Life Cycle of Stars: Student Gallery Edition

A fascinating area of study is the life cycle of stars. At this point my students know the different types and classifications of stars.  I usually only have a few students that know of black holes and supernovae.  I decided to divide my 4 HS Earth Science classes into groups.  Each group was responsible for one poster and section of the life cycle.  Overall, it ended up being 19 groups. I had them research the type of star they were assigned and make a poster. When they were finished, I put them up and we used our wall collaboration to go over the different masses of stars and how it has an impact on their deaths.  It also made my wall look a lot more festive! I also had them do another assignment at the same time with QR codes and past astronomers and their contributions to astronomy.  I had about 3 students a group.  For example, when one or two students were coloring the other could work on their ancient astronomers, then they would switch.

Enjoy!