5E Instructional Model Plan:

Life Cycle of a Star 5E Instructional Model Plan

Plan for teaching the life cycle of a star using the 5E Instructional Model as a framework

7-9 days

Modern technology has allowed us to study the universe, and now we know that stars are not static objects floating in space, but they are born from clouds of gas and dust, live as they get their energy from nuclear fusion that makes them shine and eventually die. In this 5E plan, students will use simulators which provide data that will allow them to explain the life cycle of stars with different masses, and use this understanding to determine which kind of star(s) are most likely to host habitable exoplanets.

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