Stars are formed from clouds of dust and gas collapsing under gravity. They spend most of their life fusing hydrogen into helium in their cores, glowing from the heat and pressure of nuclear fusion. When stars run out of fuel to burn in their cores, they die - smaller stars may become white dwarfs, while larger stars explode as supernovae. The material from exploded stars then disperses to form new dust clouds, starting the next generation of star formation.

1. The Life of a Starhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_life_of_Sun-like_stars.jpgSamantha Wingate

2. What is a Star?A star is a huge sphere of very hot glowing gas. When stars are grouped together we call them constellations. The big dipper is constellation that we see often. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Big_dipper_from_the_kalalau_lookout_at_the_kokee_state_park_in_hawaii.jpg

3. The SunThe Sun is the only star in our solar systemAll eight planets, comets, and an asteroid belt, revolve around the Sun.The Sun is a yellow, medium sized star. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Yohkohimage.gif

4. Classifying Stars Stars are classified according to their temperature and brightness.Hot Stars are Blue or WhiteCooler Stars are Red or Orange

5. Classifying Stars Cont…A young star is called a dwarf starThey can be colored red, yellow, or white.Our Sun is a yellow dwarfOlder Stars are called SupergiantsThey can be colored red or blue.

6. The Timeline of a StarOur Sun is an average star. The chart below shows the lifecycle of our sun over billions of years.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_Life_Cycle.svg

7. How Stars Are BornStar are formed from giant clouds of dust and gas.Then, from gravity, the cloud collapses into a rotating gaseous ball.Once the new star gets hot enough it will begin to create energy from a process called nuclear fission.This created energy allows the star to glow for billions of years.

8. Where Stars are BornThe Eagle Nebulahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Eagle_nebula_pillars.jpg

9. The Death of StarsA Star dies when it runs out of gases to burn.The Star will first expand into a red, super giant. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Betelgeuse_star_%28Hubble%29.jpg

10. The Death of Stars Cont…Then the Star will collapse and explode.This takes billions of years. The size of the star determines how long it’s life is.The bigger the star the shorter the life.

11. After a Star Explodes…The Crab Nebulahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crab_Nebula.jpg

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