Crash Course Astronomy Full Curriculum | 46 Video Lessons + Assessments

Teach all 46 Crash Course Astronomy episodes with one structured 12-week supplemental curriculum. This complete bundle combines the daily episode video lessons with an educator planning guide, student syllabus, weekly assessments, three four-week unit assessments, two review/application lesson plans, and one full-course final assessment.

The goal is more than video accountability. Students use vocabulary, evidence, diagrams, graphs, models, timelines, short written explanations, and multiple-choice reasoning to connect sky observations, planets, stars, galaxies, cosmology, deep time, and the search for life.

Important Video and Affiliation Note

Crash Course videos are not included. Teachers and students access the publicly available videos separately. This independent, educator-created curriculum is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or authorized by Crash Course, Complexly, YouTube, PBS, or any related rights holder.

What’s Included

• 46 daily Crash Course Astronomy video lesson resources covering Episodes #1-#46
• Daily teacher guides with answer keys, lesson support, standards connections, and discussion prompts
• Daily student worksheets with chronological questions, vocabulary, and synthesis prompts
• Daily multiple-choice quizzes and self-graded Google Forms support
• Google Slides/PPTX and print-friendly worksheet options
• 1 full curriculum Educator Planning Guide
• 1 Student Syllabus
• 12 weekly assessment packages
• 3 cumulative unit assessment packages
• 1 full-course final assessment package
• Week 11 and Week 12 Day 4 review/application lesson plans
• Student Assessment Slides, print-friendly assessment slides, MC Quiz Print Versions, and Google Forms support
• Teacher answer keys with sample student responses
• Start Here PDF with Google Drive access and copy instructions

12-Week Course Structure

• Weeks 1-4: astronomy foundations, sky cycles, Moon phases, eclipses, telescopes, gravity, tides, the solar system, Sun, Earth, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter
• Weeks 5-8: outer planets and moons, asteroids, comets, the Oort Cloud, meteors, light, distance, stars, exoplanets, brown dwarfs, and stellar evolution
• Weeks 9-12: black holes, binary stars, clusters, nebulae, the Milky Way, galaxies, gamma-ray bursts, dark matter, the Big Bang, dark energy, universe history, deep time, and life in the universe

Assessment Architecture

• Weekly assessments: vocabulary, A/B short-answer questions, graph/model interpretation, and 30 multiple-choice questions
• Unit assessments: four-week synthesis with vocabulary, A/B short-answer questions, graph/model interpretation, and 40 multiple-choice questions
• Final assessment: full-course synthesis with 20 vocabulary terms, 15 A/B short-answer questions, four graph/model questions, and 60 multiple-choice questions
• Day 4 review/application: structured graph/model practice and substitute-friendly review for the two three-episode weeks

Built for Flexible Classroom Use

• Whole-class guided video lessons
• Google Classroom assignments
• Printable packets and paper assessments
• Sub plans and independent work
• Credit recovery, intervention, review, or enrichment
• Full 12-week sequence or selected units and episodes

Student Skills

• Using astronomy vocabulary in context
• Reading scientific diagrams, graphs, models, spectra, and timelines
• Explaining cause-and-effect relationships using evidence
• Comparing planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmological models
• Distinguishing observations from inferences
• Writing concise evidence-based science responses

Preview the Curriculum Plan

Download the free planning guide here: Free Crash Course Astronomy Full Curriculum Educator Planning Guide.

Preview the daily lesson format: FREE! Introduction to Astronomy: Crash Course Astronomy #1 Video Lesson.

License Summary

The purchasing teacher may use, edit, print, copy for enrolled students, and assign the included supplemental materials digitally in that teacher’s own classes. A school, department, or administrator purchase may be used internally as a school site license at one school site. Redistribution, resale, public posting, or sharing outside the licensed classes or school site is prohibited.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the Crash Course videos included?
No. Videos are not included. Teachers and students access the public Crash Course Astronomy videos separately.

How is this different from the existing #2-#46 video lesson bundle?
The existing video lesson bundle provides the daily episode resources. This full curriculum bundle adds the 12-week pacing structure, educator planning guide, student syllabus, weekly assessments, three unit assessments, final assessment, and Day 4 review/application plans.

Can I use only part of the curriculum?
Yes. Use a single episode, one unit, selected weekly assessments, or the complete 12-week sequence.

Can I use this with Google Classroom?
Yes. The curriculum includes Google Classroom-ready lesson and assessment support, including Google Slides and self-graded Google Forms workflows.

Can I print the materials?
Yes. Print-friendly worksheet and assessment options are included.

What grade levels is this designed for?
The curriculum is designed primarily for Grades 9-12 astronomy, Earth and space science, physical science review, science electives, intervention, credit recovery, and enrichment.

Does this replace a complete district astronomy course?
This is a comprehensive supplemental curriculum built around the public video playlist. Teachers should use it alongside their own instruction, local course requirements, laboratory experiences, and district curriculum expectations.