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\nThe Life Cycle of a Star\n

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\nLearners investigate the life cycle of a star through research. Once research is complete, students prepare posters and present findings to class. Flash animation is included to help learners visualize life cycle of star researching.\n
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\nThe Making of a Star\n

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\nStudents create schematic diagrams of the new Russian space station module. They compose an imaginary yet realistic series of diary entries from the point of view of an astronaut living on board the completed space station.\n
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\nThe Relative Sizes of The Sun and Stars\n

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\nIn this relative sizes of the sun and stars worksheet, students determine the relative sizes of the Earth, Jupiter, the Sun and other stars. Students compare the size of stars given ratios of one star to another.\n
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\nStar Light...Star Bright\n

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\nIn this brightness of stars worksheet, students use a given formula using the temperature in Kelvins of a star to find its brightness. Students solve 4 problems using this equation.\n
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\nSpitzer Explores a Dusty Young Star\n

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\nIn this stars worksheet, students read about the Spitzer space telescope and they solve 5 problems about the mass, size, and power of dust grains and interstellar mediums detected by the telescope.\n
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\nThe Life Cycle of a Star\n

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\nStudents investigate the life cycle of a star and make conclusions based on evidence, research, and observation.  In this lesson on space and scientific investigation, students describe the relationships between science and...\n
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\nThe Spectrum of a Star\n

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\nTenth graders identify stars based on their line spectra. In this astronomy instructional activity, 10th graders analyze spectrograph and determine the elements present in the star. They explain the relationship between temperature and...\n
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\nColor the Stars 1 - 10\n

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\nIn this coloring worksheet, students color the stars labeled with numbers one through 10 according to the color key. Students color 18 stars total.\n
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\nSuperfun Measuring Stars\n

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\nIn this space science worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are related to the practice of measuring stars and the answers are accessed by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.\n
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\nLight, History, Gravity, Distance, Relativity, and Space-Time\n

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\nLet the star's color be the guide! The color of a star indicates its temperature and its mass and distance affect the gravitational force. The lesson presentations address these concepts as well as how the theory of special relativity...\n
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\nWhite Star Line and the Titanic\n

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\nWas the Titanic advertised as an unsinkable ship, or was it just what the public believed? For this analysis activity, historians examine both primary and secondary sources to determine the answer to this question and the reliability of...\n
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\nSupermassive Black Holes, Stars, Black Holes and Galaxies, Cosmology and Astronomy\n

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\nFollowing his video on black holes, a video on supermassive black holes explains what happens when a supermassive stellar object collapses. The video primarily explores the reasons we don't see intermediate black holes, as they can be...\n
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\nBrown Dwarfs\n

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\nNot quite a star, not quite a planet ... what are brown dwarfs? Young astronomers learn the peculiarities of these heavenly bodies through a short video. The narrator explains the characteristics of brown dwarfs and the different types....\n
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\nNaked Eye Observations\n

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\nFor thousands of years, humans observed the night sky without the help of a telescope. The video explains the many amazing discoveries they made and how we still rely on them today. It details the constellations, various colors of the...\n
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\nWhat is a Constellation\n

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\nWhy do some stars in a constellation appear brighter than others? Using a get-up-and-move astronomy activity, scholars explore perspective and the appearance of constellations in the sky while developing an understanding of the...\n
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\nWhat Are White Dwarfs?\n

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\nWhite dwarfs are stars that refuse to die. A video begins with an explanation of the three fates of dying stars. The presentation explains the composition and life expectancy of a typical white dwarf.\n
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\nSun, Spectra, and Stars\n

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\nGet ready to spark interest in electromagnetic radiation! This resource shares nine indelible inquiries that you can choose from to ignite understanding of spectra and the relationship between light and heat. The assessments that follow...\n
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\nScale of Distance to Closest Stars, Scale of the Universe, Cosmology and Astronomy\n

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\nThe third video in a series based on the scale of the universe, this lecture uses great images to help expand on the idea of scale. By comparing the distance to the closest star to the progress of Voyager 1 and 2, the narrator gives the...\n
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\nScale Activities\n

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\nHow do you put something as large as the universe in perspective? Use a series of scale experiments. Classmates collaborate around four experiments to examine the scale of the earth-moon system, our solar system, the Milky Way galaxy,...\n
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\n“Choose Something Like a Star” Discussion—Applying Style to Content\n

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\nRobert Frost's \"Choose Something Like a Star\" and John Keats' \"Bright Star\" provide the text for a two-part instructional activity in which class members analyze the effects of style on meaning in poetry. Randall Thompson's song cycle...\n
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\nWriting Basic Equations: Stars and Moons\n

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\nYou'll be over the moon about finding a useful resource for describing patterns. Aspiring mathematicians drag moon and star shapes to complete a shape pattern. Additionally, they must write an algebraic equation to describe the pattern. \n
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\nStar Art\n

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\nStudents study about stars, constellations, and myths that accompany them. Then they create their own constellation using black paper and toothpicks and write a myth about their constellation. Their constellation can be viewed on an...\n
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\nStar Light, Star Bright : Exploring How Stars Are Classified\n

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\nYoung scholars work in small groups to organize stars into different categories. They consider size, luminosity, color and temperature, organize the groups and ten report their categories to the class.\n
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\nExploring Stars\n

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\nFifth graders explore the life cycle of stars. They analyze small, medium, and large stars and view a video that compares the life cycles of the various sized stars. They create a flipbook movie detailing the life cycles of a star and...\n
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