STEM Scopes- Observing the Stars

The brightness of a star percieved by an observer on Earth.

• Distance

• Apparent Brightness

• Light Years

• Telescope

How far from one point to another point

• Distance

• Light Years

• Ruler

• Miles

To use the senses to examine or inspect

• Magnifier

• Telescope

• Observe

• Senses

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.

• Asteriod

• Moon

• Planet

• Star

The star at the center of the solar system that supplies heat and light to Earth.

• Moon

• Sun

• North Star

• Venus

An imaginary line that Earth rotates around.

• Poles

• Stick

• Axis

• Equator

The northernmost point on Earth, as determined by the Planet's rotation

• North Pole

• South Pole

• East Pole

• West Pole

The southernmost point on Earth, as determined by the planet's rotation.

• North Pole

• East Pole

• West Pole

• South Pole

Hotter stars are color

Cooler stars are colored