In this space science activity, students use information about temperature to correctly color the North Star, Procyon B, Rigel, Sirius, Betelgeuse, and Arcturus. Then, they order six other stars by their temperature, from hottest to coolest.
Star Temperature and Color Activity
Excerpted from
Concepts and Challenges of Earth Science
From Pearson's Concepts and Challenges Earth Science.
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