Resources from the RASC Centres
Many of our members have created their own resources to help them lead workshops in schools, for scouts and girl guide troupes, and to make star parties more exciting. Below, you can find resources from each centre that may help you run your own workshops, plan lessons, or create your own educational materials.
The articles are listed according to the Centre that hosts them. Clicking on the Centre name above a particular list will direct you to the host Centre's Web page.
This list does not imply or give copyright permission of any kind for the articles listed.
National Office
- Total Lunar Eclipse January 2019
This handout promotes and explains what happened on January 20-21, 2019 during the total lunar eclipse, visible across all of North and South America. It is also available in black and white.
- Mercury Transit November 2019
Learn how to safely view a planetary transit, and what extra measures need to be taken when it's the smallest planet crossing our Sun!
Calgary
- Choosing and Using Binoculars
Binoculars are an excellent way to see objects in the night sky. You may even have an old pair hanging around! Check this out to find the best binoculars for you and how to use them.
- Choosing and Using a Telescope
This guide will teach you all about telescopes and how to use them for astronomy.
- Understanding and Observing the Moon
This brochure gives an overview of how to observe the moon and its phases. If you have more questions, check out these brochures on moon geology and lunar eclipses.
- Understanding and Observing Meteors, Aurorae, and Noctilucent Clouds
Don't have a telescope or binoculars yet? These phenomenae are all visible with the naked eye!
- Responsible Lighting
Cities are bright places. No wonder New York is the city that never sleeps: the lights are always on! Learn about what you can do to help everyone see the sky better.
- Light Pollution Quiz
Just read the brochure above? Test that knowledge!
- Astronomy Quiz
Test your knowledge of the sky with this quiz.
Kitchener-Waterloo
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New Brunswick
- The Importance of Science Literacy
This presentation, given by Mary Lou Whitehorne at the 2010 General Assembly of the RASC, outlines why it is so important to understand science, especially in this day and age.
Prince George
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Toronto
- Lunar Module Stencil
Use this stencil to build your own simplified lunar module.
