Canadian classrooms / Quebec-ready
Real ways for Canadian classrooms - including Quebec schools - to contribute science to the ISS. Every program below is verified open to Canadian students. French resources are noted where available, and English-only options are included when Quebec students can use them.
Student programs
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Student Programs
Quebec levels are included where useful. Some opportunities are active or seasonal; others are open classroom resources from past ISS-linked campaigns. French is not used as a filter.
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Direct ISS science
Open registrationStudents grow two groups of tomato seeds without knowing which group was exposed to space conditions. They measure germination and growth, then submit results online to support research into plants, food systems, and long-duration space travel.
CSA classroom activities
Resources openThe CSA Junior Astronauts activity bank gives schools ready-made lessons in science and technology, fitness and nutrition, and teamwork. ISS-linked activities include living in space, food, false alarms, working in space, and environmental monitoring.
Coding on the ISS
Annual / seasonalStudents write code for Astro Pi computers aboard the ISS. Mission Zero is beginner-friendly; Mission Space Lab lets teams design a scientific experiment, with selected projects run on the station. Canadian students are eligible through Canada's ESA cooperation.
Design challenge
Resource pack openStudents imagine inventions that could make astronauts' lives in space easier or more fun. The original Canadian submission challenge has ended, but the NSERC/CSA classroom resource pack is still available for schools to run the activity.
Student-designed experiment
Mission 22 planningSchool communities design microgravity experiments that fit within a mini-lab compatible with ISS experiment racks. A local review process selects a flight experiment. Mission 22 lists an experiment design phase in fall 2026 and ISS flight in spring 2027.
ISS data analysis
Free enrollmentStudents act as classroom research assistants for ISS investigations. Missions use downlinked photos, video, and data from station experiments so students can analyze findings and send results back to scientists.
Student research payloads
Global providerDreamUp offers space-based education and student research pathways from classroom curriculum to experiments and code that can operate on ISS hardware. Voyager describes DreamUp as serving students globally and having brought hundreds of student research payloads to the station.
ISS plant science
Kit / challengeStudents grow plants in a classroom or home ExoLab while following a related ISS experiment. They compare ground data with station imagery and sensor data to investigate plant biology, microgravity, legumes, and food sustainability.
ISS experiment platform
Global K-12Students run or design experiments that compare classroom data with experiments on the ISS. Advanced teams can conceptualize, document, code, and prepare experiments for NASA approval and ISS operation.
ISS classroom resource
Free resourceAstronauts aboard the ISS read children's books and demonstrate related science concepts. It is not a flight experiment submission program, but it is a free ISS-based classroom activity available to Quebec students online.
Live ISS contact
Apply by regionSchools prepare a STEM and amateur radio project, then apply for a scheduled direct, telebridge, or virtual telebridge contact with an ISS crew member. Students ask questions live while learning radio science, satellite communication, and life in orbit.
ISS Earth imaging
Mission-basedDuring EarthKAM missions, teachers register students to request images of Earth from a camera on the ISS. Students choose targets, submit image requests, then analyze the images they receive.
Health and space science
Open worldwideTeams complete physical and scientific activities inspired by astronaut training and submit progress for the Walk to the Moon Challenge. The 2025-2026 challenge is open worldwide and runs through August 14, 2026.
Canadian design challenge
Resources openStudents propose solutions for real space-sector challenges, including astronaut mental health and isolation, food production for long missions, and sustainable satellite missions. It is a good Canadian bridge into ISS life-support and exploration topics.
CSA activity directory
Resources openThis is the broad Canadian classroom hub for ISS, space food, robotics, astronaut health, Earth observation, Moon, and Gateway activities. For Quebec teachers, it is the easiest place to find French-ready classroom materials and grade-level alignment.