Stars come from families, but scientists aren't sure where to find the sun's relatives. Learn more about identifying star families and the confusion about the sun. As part of a larger SciShow Space series, an interesting video offers a glimpse into the current theories and the scientific research hoping to answer the mystery.

Concepts

the sun, stars, the earth-moon-sun system, the universe

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Learn about the recent research from both the Gaia mission and the GALAH project on this topic

Classroom Considerations

• Content ends at 5:42 before an advertisement begins
  
• Relies on prior knowledge of stars, life cycles of stars, and the universe

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Works well in traditional or flipped classes
• Requires very little class time to share

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.4 RST.11-12.4