Distance Learning for Space and Astronomy
Options for schools, home educators, and anyone interested in learning about space.
- Your online instructor is Dave Owen, AKA Space Dave.
- All steps are optional—choose the ones that suit your situation.
- If you book or participate in live sessions with Dave, please consider a koha to help us stay afloat.
Activity 1: Watch Video(s)
We are producing a series of videos that will be available on our YouTube channel. If you can't use YouTube, let us know and we'll get you the videos some other way.
In most cases we recommend that you and your students start by watching the video below. You can do this together at school, or students can watch at home. 40 minutes long, the video features Space Dave introducing some important basic concepts of astronomy. It's suitable for all ages from about 7 to adult, although you can try it with younger students too.
During the video, Dave occasionally asks a question and a "pause" icon appears. If you like, you can pause the video at this point to discuss the question, then unpause to get the answer and continue. This is purely optional.
Activity 2: Live Video Session/Meeting
We can connect via any common meeting software such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, etc. The format is generally "Q&A" but if you have other ideas about how to utilise your time with Dave, let us know. You can send us questions beforehand and/or ask spontaneous questions throughout the session.
We also run occasional sessions that are open to the general public, so you and your students can join these as well if you wish.
Activity 3: More information
See the Resources section of this website for lots more facts and space-related information.
Contact Us
If you have questions or you'd like to book as session, please contact Dave.