Star Party
Est. Time: 105-140 min30-45 min
Language: English
Mobile/Tablet: No
Lesson Resources
Alignment Documents
Lesson Version
Version
: 1
Released
: February 2021
Past versions
Browser Support
Chrome
46+
Safari
8+
Topics Covered
- Stellar Life Cycles
- HR Diagram
- Solar Mass
- Luminosity
- Scientific Claims
Lesson Description
Use a model to create stars from a stellar nebula and track those stars through their life cycles in an attempt to resolve conflicts and answer questions from party attendees. Collect evidence of star colors, luminosity, solar mass, lifespans, composition, and temperature along your journey.
Central Question: What is the life cycle of a star and what is the relationship of mass to star death?
Instructional Objective: Compare competing arguments related to the life cycle of stars and evaluate empirical evidence collected as a scientific way of knowing.
Learning Outcomes
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Learning Outcome #1: Generate procedures to effectively use a stellar life cycle model in order to collect empirical evidence.
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Learning Outcome #2: Use the HR diagram to model and explain the relationships between stellar mass and the star’s luminosity and temperature.
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Learning Outcome #3: Use a model to support or refute a claim about the relationships between the mass of a star (such as the Sun), it’s color, and the lifetime of that star.
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Learning Outcome #4: Model and explain the life cycle of a star and its relationship to the origin and process of element formation in a solar system.
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Learning Outcome #5: Explain the purpose, benefits, and limitations of the model in describing the sun’s life cycle.
Prerequisites
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Temperature
-
Nuclear Fusion
-
Periodic Table
-
Big Bang
Previous Versions
Topics Covered
- Stellar Life Cycles
- HR Diagram
- Solar Mass
- Luminosity
- Scientific Claims
Lesson Description
Use a model to create stars from a stellar nebula and track those stars through their life cycles in an attempt to resolve conflicts and answer questions from party attendees. Collect evidence of star colors, luminosity, solar mass, lifespans, composition, and temperature along your journey.
Central Question: What is the life cycle of a star and what is the relationship of mass to star death?
Instructional Objective: Compare competing arguments related to the life cycle of stars and evaluate empirical evidence collected as a scientific way of knowing.
Learning Outcomes
-
Learning Outcome #1: Generate procedures to effectively use a stellar life cycle model in order to collect empirical evidence.
-
Learning Outcome #2: Use the HR diagram to model and explain the relationships between stellar mass and the star’s luminosity and temperature.
-
Learning Outcome #3: Use a model to support or refute a claim about the relationships between the mass of a star (such as the Sun), it’s color, and the lifetime of that star.
-
Learning Outcome #4: Model and explain the life cycle of a star and its relationship to the origin and process of element formation in a solar system.
-
Learning Outcome #5: Explain the purpose, benefits, and limitations of the model in describing the sun’s life cycle.
Prerequisites
-
Temperature
-
Nuclear Fusion
-
Periodic Table
-
Big Bang
Previous Versions
- Est. Time: 105-140 min30-45 min
- Language: English
- Mobile/Tablet: No
Lesson Resources
Alignment Documents
Lesson Version
Version
: 1Released
: February 2021- Past versions
Browser Support
Chrome
46+
Safari
8+