Investigating Stars
Challenge:
01. Caliente Quadruplets
02. Ike S. N. Wannabee
03. Wayfar Extrasolar
04. I. M. Littlewhite
05. Biggen Scarlet
06. Guly and Oro Twinstar
07. Bea Blinker
08. Yello Solartwin
09. Ucant Seeme
10. Soeyem Notsohot
Exploration One: Our Local Neighborhood
First Thoughts: Making Claims
Jewel Box Cluster
Activity 1: What Kind of Stars Are There?
NASA
Wikipedia
Windows to the Universe
Astronomy Photo of the Day site
Activity 3: What Determines the Color and Temperature of Stars?
Cygnus Starfield
Internet Site for step 4
Exploration Two: The Lives of Stars
First Thoughts: Making Claims
NGC 6397(Fig.2.1)
Activity 1: How Are Stars Classified?
Activity 3: The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Activity 5: The Lives of Two Stars
Activity 6: Using the H-R Diagram to Determine the Age of Stars in a Cluster
Exploration Three: The Deaths of Stars
First Thoughts: Making Claims
Supernova remnant (Fig.3.1)
Activity 1: Unstable Stars: Planetary Nebulae and White Dwarfs
Activity 2: Unstable Stars: Variables
Activity 3: The Atom Factories of the Universe: Supernovae
Doing Science
Extending Your Work
Recommended Resources
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