Project Astro

A National Program from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to Improve Science Education at all grade levels

Project ASTRO™ improves the teaching of astronomy and physical science in classrooms, after-school programs and in youth groups, by linking professional and amateur astronomers with local educators. Each astronomer is matched with an educator in a one-on-one partnership and commits to visiting the educator's students at least four times during the school year. Over 500 active educator-astronomer partnerships currently bring the excitement of scientific discovery through astronomy to roughly 20,000 students annually.

The main focus of Project ASTRO educator-astronomer partnerships is hands-on, inquiry-based activities that put students in the position of acting like scientists - as they come to understand more about the universe (and science in general).

Click here to LEARN MORE about the history and evolution of Project ASTRO. Then use the links below to LEARN MORE about how you can get involved in Project ASTRO, the cities or regions where it is operating, and the excellent teaching materials it has generated:

Project ASTRO Links

Getting Involved

• Overview
• Individual Involvement (for Educators and Astronomers)
• So You Want to Start a Project ASTRO Site?
• Donating to Project ASTRO
• Family ASTRO
   

The Project ASTRO National Network

• About the National Network
• U.S. Map of National Project ASTRO Sites
• Contacting Project ASTRO National Staff

Publications and Materials from Project ASTRO

• The Universe at Your Fingertips
• More Universe at Your Fingertips
• El Universo a sus pies
• Project ASTRO How-To Manual
• Project ASTRO Introductory Video

Sample Activities

• A Sampling of Hands-On Astronomy Activities

Resource Guides

• Educational Resources from the ASP
   

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Informal Science Education Division of the National Science Foundation, NASA's Offices of Space Science and Education, the Banbury Fund, the Clark Foundation, and the many other companies, foundations, and individuals from around the country who have generously helped Project ASTRO achieve such tremendous success.