Home School Astronomy teaches astronomy from as “as is” perspective, meaning from the perspective of what we see happening right now. There are no references to the age of the universe or its origins in the curriculum, however the creator of Home School Astronomy is a Christian and believes that God created the universe.

Full Year of Astronomy Both Semesters – 28 Lessons) – $97
Just Semester 1 (14 lessons) – $47
Just Semester 2 (14 lessons) – $47

Available to download, on CD and Flash Drive

All the lessons are available in a K-6th Grade Version and a Junior High through High School Version.

Both versions feature the same lessons, but the K-6th grade versions have a higher picture to text ratio and a lower vocabulary level.

Each semester has a suggested order that comes with the lessons however, the order in which the lessons are completed is not essential.

If you follow the suggested pacing each of the 28 lessons should last for a week if the student works on them for one-half hour a day. However the lessons are self-paced and this can vary or be changed by you.

It is full curriculum good for an entire semester or year of science or can be used as an elective. However, it can be used as an exciting supplement to your current “not so exciting” curriculum.

1. An Objective


2. Warm up activities


3. The lesson itself


4. Assessment Questions


5. Cross-curricular activities

Sure! However the entire course is on the computer, CD or Flash drive and you don’t have to print it if you don’t want to.

This curriculum engages the student with astounding pictures on the computer along with interesting astronomy lessons. It also allows the student to go at his/her own pace unlike a video, which just plays whether the student is engaged or not. The teacher has no prep time as its all packaged nice and neat in one file. As far as we have seen, there is no other full year astronomy curriculum available for homeschoolers: most astronomy is lumped together as a small section of Earth Science. This is MUCH more astronomy than any student would receive in a public or private high school.

You own the presentation when you purchase it for download or on CD. It goes right to your personal machine and you can use it as many times as you want.

The presentations are self-paced, gloriously illustrated slides that include an on-screen script to read along with the pictures. It is not a video. A student can “zone out” during a video; these self-paced slides require interaction for each new concept.

Yes, but you’ll love it!

Home School Astronomy became an official company helping home-based students “Bring Astronomy Home” in 2009. The author has a Master’s Degree in Education and is an educational consultant for the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. and has written curriculum for NASA’s school outreach program. He has attended and spoken at many conventions including:

1. Great Home School Convention (Cincinnati, OH)
2. Great Home School Convention (Hartford, CT)
3. CHAP (Christian Home School Association of PA)
4. HEAV (Home School Education Association of Virginia)
5. NOVA (Northern Virginia) Homeschool convention
6. SEARCH (PA)
7. MassHOPE (Massachusetts)
8. Florida Convention
9. ENOCH (NJ)
10. York, PA Convention

Has been positively reviewed by:

      1. Home School Mom
      2. The Wired Home School
      3. Creation Homeschooling
      4. Classical Scholar Homeschooling
      5. Homeschool Reviews
      6. Classical Astronomy
      7. Gifted Homeschoolers
      8. Agape Leadership
      9. Jaded Cinderellas
     10. Many, many others

Yes, but you’ll love it!

Full Year of Astronomy Both Semesters – 28 Lessons) – $97
Just Semester 1 (14 lessons) – $47
Just Semester 2 (14 lessons) – $47

Available to download, on CD and Flash Drive

The lessons run best on a computer (PC or MAC) but will run on tablets as well.

The lessons are PowerPoint-based but will run on any slide-based program like Apple’s Keynote, Apache Open Office’s Impress or Google Slides on a PC, MAC, Chromebook or Tablet. Special instructions are available upon request when using various platforms.

Despite the fact that these are computer-based, very few people need help with them as they are setup to run simply by hitting “F5” and then the space bar. However, prompt help is available via the email (Tony.Ceraso “at” HomeSchoolAstronomy.com) on the site. If you prefer a phone call, simply email Home School Astronomy your phone number and you will receive a call back.