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The Biggest Star in the Universe!

From Mr. DeMaio

The Biggest Star in the Universe!
13 min4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Mr. DeMaio compares the sizes of stars to find the largest one we know of. A short, high-energy Mr. DeMaio explainer (13 min) — great as a lesson hook, a review at a station, or a quick brain-boost the whole class can watch together.

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All ages
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Teaching resources

Discussion questions

Discussion

Use these after watching “The Biggest Star in the Universe!.”

  1. What is the most surprising or important thing you learned in this video?
  2. Where might this come up in real life — looking up at the night sky or exploring the natural world?
  3. What is one question you still have, and how could you find out the answer?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: planet, star, orbit, evidence, scale.

Try it: 1) Write down two facts you learned in “The Biggest Star in the Universe!” and one question it made you wonder about. 2) Draw or explain the main idea to a partner in your own words.