Life cycle of stars

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Martin Hill
Life cycle of stars
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Space: Solar system
Resource type
Complete lesson
Role play/debate/discussion
Self-assessment
Starter/Plenary
Student activity

A comprehensive PowerPoint covering the formation of massive stars, with a focus on developing students' understanding of the sequence and keywords associated with stars, along with supporting videos and answers.

Includes a range of engaging tasks for students to complete including questions, a timeline and hot-seating activity, as well as stretch, peer discussion and self-assessment tasks, and a gap-fill consolidation or homework task to summarise the life cycle of a massive star. 

Keywords taught in this lesson: 

black hole

main sequence

neutron star

protostar

red giant

red supergiant

supernova

white dwarf 

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Should red supergiant after main sequence stage. Some cut and stick pictures would be useful for the boxes.

Tim Swan

20/12/2021

Response from Teachit editor
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. We've updated the resource to make the sequence clearer in the Word activity.
1
Should red supergiant after main sequence stage. Some cut and stick pictures would be useful for the boxes.

Tim Swan

20/12/2021

Response from Teachit editor
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. We've updated the resource to make the sequence clearer in the Word activity.