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Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

11th Grade · Science · Easy · about 10 minutes

HS-ESS1-1 | Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies - Easy level

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Standards referenced

• HS-ESS1-1 — Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the life span of the sun and the role of nuclear fusion in the sun’s core to release energy that event
• HS-ESS1-2 — Construct an explanation of the Big Bang theory based on astronomical evidence of light spectra, motion of distant galaxies, and composition of matter
• HS-ESS1-3 — Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce elements.
• HS-ESS1-4 — Use mathematical or computational representations to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system.

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