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What Did Stars Give Us?

What Did Stars Give Us?

Aging and dying stars generate extremely hot temperatures, hot enough to create entirely new elements.

Key Ideas

As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. When you add heat (or energy) to a pot of cold water, what happens? Does the pot stay still? What does this tell us about when we add energy to hydrogen atoms?
  2. Why do some stars simply fade away, while others eventually start fusing helium into carbon?
  3. Will all stars eventually be able to generate iron?
  4. Do elements only exist in large amounts on Earth?