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Physics Unit 6 (Round 7)
Stars & the Big Bang

Why do stars shine and will they shine forever?

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Unit Resources and Lesson Documents

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Unit Resources 

Unit Overview Materials (Unit Overview, NGSS Elements, Teacher Edition, Student Edition)

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Lesson 3

How could studying energy, matter and forces in the Sun help us answer our questions about guest stars?

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Lesson 6

How has the matter in the Universe changed over time, and how do we know?

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Lesson 1

Why do some stars seem unchanging while others appear briefly, change dramatically, and fade away?

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Lesson 4

What happens when stars run out of fuel?

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Lesson 7

How can we use the practices we have developed to figure things out on our own?

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Lesson 2

What is the cloud we see left behind after a guest star fades, and could it have once been a star?

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Lesson 5

Why do some stars seem unchanging while others appear briefly, change dramatically, and fade away?

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