Lesson 6 — Stars

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Stars

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  • Video
  • Discussing the homework
  • The life cycle of a star

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Learning goals
  • Explain how the tilt of the earth causes the seasons.
  • Describe the life cycle of a star.
  • Name three other stars than the sun.
  • Explain what is meant by a nebular, red giant, and white dwarf.


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Discussing the homework

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The life cycle of a star

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Stellar 
nebula

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Nebula

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Main sequence star

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Nuclear fusion

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Homework
Read: 
  • paragraph 3.4 Stars

Do:
  • 3.4 yellow block exercises
  • 3.4 workbook exercises

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This lesson
  • Video
  • Discussing the homework
  • The life cycle of a star
  • Why the night sky changes
  • The constellations


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The life cycle of a star
  • Nebula — gets pulled together by it's own gravity
  • This starts a process called nuclear fusion (hydrogen turns into helium)
  • The main sequence
  • (regular sized star) Red giant — white dwarf — black dwarf (invisible)
  • (massive star) Super red giant — supernova — neutron star / black hole

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