Why do stars appear to have different brightnesses? In this lesson and activity, students explore the relationship between apparent brightness and relative distance of stars. They use the claim, evidence, and reasoning model to discover why stars appear as they do.
This lesson is aligned to NGSS 5-ESS1-1 Support an argument that the apparent brightness of the sun and stars is due to their relative distances from the Earth.
What's Included?
Interactive Google Slide Deck Lesson on Apparent Brightness
Star Profile Activity
Apparent Brightness Article and Reading Comprehension Check
CER (Claim, Evidence and Reasoning) Graphic Organizer and Written Response
The PDF with the activities and the slide deck are not editable.
