Essential Questions:

 1.  How will our Sun die?

 2. Will all stars have the same fate as our Sun?

 

I can answer the following...

1. What makes a star shine?

2. Why our Sun is a star?

3. List and describe the different stages of a star's life cycle.

4. Relate the life cycle of a star to its mass.

5. When and how will our Sun die?

The following attachments are used in class and can be printed off or viewed for extra practice or enrichment:

Life Cycle of a Star (PowerPoint).

 

 

 

Unit Vocabulary

mass           neutron star         black hole         protostar          nebula          supernova          red giant

       white dwarf          black dwarf          gravity          star          main sequence        red super giant

 

 

Use the following links to connect to really cool websites that will enhance your knowledge about galaxies.  Plus view some amazing images.

         NASA

         ASPIRE

       NASA-SPACE PLACE

       NSO

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