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This Fall All Canadian Classrooms are Invited to Measure the Earth!  A 2000 year old experiment can be easily recreated in your classroom, letting your students get an accurate measurement of the circumference of the Earth! This experiment, based on Greek mathematician Eratosthenes’ work, is simple and easily undertaken during the Fall Equinox. Classrooms around […]

Recently the first picture of a black hole has been taken; this is big news! Although this image represents significant scientific breakthroughs, it can be difficult to understand the importance of this bright and fuzzy “doughnut”. Here’s some information to help you share this information with your students. The first thing we need to understand […]

Discover the Universe (DU) provides instruction and resources, in French and English, that help science teachers across the country and around the world teach astronomy to their students. DU provides astronomy teaching support through live workshops, webinars and teaching resources for teachers. “Astronomy is a vast subject and it is intimidating to teach it when […]

The Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) would like to offer remote communities or organizations the opportunity to host a Westar Lecture.  As part of its commitment to share science with the public, CASCA will provide the necessary funding for a distinguished Canadian astronomer to visit the community for a two-day stay.  He or she will give a […]

This is a video created for our webinar about the August 21st solar eclipse. The presenter, Laurie Rousseau-Nepton is from the First Nations community Mashteuiatsh in Quebec and is now an astronomer with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope.

We will be presenting an astronomy workshop for teachers during the annual meeting of the Canadian Astronomical Society in Edmonton. Come meet scientists and learn about new classroom activities. Tuesday May 30, 2017 on the campus of the University of Alberta Click here for more information and to register (it’s free).

Information for teachers about the discovery of seven terrestrial planets around the star TRAPPIST-1 Download the PowerPoint presentation here.

Full-day workshop for teachers in Whitehorse – November 14, 2016 We are happy to collaborate with the Canadian Astronomical Society to offer a free full-day workshop for teachers in Whitehorse. The workshop will be presented in English but bilingual staff will be on site.    Visit this page for more information and to register  Workshop […]

We are pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope to allow Canadian teachers to connect their classrooms live with an astronomer in Hawaii.   This 3.6-meter telescope, located on the Big Island of Hawaii, has been a world leader in astronomical research for nearly 40 years. Canada plays a major role since […]

1-day workshop in Winnipeg – June 1st 2016 We are happy to offer a free teachers’ workshop during the annual meeting of the Canadian Astronomical Society (CASCA) which is held in Winnipeg this year.    During this full day of activities, teachers will have the chance to discuss with experts in astronomy, including last years’ […]