Stars
Physics, Chemical Elements, Groups, Origin:
-Stars have locations and appear to move together (K-4)
-The sun is a star (K-4)
-The sun is an average star (5-8)
-The Sun is a major source of energy for the solar system (5-8)
-The Sun formed from a nebular cloud of dust and gas 4.6 billion years ago (9-12)
-Light atoms, hydrogen and helium, clumped together in the early universe by gravitational attraction to form stars. (9-12)
-Clusters of billions of stars, which are gravitationally bound together in galaxies, form most of the visible mass of the universe (9-12)
-Stars produce energy from nuclear reactions (9-12)
-Heavier chemical elements are formed in stars (9-12)