Massive Stars | Space Science Reading Comprehension Passage & Questions

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Massive stars are the lifeblood of galaxies, they are the brightest parts of our Milky way and while not always blue, they are always huge if they are indeed massive main-sequence stars. From supernova to the leftover cores of stars such as neutron stars, there is a lot to learn about large stars and this resource has got you covered on that front! Let's learn about it together.

This massive stars science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about large stars. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this massive stars article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking.

THIS LARGE STARS ARTICLE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS:

Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
To extend students
To increase scientific literacy in your class
A weekly reading task
Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
To inspire students on a particular topic
Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS MASSIVE STARS ARTICLE:

3 page Word doc teacher version with answers
2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
3 page PDF teacher version with answers
2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so)
3 page Google doc teacher version with answers
2 page Google doc student version with room to fill answers (text boxes)

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