Astronomy

You and a group of students will be creating a Google Presentation on a topic. You are encouraged to use pictures, diagrams, charts, tables, links, etc. to help explain your topic. Your group has the freedom to set the presentation up however you would like, as long as it has the requirements listed below your topic…I have also listed helpful places to retrieve your information:
 * __BEYOND OUR SOLAR SYSTEM__**

__**TOPIC 1: WHAT ARE STARS?**__ Here's a link to the video of our presentation: Topic 1 Video
 * 1) Provide the definition of a star
 * 2) Provide the properties of a star, including color, temperature, brightness, distance from Earth, etc.
 * 3) Explain that there are different types of stars
 * 4) Textbook pages 356-361 will help
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__**TOPIC 2: WHAT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF A STAR?**__ Here's a link to the video of our presentation: Topic 2 Video
 * 1) This group will cover these 3 sections in the textbook on page 362: Beginning Main-Sequence, and Giants and Supergiants
 * 2) Describe what happens at each stage
 * 3) Use pictures and charts where helpful
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__**TOPIC 3: WHAT IS THE END OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF A STAR?**__ Here's a link to the video of our presentation: Topic 3 Video
 * 1) This group will cover these 2 sections in the textbook on page 363: Final Stage: Lower Mass Stars and Final Stage: More-Massive Stars
 * 2) Describe what happens at the end of the life cycle for each of these types of stars
 * 3) Use pictures and charts where helpful
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 * 8) Please also go into more detail about black holes…there is more information in the textbook on page 365.

__**TOPIC 4: WHAT IS A CONSTELLATION?**__ Here's a link to the video of our presentation: Topic 4 Video
 * 1) Please give the definition of a constellation.
 * 2) Please explain why/how ancient people came up with constellations, and how did they use constellations?
 * 3) How do we use constellations today?
 * 4) The textbook doesn’t have too much on this topic…page 359 is all that there is.
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 * 7) Also, it would be neat to include a diagram of one constellation that the class could try to find during this time of year. Please include one diagram/picture of this constellation, and also give the class a goal to find one of the main stars of this constellation. The websites below will help you with this.
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__**TOPIC 5: WHAT IS A GALAXY?**__ Here's a link to the video of our presentation: Topic 5 Video
 * 1) What is a galaxy (please be detailed)?
 * 2) What are the 3 types of galaxies, and why does each galaxy have its name? (please include pictures with these definitions)
 * 3) What is the name of our galaxy, and what kind of galaxy is it? Please include a picture here too.
 * 4) Textbook pages 370-373 will help you with these questions.
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__**A STORY WE NEED TO READ AS A CLASS:**__

@http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/constellations/orion.html