Formal Education

• Classroom-Ready Activities

Informal Education

• Background
  • Galactic Navigation
  • Take a tour of the Galactic Coordinate System!
  • Chandra 101
    Overview of X-ray astronomy and the Chandra mission.
  • False Color
  • Chandra Top Ten
    Top Ten Amazing Facts about Chandra!
  • Ask an Astrophysicist
    View the Q & A page & ask questions about the X-ray universe!
  • Tracking Chandra
    Follow this tutorial to see the Chandra orbit.
• Interactive Games, Activities & Quizzes
  Educational Word Searches, Puzzles, Memory, and other games, activities & quizzes based on the Chandra Mission and X-ray Astronomy!
• Chandra Podcasts
  Audio & video features showcasing the Chandra mission and X-ray Astronomy.
  • The Beautiful Universe (HD)
    High definition audio/video versions of Chandra's exciting science viewable on your computer or television.
  • Chandra Podcasts (SD)
    Audio/video content in standard definition perfect for your portable MP3 player
  • Touch the Invisible Sky
    Audio recordings from NASA's Braille book "Touch the Invisible Sky"
  • Incredible Two-Inch Universe
    Explore the universe by shrinking cosmic scale in 4 steps (Audio & American Sign Language)
• Printable Materials
  • Printable 2007 Chandra Calendar
    Print your own 2007 Chandra calendar!
  • Printable Activities
    Coloring Book, Tracking Chandra, Trading Cards, more!
  • Printable Games
    Crossword puzzles, word searches, jumbles, more!
  • Chandra Image Handouts
    Chandra images with short captions.
  • Chandra Lithographs
    2-sided printable handouts.
• Links & Resources - A list of links and other resources for science education.
• Resources for Outreach and Education
  • Resources for museums, planetariums,
    broadcast producers & other special venues
• Resource Request Form
• Evaluation & Comments
  • Educators' Comments
  • Evaluation Form
• Chandra Education Proposals: Cycle 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8| 9

Education Collaborations

• Passport to Knowledge - includes two recent programs featuring Chandra discoveries and interviews with Chandra scientists.
• Space Place - Land of the Magic Windows, a fun excerise that looks at the electromagnetic spectrum.

Printable 2008 Chandra Calendar Print your own 2008 Chandra calendar with spectacular images from the past year. Featured objects include supernova remnants, galaxies in various shapes & sizes and star clusters in our very own Milky Way.