Newsletter link is not currently active
​
Physics Electric and Magnetic Fields
Physics Electric and Magnetic Fields
HS PS3-5
HS PS3-5
Biology
LS2-1 Factors Affecting Ecosystems
Page Under Construction
Newsletter link is not currently active
​
Earth and Space Science
ESS1 3 Stars Producing Elements
Project Zero THINKING ROUTINE--see Phenomenon
Origin of the elements NASA PD Larger version link
ESS1-3
Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce elements.
Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the way nucleosynthesis, and therefore the different elements created, varies as a function of the mass of a star and the stage of its lifetime.
Assessment Boundary: Details of the many different nucleosynthesis pathways for stars of differing masses are not assessed.
Printable activity 2
​
Elements from STARS PREVIEW ACTIVITY 2
Vocab:
the Periodic Table
element
massive star
white dwarf
red giant
supernova
proton
neutron
nucleon
nuclear fission
Beryllium is made in stars like our Sun, but very little remains—why/how do you think the beryllium disappears?
Print a blank Periodic Table,
Use this Lumen Learning Massive Star source and use the information from the coloured Periodic Table on left about massive stars
Put in the symbols for the elements in the correct position on the Periodic Table that are made in stars like our Sun (massive stars).
What element does it stop at--what is the heaviest element made in stars like our Sun?
Give your ideas why massive stars do not make heavier elements.
​
Elements up to the atomic mass of iron are formed in stars NASA PD
Elements heavier than iron (atomic number > 26) are formed in super nova NASA PD