Star In A Box offers a lesson plan for 1 or 2 hour sessions centered around the highly interactive Star In A Box application. This App simulates the evolutionary stages of stars of various masses. It is possible for students to follow changes in Temperature, Pressure and Size for various stars. Sample questions of various difficulties are provided. In this framework students will learn about the way stars are detected from Earth, about types of stars (ie various mass) and about how this affects
This community hosts user guides for ISE teachers, in the form of presentations and screencasts. The information here complements that available in the "How to Help" section of the portal. Screencasts Screencast 1 - Why use ISE? Screencast 2 - How to register Screencast 3 - Communities and Networks Screencast 4 - Preparing and Delivering Lessons http://portal.opendiscoveryspace.eu/eo-resource-view/834930 Screencast 5 - Creating and Authoring Lessons Presentations User Guide for UK Teachers
This is a community set up to give support to any school who is using our products as part of their group activities with either ISE or ODS. Periodically, we will post helpful hints and support materials to assist you.
