🔵 Investigate: Star Brightness - Day 24
Investigate: Star Brightness - Day 24
Introduction
What did you learn yesterday? Were you able to gather some evidence to support WHY some stars appear brighter than others?
Today you will complete one more activity to collect a bit more evidence.
Glow On!
Activity: Star Light, Star Bright - Building Evidence
You will answer the following questions on the next page. Look over them now and if you need to, go back and view the video again.
Video Focus Questions:
- What is the difference between a star’s “true brightness” and its “apparent brightness”?
- If stars with a greater true brightness have more energy, how is it that a star, like Betelgeuse, that is SO much larger than our star, the sun, appears less bright? Explain your thinking. (type here)
Directions:
- Open and click on "Make a copy" of the “Star Light, Star Bright - Building Evidence” Links to an external site. document.
- Add your name to the title of the document.
- Read carefully and complete the Activity.
- You may type directly on your copy of the document or print it below.
- Star Light, Star Bright - Building Evidence.pdf Download Star Light, Star Bright - Building Evidence.pdf
Please click "Next" to submit the assignment!
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