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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Stars

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive module students will explore the life cycle of stars and how they produce energy.
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Article
University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: The Known Universe Requires Black Holes!

For Students 9th - 10th
Models of star formation don't match the true star number. Now see how the black hole restrains news stars so everything adds up.
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Article
Seeker

Seeker: Week of 11 25 13: Black Hole Birth Spawned Record Breaking Blast

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on a recent record-breaking observation in space - the bright gamma-ray burst ever recorded.
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Article
Seeker

Seeker: Week of 8 25 14: How Do Black Holes Form? Clue Found

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what a black hole is and explore the latest scientific theories about how they form.
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Website
Other

Space Science Institute: Alien Earths: Star and Planet Formation

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the lives of stars, and how stars and planets form. The Interactive activity, 'Planet Families' requires Adobe Flash and cannot be launched.
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Website
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Stars: Black Holes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about black holes in our solar system. What are they? How are they formed? What is their structure? The brief, to the point text makes this site most appropriate for the younger researcher.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Spitzer Science Center: Story of Stellar Birth

For Students 9th - 10th
Under the heading, "Story of Stellar Birth" this site examines specific details of an image displaying the apparent life cycles of young stars in the Cepheus constellation.
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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Star Life and Death

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how the life cycle of a star on the website. This site includes a video that explores star formation.
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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Reaching Middle Age

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site explains the stages a star goes through from a main sequence to death. This site includes a video.
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica: Describe the Life Cycle of Stars

For Students 4th - 6th
Discover the stars with Peter. At his mom's research center, help Peter learn constellations and learn about characteristics of stars.
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Website
California Institute of Technology

Spitzer Science Center: Where Galactic Snakes Live

For Students 9th - 10th
Following the title, "Where Galactic Snakes Live" this site examines an image of "Galactic Snakes" which are actually clouds larger than several solar systems. The text below the image proceeds to explain certain stellar features...
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Unit Plan
Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Estrellas Variables Modulo v Unidad 3

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module you will learn about variable stars. Here you will find a large gallery of images.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Que Es Una Estrella?

For Students 9th - 10th
A star is an astronomical object that shines with its own light, that is, it can produce its own radiation, has an internal source of energy, and can be held in space due to its own gravity. Learn a little more about the characteristics...
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Interactive
Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Space: Star Light Star Bright

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about stars and the electromagnetic spectrum in this series of activities.
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Graphic
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Star Makes Closest Approach to Black Hole in Milky Way

For Students 9th - 10th
A star known as S0-2 made its closest approach to the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way in 2018.
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Interactive
Other

Chrome Experiments: 100,000 Stars

For Students 9th - 10th
Zoom in and out to explore our galaxy in this interactive 3D visualization of the stellar neighborhood, including over 100,000 nearby stars.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Neutron Stars and Black Holes

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains the characteristics of neutron stars and black holes.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Star Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How a star is classified according to color and temperature.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Star Classification

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How a star is classified according to color and temperature.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Star Formation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines the formation of a star.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Arthur Eddington

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, Arthur Eddington. He is noted for his groundbreaking research work in astrophysics.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Henrietta Swan Leavitt

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives a biography of Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Learn about her discoveries in astronomy.
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Nobel Prize winner for his mathematical theory of the physical processes of importance to the structure and evolution of the stars.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Main Sequence Star Lives

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Examines the main sequence of the star's life cycle.