The Life of a Star!!!

DUE:
A Day Tues Oct 2
B Day Weds Oct 3

You may choose to either write a children's story about the life of a star or you may write a Newspaper Article chronicling the life and times of a Star.

-Please include the following terms in your assignment:
Nebula
Fusion
Absolute Magnitude/Luminosity
Apparent Magnitude
Main Sequence
Giants
Super Giants
White Dwarfs
Super Nova
Neutron Star
Black Hole

-Your work must demonstrate the following:

--That you understand the stages of a stars life, the science behind it and how star changes through its life cycle.

--Your understanding of the properties of a star including color, age, luminosity and size and how they relate to one another.

-You must also include:
--at least one creative illustration, collage or piece of art work that connects to your story and the SCIENCE!
BE CREATIVE!!!

RUBRIC: 40 points total

40pts-must include all components and demonstrate complete mastery of star cycles and properties; Work must be neat, well thought out and presented in a creative way.

30pts-Includes most all components; demonstrates that student understands the properties and life cycle of a star; Work must be neat and well thought out.

Below 28 pts-Many components missing; student is still unclear of major portions of a stars life cycle and how to classify stars by their properties.




RESOURCES: websites to extend your thinking/add outside research
(copy and paste into your browser)

http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/labs/star_life/starlife_main.html

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Lifecycle_of_a_Star.html

http://www.telescope.org/pparc/res8.html

http://www.schoolsobservatory.org.uk/astro/stars/lifecycle