Star Trek Astronomy - Star Chart + Self-Guided Prezi

The Star Trek Universe incorporates many real star systems and constellations from the night sky, including many places they visit, the origins of some alien species, and some key space colonies in the series. This class explores many of these references from the Star Trek shows and movies, while also educating on the science facts of the stars and their constellations.

We cover 24 constellations and 42 stars in this course, spread out over four parts (mostly organized by viewing seasons). For each star, I describe its relationship to Star Trek and some interesting astronomy facts about the star in real life. Video clips, pictures, and descriptions for each topic are included in a Prezi slide show format.

For full enjoyment I recommend that learners have seen at least a few episodes of Star Trek first. (Learners who don't have much experience with Star Trek may still enjoy learning about how a fictional universe is related to real life star systems!)

If you’d like a copy of the Prezi that you can edit to fit your needs, such as changing the assignments, adding point values, instructing students how to answer the questions, adding your own activities, etc., simply email me at lauren.rae.ard@gmail.com and I will make you a customizable copy. You will need to set up a free Prezi account in order to edit the presentation to your liking.