with hearing impairments
• Link: http://planetario.up.pt/pt/recursos/RelogioSol

 

Citizen Science

CoAstro (*)

• Link: https://condominio.astro.up.pt/

 

RUSSIAN (русский)

Online Activity

Poznavayka journal

• Articles written to easily understand science
• Link: https://www.poznavayka.org

 

SPANISH (español)

Printables

Large Millimeter Telescope (LMT) paper model 

• Link: https://langtm.org/images/gtm_modelo_3D.pdf 

M.I. Saladino activities for primary school-aged kids.

• Link: http://misaladino.com/herramientas-de-divulgacion-de-la-ciencia/ 

AstroEDU Planisfero Celeste for latitude ~15º-20º S 

• Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x-cykJI7dsIQ34bPiiol1LrXMYQseVxe/view?fbclid=IwAR27xUZ3uem3h5orBk0msFC8at-s_sQEJSlSdkMXKIRpsBFITdfsRr936cA

Nube Molecular juego from University of Massachusetts

• Link: https://bit.ly/3dLU4FF

Astronomy with All Senses Handbook on the Solar System

• Link: https://planetariomedellin.org/sites/planetariomedellin.org/files/Cartilla%20Astronomi%CC%81a%20con%20todos%20los%20sentidos.pdf

 

Online Event

Maratón Cosmica: a 24-hour online program (in Spanish) with astronomy researchers from various countries covering a variety of topics

• Who: University students and adults
• When: May 16-17
• Where: https://tiny.cc/OAN

 

Navegando por el Cosmos

• Who: University students and adults
• When: Every athursday
• Where: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0RQY5CgKuQ&list=PLWVo5HIkfQrZ10phybkn78E-5RulWtpv-

 

"Astronomía para Quedarse en Casa" by Carlos Charlee Roman

• Who: University students and adults
• When: Every week
• Where: https://www.facebook.com/charlee.roman.Z 

 

Pre-recorded Video

Curso de Astronomía Online

• Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYka7KFymn-LMODpVV5LiQ 
• CÓDIGOS DE CLASSROOM: gfn723i, eymkk2c, xrg6m3o, 65vxepp, cql22d3, wcau53f, lrsxo3n

Aprende física con astronomía

• Link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJYka7KFymn-LMODpVV5LiQ
• CÓDIGOS DE CLASSROOM: ewepfbtNota
• Email neuronaredoficial@gmail.com if you have trouble accessing the classroom

Downloadables

“Solo Imagenes” Powerpoint from the Astronomical Observatory of Valencia (*)

• Soothing images through astronomy designed for individuals with cognitive impairments
• Link (automatic download): https://observatori.uv.es/docu/solo_imagenes.pps

“Vida de las Estrellas” powerpoint from the Astronomical Observatory of Valencia (*)

• Designed for individuals with cognitive impairments
• Link: https://observatori.uv.es/docu/vida_de_estrellas.pdf

 

TURKISH (Türkçe)

Live Events

Live astronomy lectures from Turkish Astronomical Society

• What: Talks by professional astronomers and question-and-answer session
• When: Periodically -- check the TAD Youtube Page or #EvdenAstronomi on social media
• Where: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQTsjraWvmlfcJKBKPzzJyw/featured

Live Show with Mahmut Tekes

• What: Live discussions and presentations with astronomers hosted by Mahmut Tekes
• When: Saturdays and Sundays (+3 UTC)
• Where: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHlLeYqW551ioPkn8K9FFg/featured
• Where: https://www.instagram.com/mahmutekes

Live Show with Sinan Kocak

• What: Live broadcasts of home astronomy events
• When: Periodically -- check the genel astronomi Instagram
• Where: https://www.instagram.com/genelastronomi/

 

UKRANIAN (українська мова)

Poznavayka journal

• Articles written to easily understand science
• Link: https://www.poznavayka.org/uk/

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CONTRIBUTE 

Everyone is strongly recommended to work with local organizations and coordinate efforts with those of many others who might be doing similar work. We must remember that we can assist wherever possible but we are not medical or health experts.

 

Volunteer

Remotely contribute your skills to OAD volunteering list

• Link: http://www.astro4dev.org/volunteers/
  • If you have a task that needs volunteers, speak to the OAD regional office in your area or contact us (info[at]astro4dev.org) to get the task listed on https://ddi.iucaa.in/OVP

Hackathons & Tech Communities for helping COVID-19 research

• Link: https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/techcommunities

#BuildforCOVID19 Global Online Hackathon

• Link: https://covid-global-hackathon.devpost.com/ 

Volunteer or get help in the fight against COVID19

• Link: https://crowdfightcovid19.org/

 

Volunteering in Specific Countries

South Africa

Register for the national design, development and local manufacturing and procurement of ventilators, managed by government mandate by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO).

• Registration for industry: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSU6c4IpkQbmI-VsoMI_lytNxzI5Vy_ymCxYYC28r7YaetTg/viewform
• Registration for experts: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfSniFciyKk6JRI0r9XTlvtzL3eF_adS9Sbs3B4WRvoJrXdoA/viewform

 

Citizen science

Help researchers solve COVID-19 by folding protein on Foldit

• Link: https://fold.it/portal/ 

 

Data

Various Infographics -- dashboards, visualisations, graphs, charts, maps, etc…

• Link: https://coronavirustechhandbook.com/infographics

Dashboards for visualising COVID-19

• Link: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615330/best-worst-coronavirus-dashboards/ 

Statistics and research from Our World in Data 

• Link: https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus

COVID-19 Open Research Dataset Challenge (CORD-19) | Kaggle

• Link: https://www.kaggle.com/allen-institute-for-ai/CORD-19-research-challenge

 

Communication 

Use your communication skills to create more awareness and dispel fake news and wrong information. All of us have seen the speed at which inaccurate information is spread online, especially on messaging channels such as Whatsapp. As outreach professionals and educators, many of us have communication skills that can make a difference in these situations. We encourage you to work with your local public health organizations and assist with communication campaigns. You can also think about running communication campaigns in support of science and the scientific method. 

If you have worked on or are part of a successful comms campaign, please share those resources on the google form so others may benefit.

 

Networks 

Use the #astro networks to disseminate accurate information.