Star-Team-Project-ICS16SPI

=Build a Star:=


 * Lab Partners:**
 * Ally
 * Sarah
 * Molly


 * Star you want to model:**
 * Eta Carinae


 * Materials we need:**
 * Sponge
 * Target bag
 * Paint: red, purple, blue, yellow
 * Fingers


 * 1. How are we going to scale this? What is our scale? Example 1 inch = 500 miles**
 * Our scale is 1 cm equals 45 million in diameter.


 * 2. What type of nuclear reaction happens inside a star? What processes of creating a star make this possible?**
 * Stars are powered by nuclear fusion, this is made possible by the fusion of the gases in the stars' creation.


 * 3. Which is hotter a red star or a blue star? Why?**
 * The hotter something is, the greater the frequency of radiation it emits. But since blue light is higher frequency than red light, that means that things that glow red are cooler than things that glow blue.


 * 4. What are the 6 types of stars?**
 * Red Giant
 * Brown Dwarf
 * White Dwarf
 * Variable Stars
 * Main sequence star
 * Binary Star


 * 5. How did this project help you understand a star better?**
 * Yes I understand the structure and how the star works.


 * 6. Did everyone work together equally on this project?**
 * Yes everyone worked in this project.


 * 7. Write a description in your own words describing how one layer of a star works.**
 * All planets and stars have layers. One of the layers is named the core.What really is the core? It is the most important part of the stars layers. The core of a star has nuclear fusion, which is when two or more light atomic nuclei collide and merge, and that powers the rest of the star and makes it shine. The core of a star is located inside the star in a region where the temperature and pressures are sufficient to ignite nuclear fusion, converting atoms of hydrogen into helium, and releasing a tremendous amount of heat.The core also contracts gravity pulling in atoms.


 * 8. Works Cited List**
 * "Eta Carinae." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2015. [|.]
 * Wikipedia has more information on the star that I'm studying. Also I used this for more information on Eta Carinae.


 * "Hottest Stars: Red or Blue." UCSB Science Line. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2015. [|.]
 * This website is really great for information about stars. I used this website for searching what is hotter red or blue stars.


 * "How Stars Work?" Freudenrich, Ph.D. Craig. HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks.com, n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2015. [|.]
 * This is a website perfect for describing how stars work.


 * "Star Classification - Zoom Astronomy." Star Classification. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Sept. 2015. [|.]
 * This is a website that helps me understand the star classifications. I used this website for the 6 types of stars.


 * Star Project Science Grade Rubric:**


 * Total amount of points:__**

Project Participation (comes from teacher observation and group response)
 * 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 ||
 * Offered no help with collaboration of the project || Offered very little to no help with project of collaboration || Offered help but was easily distracted and was not working some of the time || Fully participated, was either a leader or a worker || Fully participated, everyone took turns leading and working in group ||
 * Points ||  || Comments ||||   ||

Star is to scale
 * 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 ||
 * Star is not to scale ||  ||   || Layers of star are to scale but no explanation of scale is given on display || Layers of star are to scale, with explanation of scale given on display ||
 * Points (x2) ||  || Comments ||||   ||

Review Questions
 * 0-4 || 5-9 || 10-14 || 15-19 || 20 ||
 * 0-4 points awarded, see key || 5-9 points awarded, see key || 10-14 points awarded, see key || 15-19 points awarded, see key || All Questions are correct ||
 * Points ||  || Comments ||||   ||

Star parts description
 * 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 ||
 * Left blank || Not on topic or no understanding of the star part || Shows basic understanding of the star part || Shows a full understanding of how it works, offers no explanation to why it is important for the star || Shows a full understanding of how the part works, explains why this function is important for stars ||
 * Points (x5) ||  || Comments ||||   ||