Stars go through a cycle during their lifetime, which can be a bit complicated for our students to wrap their minds around - especially since it can take hundreds, if not thousands of years, to complete.
Having them create a visual representation of a star's life cycle can help our students to learn about this concept. This poster will assist you in doing just that!
How to make a Life Cycle of a Star Poster
Materials Needed
You will need the following supplies for this project:
- A sheet of black construction paper or black poster board
- Two cotton balls stretched out and pulled to be wide and flat
- Markers
- Small yellow pom-pom
- Large red pom-pom
- Small white sequin
Steps to Complete
Here are the steps you need to follow to make your poster:
- Use brown and gray markers to color one of the pulled-out cotton balls, so that it looks like a stellar nebula with its cloud of dust and gas.
- Glue the stellar nebula ball at the top left of the poster, label it, and draw an arrow after it.
- Next, glue a small yellow pom-pom for the average star, label it, and draw an arrow after it.
- Then, glue a large red pom-pom for the red giant, label it, and draw an arrow after it.
- Next, use purple, orange, and blue markers to color the other pulled out cotton ball so that it looks like a planetary nebula.
- Glue the planetary nebula ball at the top left of the poster, label it, and draw an arrow after it.
- Finally, glue a small white sequin for the white dwarf and label it.
Additional Resources
Looking for some easy-to-use science plans that will teach your students about the stars? Here is what we offer:
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