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Star Spectra Science: Using Balloons and Buttons to Model Spectroscopy  [ Report ]
  
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R. Vieyra; Publisher: American Association of Physics Teachers
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This lesson blends physics and Earth science as students explore the spectra of stars using a physical model composed of balloons and buttons. This activity introduces students to…
https://www.compadre.org/astronomy/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14318&DocID...
ASPIRE: Star Life Cycle 
  
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High Resolution Fly's Eye: Physics at the University of Utah
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This website provides a tutorial on the evolution of stars. It begins with proto-stars, then provides information about main-sequence stars, hydrostatic equilibrium, helium burning,…
http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/Labs/StarLife/
Astronomy Today 
  
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E. Chaisson and S. McMillan; Publisher: Prentice Hall
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This website provides online resources for Astronomy Today, an introductory astronomy textbook.
https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/astronomy-today/P2000000...
T. Arny's Astronomy Quizzes 
  
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T. Arny
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Thomas Arny's collection of online quizzes at the University of Massachusetts span the entire introductory astronomy curriculum. Subjects covered include historical astronomy,…
https://www.astro.umass.edu/~arny/
T. Arny's Astronomy Tutorials 
  
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Thomas Arny's collection of online tutorials at the University of Massachusetts span a range of astronomy-related topics. Tutorial subjects include gravity, escape velocity, seasons,…
https://www.astro.umass.edu/~arny/indextut.html

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