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Star Light, Star Bright Lesson PlanStar Light, Star Bright Lesson Plan
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6th - 9th
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Star Light, Star Bright

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Four modules are a part of this stellar lesson plan. Space scientists view the electromagnetic spectrum, they generate waves on a computer screen in order to measure frequency and wavelength, discover how light is related to temperature, and finally relate their learning to the temperature of stars. Much of this lesson is taught via an interactive website. There is so much terrific material here that you could spend an entire week on this topic!

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electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetism, electromagnetic spectrum, wavelength, waves, galaxies

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electromagnetic spectrum, galaxies, electromagnetic radiation, frequency, wavelength, temperature of light, temperature of stars, star light, science

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