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Welkom op onze Bronnen-pagina! Hier vind je een schat aan informatie om je kennis over sterrenkunde en astrochemie te verdiepen. Of je nu jong of oud bent, een beginner of een gevorderde liefhebber, deze pagina is voor iedereen die meer wil leren over de kosmos.
My Outreach Materials
I am also looking for fellow science communicators who are native speakers of Dari, Indonesian/Malay, Somalian, Turkish, or Tigrinya. My goal is to have my lessons translated into the most spoken refugee and immigrant languages in the Netherlands so that those children can also enjoy some astronomy outreach.
I'm also happy to receive any translations that you might be willing to put time into.
Please contact me if this is something you would be interested in!
Solar System - updated 2024
Zip file of PDFs (~80MB) with the A0 solar system including 33 objects and missions, an A4 key to the large objects, and an A4 key to the tiny objects.
Solar System - Old
Large pdf (125MB) with planets, dwarf planets, and some moons all to scale. (Print size A0)
Solar System - extra
Extra material for when larger groups including various space missions and extra copies of the moons (because they get lost/taken a lot)
Update 08-2024: These scripts are for the old solar system printout, and I am working on a new one.
Solar System - script (English)
My basic script in English with instructions for the instructor.
Solar System - script (Arabic)
My English script as translated into Arabic by a native Arabic-speaking astronomer.
Solar System - script (Farsi)
My English script translated into Farsi by an Iranian native Farsi-speaking astronomer.
Orion Nebula sticker activity
Worksheet plus 5 stickers (digital art by Olivia Harper Wilkins). This activity is used to explain different telescopes and what astronomers see with different wavelengths of light.
Orion Nebula Information sheets
Information pages in Nederlands and English to go with the sticker activity (28 MB)
Orion Nebula worksheet
Fill-in-the-blank Worksheet corresponding to information on the information sheets for the Orion Nebula sticker activity (28 kb). The zip file contains a file with worksheets in Nederlands and English and a file with the answers filled in.
Physical ALMA datacube
A physical representation of an ALMA datacube using real ALMA data. This PDF can be printed on cardstock to show how ALMA data works and learn about astrochemistry.
Constellation Activity
This is the original activity I created to teach children about constellations and sky myths. The zip file (34MB) has a lot of information about how to create this activity with instructions in English and Nederlands.
Astronomy outreach resources
ALMA kids
Downloads from the ALMA Observatory
Why Astronomers Want to Use ALMA
Short videos for 8 years+ students about how radio astronomy works as well as interesting astronomical phenomena.
Astronomy Activities by Martha Irene Saladino
Lots of nice astronomy activities for children.
NASA education resources
A collection of activities, games, and explanations from NASA communicators and scientists. (even more here)
Stellarium web
An online interface for the Stellarium planetarium software. Bonus: it has the option to use constellation maps from ancient cultures!
Astronomie.nl Onderwijs
Astro outreach resources in Dutch
AstroEDU from IAU
Peer reviewed astronomy education activities
National Informal STEM Education Network
Activities and resources from NISE
AudioUniverse
Sonification practices in astronomy for accessibility.
Tactile Universe
Tactile models of astronomical objects for accessibility. Lots of free 3D printable models and lesson plans
Network for Astronomy School Education
Lots of activities here with translations into over 20 languages.
IAU Office of Astronomy for Development
Resources collected by the IAU for outreach, education, and improving lives through astronomy.