The Elements: Forged in Stars

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Title:

The Elements: Forged in Stars

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https://wisconsin.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.eiu.fusi...

Publisher:

WGBH Educational Foundation

Description: All the stars in the universe, including the Sun, are nuclear furnaces fueled by fusion. Beginning with the fusion of hydrogen and continuing with fusion of successively heavier elements, stars form all the naturally occurring elements heavier than hydrogen and helium. This video segment illustrates the critical role that stars play in creating the elements, and describes the process of nucleosynthesis, in which increasingly heavier elements up through iron are formed, at which point the star collapses and explodes in a supernova, during which elements heavier than iron are created. The segment is three minutes forty-two seconds in length. A background essay and discussion questions are included.

LC Classification:

Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Stars
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Stars -- Other particular types of stars, A-Z -- Supernovae
Science -- Astronomy -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Chemistry -- Physical and theoretical chemistry -- Chemical elements
Science -- Physics -- Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity -- Nuclear fusion

GEM Subject:

Science -- Chemistry
Science -- Astronomy
Science -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Astronomy -- Stars
Chemistry -- Elements

Resource Type:

Reference Material
Instructional Material
Audio/Visual -- Movie/Animation
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Video -- HTML5
Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Learner

Education Level:

High School
Middle School
Elementary School

Language:

English

Rights:

WGBH Educational Foundation

Access Rights:

Free access

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