Grades | Quiz Games (with special printable formats for classroom use) | ||
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5th - 12th | Types of Stars | Stars, Galaxies Quiz | Quiz on the Sun, #1 |
Life Cycle of Stars | Layers of the Sun | Quiz on the Sun, #2 |
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Presentations on Stars : |
Seeing Stars Grades: All The video looks through a telescope's lens for a closer look at planets and star clusters. 6:35 |
Tell Me Why: Stars Twinkle Grades: All Have you ever wondered why stars twinkle? Find out in this video. 2:30 |
The Beauty Of Stars Being Born Grades: All Explore new Hubble Space Telescope images of star birth in the Orion Nebula, and animations illustrating how it happens. 4:35 |
Inside our Sun - A Deeper Look Grades: All Explore the closest star - our Sun. 4:55 |
The Life and Death of Stars Grades: All A video clip on life cycle of stars - from birth to their eventual collapse. 8:40 |
Supernovas: When Stars Die Grade: 3 - 12 Learn about supernova. At the end of its life, an exploding star leaves behind a debris field of stellar material and high-energy particles known as a supernova remnant. Supernova remnants are responsible for seeding dust and gas clouds that give rise to a new generation of stars and planets. 4:40 |
What's a Supernova and Where Can I See One? Grade: 5 - 12 When a star explodes, it dazzles the whole galaxy, and beyond. Watch this clip to learn about an exploding star in the nearby galaxy M82. 3:15 |
Star Light Grade: 3 - 12 A presentation on stars, starlight and stellar parallax. Learn how parallax on an interstellar scale helps us find distance to the stars. 9:15 |
3 Questions: Star Dating Grade: 3 - 12 The video unlocks the mysteries of stars and finds out why a star's age matters. 2:50 |
Nebula and Star birth Grade: 5 - 12 The presentation looks at a nebula - an interstellar cloud of dust and ionized gases. Nebulae are often regions where new stars are born. 6:10 |
Neutron Stars - Death Star Grade: 5 - 12 Take a closer look at the massive density of a neutron star as it drifts through space. Scientists explain how the Earth could be affected by an explosion from a neutron star within our galaxy. 3:40 |
Red Shift: Measuring Distance in Space Grade: 5 - 12 In this video, scientists try to find the distance and speed of gamma ray bursts. Learn how astronomers go about finding where in the universe these explosions are happening. 3:50 |
Cassiopeia A Supernova - Expanding Grade: 5 - 12 Take a look at the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, seen expanding over a period of seven years. 2:00 |