nebulae a stellar nursery

Nebulae: A stellar nursery!

DIVE IN THE SKY

COMENIUS PROJECTTURKEY

Hot balls of gas start their lives

begins in what astronomers call a nebula

(plural: nebulae) and they are basically

the nurseries of the Universe.

PRESENTATION

A nebula is a gigantic cloud of dust

and gas; mainly of hydrogen and helium

gases, and they can be light years across - that’s trillions of miles – imagine how many nurseries you

can fit into one of these ginormous star factories!

They look quite fuzzy in appearance - pretty much like

fluffy clouds or cotton wool in the sky.

Imagine having to go nursery in a

massive splattering of cotton wool?

DURINGT: The teacher prepared

some stars for the students but these

stars are not happy because they have

lost their light.

(Teacher passes the stars to students,

stars have sad face.)

T: Everybody has a star?Ss: Yess..T: Ok then, now get some

cotton and put it on your star and now

let’s wait for a while.

(Teacher have students listened

some bang sounds.)

T: Ok get the cotton on your star

and glue your star and put some glitter

dust on the star.T: Ok now, your star has

light. Now, remove the sad face from

the star and so your star is happy

now. Clap yourself.

This drama was developed by Rana

KARATAY and her university student

from Anatolia University at Elt Department Ceyda KARAKAN

Some information in the presentation part is taken from http://www.kidsastronomy.com/black_holeB.htm