Free Crash Course Astronomy Curriculum Map for High School

Planning a long astronomy sequence is easier when the playlist is mapped before the first video is assigned. This free Crash Course Astronomy educator planning guide organizes all 46 public episodes into a 12-week supplemental curriculum with weekly pacing, three four-week units, built-in assessment checkpoints, and a final-assessment framework.

The guide is a teacher planning resource only. It does not include individual episode worksheets, daily teacher guides, quizzes, weekly assessments, unit assessments, the final assessment, Google Forms, Student Assessment Slides, the Student Syllabus, or Crash Course videos.

What the free astronomy curriculum map shows

• How the 46 episodes can fit into a predictable 12-week sequence.
• How to group the content into three coherent four-week units.
• Where weekly assessments, unit assessments, two Day 4 review lessons, and a final assessment can fit.
• How print, Google Classroom, and blended delivery can use the same course architecture.
• How to preview the larger curriculum before purchasing.

The three-unit astronomy sequence

Unit 1 begins with observation, sky cycles, Moon phases, eclipses, telescopes, gravity, tides, the solar system, and the inner planets. Unit 2 moves through the outer solar system, small bodies, light, distance, stars, exoplanets, and stellar evolution. Unit 3 connects black holes, stellar systems, galaxies, dark matter, the Big Bang, dark energy, deep time, and the search for life.

Why a pacing guide helps with fast video lessons

Crash Course episodes move quickly and often connect multiple models or lines of evidence in a short time. A pacing guide helps teachers decide what belongs in one week, where students need a cumulative checkpoint, and when graph or model practice should occur before an assessment.

The weekly rhythm is consistent: three or four episode lessons followed by a Day 5 assessment. Weeks 11 and 12 use a structured Day 4 review/application lesson because those weeks contain three episodes.

What is not included in the free download

• No daily episode worksheets or teacher guides.
• No daily or cumulative quizzes.
• No weekly, unit, or final assessments.
• No Google Forms or Student Assessment Slides.
• No Student Syllabus or Day 4 lesson plans.
• No Crash Course videos.

Download the free planning guide

Get the free curriculum map here: Free Crash Course Astronomy Full Curriculum Educator Planning Guide.

View the complete 46-episode curriculum here: Crash Course Astronomy Full Curriculum.

Browse the current daily lesson collection here: Crash Course Astronomy YouTube Video Lessons.

Preview the lesson format with the free first episode: Introduction to Astronomy: Crash Course Astronomy #1.

Crash Course videos are not included. This independent educator-created planning guide and related resources are not affiliated with or endorsed by Crash Course, Complexly, YouTube, PBS, or any related rights holder.