We Are Stardust

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the content area. This text examines how humans and all things around us are made of elements created in stars. The article references fusion, the powerful collision of enormous stars, and the intense explosion of supernovas. All of this is tied to the creation of heavier elements that hurtle through space, to be reassembled as distant solar systems.
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Direct Link: https://student.societyforscience.org/article/we-are-stardust

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Science
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: informational text, text complexity, stardust, star, element, fusion, supernova, iron, gold, chemistry, astronomy, protogalaxy, galaxy, starburst, Milky Way, gravity
Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource
Resource Collection: STEM Reading Resources

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