Unit 7  Astronomy and Space Exploration

Activity 1 Star Colors and Temperatures (SI GLE's 6, 14, 15, 33; ESS GLE: 37)

Students can easily identify a particular star's color, temperature, and luminosity found in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram and compare it to the Sun.

Teacher can use united streaming and show the video clip listed below which concerns star colors and temperatures.

http://www.unitedstreaming.com

TLC Elementary School:  Exploring Stars

Color and Temperature of Stars (2:56)

Stellar Temperatures-How Hot Is That Star?

http://www.smv.org/jims/unit.htm

This website is an interactive web project devoted to the measurement of stellar temperature which contains both teacher and student pages. It's targeted for grades 7 - 12 with online knowledge quizzes and multiple links to great stellar information.