Stars (Properties, Evolution, Clusters)

Labs

• • Stellar Evolution Flowchart: Flowchart leads students through stellar evolution.

  • Star Color: Magnitudes and colors from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey using SkyServer and Voyages.

  • Stellar Spectra: Relate spectra and temperature using Wien's law using SkyServer and Voyages.

  • Distances to Stars Using Measured Parallax : Understanding parallax and using it to measure the distance to stars.

  • Spectral Classification of Stars: Learn basic techniques and criteria of the spectral classification sequence by hydrogen strength and temperature.

  • Cluster Color-Magnitude Diagrams: Determine ages of star clusters using main sequence turn-off colors.

  • Properties of the Sun: Find the Sun's rotation period and the velocity of matter leaving the Sun through a coronal mass ejection.

  • Rotation of the Sun: Measure the rotation period of the Sun from the positions of sunspots

  • Properties of Planetary Nebulae : The student will examine the composition, size and evolution of PNe.

  • RR Lyrae Distances: Examine and plot light curves of RR lyrae with real data.

• • Star Cards: Print cards that represent interesting stars and put them in order of their various properties.

  • Star-Life Partners: Large scale partner activity on star formation and evolution, includes readings