Where Do Chemical Elements Come From?

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. What is that extremely bright light in the sky? It's a supernova: the result of a massive star collapsing in on itself. This explosion is more than just a pretty sight; it is the main source of the elements that make up our planets and all the other objects in the night sky.
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Direct Link: http://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/education/resources/highschool/chemmatters/articlesbytopic/nuclearchemistry/chemmatters-oct2009-origin-chem-elem.pdf

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 11, 12
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: informational text, text complexity, periodic table, periodicity, fission, fusion, radioactivity, beta decay, isotope, chemistry, supernova
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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