1. (Video – HTUW Part 3; Begin DE Assignment - Stars)
Thursday September 14, 2017
(Video – HTUW Part 3; Begin DE Assignment - Stars)

2. What process drives a star?
The Launch Pad
Thursday, 9/14/17
What process drives a star?
Stars are driven by the nuclear fusion process as hydrogen atoms are fused to form helium atoms, releasing an enormous amount of energy.

3. Announcements
Remediation for Quiz 1 runs through THIS AFTERNOON at 5:00!
If you want to remediate, please bring your Review to me.

4. We will take Quiz 2 on Tomorrow.
Announcements
We will take Quiz 2 on Tomorrow.

5. F4 F5 S1 F6 F7 QUIZ 1 TODAY 8/31 9/7 9/12 Friday Last Day Accepted
Assignment Currently Open
Summative or Formative #
Date Issued
Gone Missing Day
Last Day Accepted
DE – The Electromagnetic Spectrum F4
8/31
OVERDUE
DE – The Doppler Effect F5
QUIZ 1 S1
9/1 or
9/5
Wednesday
TODAY
DE – Nebulae F6
9/7
NASA Research Paper - Stars F7
9/12
Friday
Next Wednesday

6. HTUW - Extreme Stars - Star Explosions
Video Segment
HTUW - Extreme Stars - Star Explosions
Part 3
6:53

7. Discussion Items (Notes should be taken on these items to prepare for the next Quiz!
How long has the light from Eta Carinae been traveling to reach our eyes today? From Betelgeuse? Our Sun?
Why does it take so long for a photon of light to escape from inside a star?
How are magnetic loops created on the Sun?
Explain the concept of the “solar winds.”
Why are the solar winds so dangerous?
What would it be like if the Earth orbited the star Eta Carinae?

8. Discovery Education Assignment
Go to and log in.
Begin the assignment titled Stars.