May 6Learning Target: I can describe the entire life cycle of starsKick-off: What is a white dwarf? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuxFXHircaI

1. Library 8:15-9:002. Read pg 480-487

10 questions

2. Star distances using Pythagorean thereom3. Stellar Evolution Scavenger Hunt

4. Vocabulary:Cartesian CoordinatesPythagorean theoryPlanetary nebula

May6

1. What is a planetary nebula?2. What is a emission nebula?3. What is a white dwarf?4. What is a red giant?5. What is thermonuclear fusion?

Quiz May 8

1. Name a mid-size star.2. Name a massive star.3. What happens to a mid-size at the end of its life?4. What happens to a massive at the end of its life?5. What is a type 2 supernova?

Quiz

1. What triggers star formation?2. How do globular clusters look compared to open

clusters?3. Why are there no massive main sequence stars in a

globular cluster?4. Are stars younger or older in a globular cluster

compared to a open cluster5. Which star suffered a huge explosion about 150

years ago?