Key takeaways
Describe life cycles of stars of various sizes, from their formation to their death.
Understand how nuclear fusion forms elements and creates energy for the star.
How to answer questions on star life cycles.
Host: Laura studied at Royal Holloway University of London and the Open University. She is passionate about science communication and has presented talks about Exoplanets at Oxford University and Imperial College London. Stars can live up to a trillion years! In this class, students will look at how stars form, change during their life and eventually die. Students will investigate how the size of the star affects the evolution and fate of the star. Students will also learn how all elements in the universe heavier than helium are created inside stars and the significance of the formation of iron inside a massive star. Lastly, students will describe the characteristics of neutron stars and black holes. This info-packed class is aimed at students in Years 10 -11!
Have you seen these classes?: Star Life Cycles, Exoplanets, Bodies of the Solar System
Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
This class is suitable for students in Years 10 and 11.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.