Stars and Constellations
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Information for Primary School students on stars and constellations. This PowerPoint uses some slides from http://www.slideshare.net/winga1sm/star-powerpoint-3308182 and the rest has been created by me.
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Stars and Constellations
- 1. The Life of a Star http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_life_of_Sun-like_stars.jpg
- 2. A star is a huge sphere of very hot glowing gas. The most famous star? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Big_dipper_from_the_kalalau_lookout _at_the_kokee_state_park_in_hawaii.jpg
- 3. The Sun is the only star in our solar system A yellow, medium sized star. Why do you think the sun is so bright and hot on earth compared to the other stars at night? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yohkohimage.gif The other stars are REALLY far away!
- 4. Stars are classified according to their temperature and brightness. Hotter Stars are Blue or White Cooler Stars are Red or Orange
- 5. A young star is called a dwarf star ▪ Our Sun is a dwarf star Older Stars are called Supergiants
- 6. Our Sun is an average star. The chart below shows the lifecycle of our sun over billions of years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_Life_Cycle.svg
- 7. Star are formed from giant clouds of dust and gas when a chemical reaction happens. A Star dies when it expands into a red, super giant and finally runs out of gases to burn. Billions of years!
- 8. When stars are grouped together we call them constellations. The big dipper is constellation that we often see. What do you think it looks like?
- 9. The Big Dipper forms part of the Great Bear star constellation: The Pole Star. Why? Why do you think they call it this?
- 10. Orion Orion looks like its legendary namesake: a mighty hunter with a shield, a raised arm, and a sword hanging from his star-jewelled belt.
- 11. Design and name your own constellation!