Life Cycle of a Star

“If your child was told that the iron in their blood was forged inside a star that exploded billions of years ago, could they explain the life cycle of a star and how elements are made inside stars?”

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• ⬜Describes the main stages in the life cycle of a star similar to the Sun: nebula → protostar → main sequence → red giant → planetary nebula → white dwarf
• ⬜Explains that more massive stars end as a supernova followed by a neutron star or black hole
• ⬜States that nuclear fusion inside stars produces heavier elements from hydrogen and helium