Week 7 Stars

Grade 9 Belardo
Week 7 (Third
Quarter)
March 21,2022
Topic: MELC
Stars, Show which
Characteristics constellations
of stars may be
observed at
different times
of the year
using models.
Topic: OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the
Stars, lesson, you will be able
Characteristics to:
of stars 1. Describe the characteristics
of the stars and the sun based
on their color, temperature
and brightness, size and
compositions.
2. Differentiate apparent
brightness from absolute
brightness of a star.
3. Appreciate the value of
stars in our life.
ACTIVITY 1:
RECALL Direction: Words from the star text have been scrambled in
the circles below. Your job is to unscramble the letters and
write the correct word on the line under each circle.
1 2
3 4
RECALL
5 6
8 9
10
STAR
A star is a great ball of gas formed

mostly from element hydrogen which is
converted to helium through a
thermonuclear reaction called fusion.
What is a star?
*The objects that heat and light the planets
in a system.
* A star is a ball of plasma held together by
its own gravity.
• Nuclear reaction occur in stars (H to He)
• energy from the nuclear reactions is re-
leased as electromagnetic radiation.
How are stars classified?
Activity 2.
Using a padlet application.Each group
will give an example of star and try to
give the following information
1.Image/picture
2.Temperature
3.Color
4.Size
5.Distance from earth in lightyears
1.Color and 2.Temperature
Color - It depends on its surface temperature. Cooler
stars tend to be redder in color, while hotter stars have a
bluer appearance. Stars in the mid ranges are white or
yellow, such as our sun. Stars can also blend colors,
such as red-orange stars or blue-white stars.
Surface Temperature – Astronomers measure a
star's temperature on the Kelvin scale. Zero
degrees on the Kelvin scale is theoretically
absolute and is equal to -273.15 degrees Celsius.
The coolest, reddest stars are approximately 2,500
K, while the hottest stars can reach 50,000 K. Our
sun is about 5,500 K.
Color and Temperature
Color Temp. (K) Examples
Blue-white 12 000 Rigel, Spica
White 11 000 Vega,
White 10 500 Sirius
Yellow 6 000 Cepalla
Yellow 6 000 Sun
Orange 4 200 Arcturus
Red 3 000 Antares
Red 2 200 Betelgeuse

Temperature Color
20,000 - 60,000 K Blue
10,000 - 30,000 K Blue-white
7,500 -10,000 K White
6,000 - 7,500 K Yellow-white
5,000 - 6,000 K Yellow
3,500 - 5,000 K Orange
2,000 – 3,500 K Red
ACTIVITY Activity
Direction: Arrange the colors of the star from coolest to
3 hottest
Blue Yellow-white Red White
Blue-white Yellow Orange

1 ______________ 5_____________
2 ______________ 6_____________
3 ______________ 7_____________
4 ______________
Astronomers measure the size of a
given star in terms of our own sun's
radius. Thus, a star that measure 1
solar radii would be the same size as
our sun. The star Rigel, which is
much larger than our sun, measures
78 solar radii. A star's size, along
with its surface temperature, will
determine its luminosity
Brightness
Luminosity – amount of light that a star

radiates
a. Apparent Magnitude – perceived
brightness, factoring in size and distance
b. Absolute Magnitude – true brightness
irrespective of its distance from Earth
Characteristics of a Star
Blue - the hottest stars Apparent brightness - the
Red-the coolest stars brightness you see from Earth.
Absolute brightness - is the
brightness the star would have
Color if all stars were the same
distance from Earth
Tiny red dwarfs – smallest Hydrogen -most common

stars (ex. Proxima Centauri
Helium – second
Medium-sized - average stars
(ex. Sun) Carbon
Oxygen small amounts
Giant stars or supergiant stars Nitrogen
- very large stars
WRAP- Activity 4. To summarize what you have learned, Complete the
graphic organizer about the characteristics of a star. Fill in the
UP following box with the correct answers

STAR
Size Brightness
Hydrogen
Checking
Understandi
ng
1. How is the color of a star
related to its temperature?
Answer
The color of a star depends on its

temperature, from red and
orange (cool stars) to yellow
and white (hotter stars) to blue
(very hot stars).
2. Explain why a cooler
star could actually
appear brighter than a
hotter star.
Answer
A cool star, such as a red giant,

could be either closer to us
or much larger than a hotter
star, such as a white dwarf.
(Could be closer and larger)
3. How do distances
of stars are
expressed?
Answer
Distance of stars are

expressed in lightyears
4. What classification
of color does Sun
belong?
Answer
Yellow-dwarf
5. Why do we see sun
as brighter?
Answer
Because it is
nearer
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A star is a great ball of gas formed

White 11 000 Vega,

White 10 500 Sirius

Yellow 6 000 Cepalla

Yellow 6 000 Sun

Orange 4 200 Arcturus

Red 3 000 Antares

Red 2 200 Betelgeuse

Blue Yellow-white Red White

Blue-white Yellow Orange

Luminosity – amount of light that a star

Tiny red dwarfs – smallest Hydrogen -most common

UP following box with the correct answers

The color of a star depends on its

A cool star, such as a red giant,

Distance of stars are

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