Educators
Connecting curiosity, discovery, and the classroom.
Inspiring Learning Through Space
Out of This World 25 offers educators new ways to connect science, history, innovation, and storytelling in the classroom.
Through the story of Chris Hadfield’s 2001 mission, Canada’s role aboard the International Space Station, and the upcoming Artemis II mission, OOTW25 helps students explore how curiosity, teamwork, and discovery shape our understanding of the world and beyond.
Developed in collaboration with McMaster Children and Youth University (MCYU) and project partners across Canada, these resources are designed to support meaningful, interdisciplinary learning.
Teaching space means teaching curiosity, discovery, and possibility.
Classroom Connections
Out of This World 25 gives educators new ways to connect classroom learning to real stories of Canadian achievement in space.
Themes explored through the project include:
- science and innovation
- Canadian history
- space exploration
- STEAM learning
- storytelling and communication
These connections help students see how discovery happens across disciplines — and how Canada continues to play a role in the future of exploration.
From history to science, space exploration opens the door to interdisciplinary learning.
Teaching Through Canadian Space History
The story of Chris Hadfield, STS-100, and Canadarm2 offers a powerful way to bring history, engineering, and scientific discovery together.
Educators can use OOTW25 to help students explore:
- Canada’s role in human spaceflight
the history of the International Space Station - innovation in robotics and engineering
- the importance of teamwork and collaboration
- how major achievements shape future missions like Artemis II
Great questions lead to great discoveries.
Tools for Inquiry and Exploration
Space is a powerful starting point for inquiry-based learning.
OOTW25 encourages students to ask questions, investigate ideas, and explore how science, creativity, and communication work together.
Educators can use the project to support:
- inquiry-based learning
- project-based learning
- STEAM connections
- critical thinking
- future-focused exploration
Today’s classrooms are shaping tomorrow’s explorers.
Classroom Ideas
Use OOTW25 to spark discussion, inquiry, and creative learning in the classroom.
Educators can build lessons and activities around:
- Chris Hadfield and STS-100
- Canadarm2 and Canadian robotics
- the International Space Station
- Artemis II and the future of exploration
- science communication and storytelling
Resource Spotlight
Looking for ready-to-use resources right now? Explore Canadian Space Agency tools and activities designed to bring space exploration into the classroom.
Learning can happen through stories, maps, missions, and ideas.
Connecting Students to the Future
With Artemis II on the horizon, educators have a unique opportunity to connect students to a major moment in Canadian space history as it unfolds.
OOTW25 helps students see that the future of space exploration will be shaped not only by astronauts, but also by scientists, engineers, artists, communicators, and creative thinkers.
Discover more tools to bring Canada’s space story into the classroom.
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Teaching Resources
Classroom tools and learning ideas.
Space History
Explore missions, milestones, and discovery.
StoryMaps
Explore Canada’s story through maps.
Artemis II
Connect students to Canada’s next mission.
Microhistories
Hidden stories behind space exploration.
Students & Families
Share space learning beyond the classroom.
Through Out of This World 25, educators can help students connect Canada’s achievements in space with the possibilities of tomorrow. Curiosity in the classroom can inspire the explorers of the future.
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This page includes information from Canadian Space Agency resources. Many images are courtesy of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and are used with permission. Other visuals are licensed stock photography or approved website assets. Image credits are provided here collectively as part of the page design.
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