Toolkit for educators and youth – History of Canada in space
This web package is a one-stop resource for educators and youth who want to learn about the Canada's history in space.
Reading list
Things to do
- Draw your own comic strip about the history of the Moon (grade 3 to 9)
- Deep-space diplomacy (grade 6 to 9)
- Night at the Space Museum (grade 6 to 9)
Visuals
Videos
- Alouette-1: Canada's entry into the space age - Canadian Space Agency
- Alouette I satellite
- Chris Hadfield on installing Canadarm2 on the International Space Station
- William "Mac" Evans on the creation of the Canadian Space Agency
- Jocelyn Ghent-Mallett discusses Canadian space policy and international co-operation
- Garry Lindberg on Canadian interest in outer space
- Colin Franklin on the design challenges of Canada's first satellite Alouette I
- A memorable meeting between Jenni Sidey-Gibbons and Roberta Bondar
- Joshua Kutryk: My earliest memories of space exploration
- Chris Hadfield becomes the first Canadian Commander of the ISS ()
- Canada's 50 years in space - Canadian space milestones ()
- Canadarm2: Canada's continuing legacy in space ()
- The Canadarm: Celebrating 30 years of success ()
- Space exploration, 40 years later... ()
Other resources
- CSA's Larkin Kerwin Library – The collection includes many books on Canada's space history
- Benefits of space exploration