Jon Chase explores the life cycle of stars | Physics - Bitesize Space Science

Suitable for teaching 14-16s. Jon Chase explains how the dust and gas released from dying stars form new stars and solar systems using a Jenga game and a rap. Subscribe for more Physics clips from BBC Teach on Mondays when we have them in http://bit.ly/BBCSubscribeTeach If you found this video helpful, give it a like. Share it with someone. Add the video to your own teaching playlists. Create an account, subscribe to the channel and create playlists for different age groups, sets and syllabuses. ===================== Science presenter and rapper Jon Chase explains how the dust and gas released from dying stars form new stars and solar systems using a Jenga game and a rap. He visits a school, where the students play Jenga to demonstrate the balance between the forces in a star, and how they destabilise over time. Jon performs a rap to help memorise all the different stages of the life cycle of stars. This clip is from the BBC series Bitesize Space Science . Jon Chase is on a mission to make science accessible to everyone. He brings alive a series of fun and engaging demonstrations introducing the subject of space science to GCSE pupils and the public at large. If you ever wanted to voyage into outer space, these are the questions you need to ask. For more clips from Stars and Galaxies: http://bit.ly/TeachStars For our Physics playlist: http://bit.ly/BBCTeachPhysics For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p017f7nh. ===================== Teaching Physics or Science ? This clip can be used as a starting point to discuss the Life Cycle of a Star. These clips will be relevant for teaching Physics at KS3, GCSE/KS4 and National 4/5 and Higher. The topics discussed will support OCR, Edexcel, AQA,WJEC GCSE in GCSE in England and Wales, CCEA GCSE in Northern Ireland and SQA National 4/5 and Higher in Scotland. ===================== For more clips from other subjects at the BBC Teach YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/bbcteach More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone More resources from BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education ===================== Look out for more clips released everyday on BBC Teach: Mondays: Biology, Computer Science, Music, Religious Studies Tuesdays: Drama and Performance, English Language, Maths, Physical Education Wednesdays: Languages, Media and Film studies, Modern Studies, Physics Thursdays: Art and Design, Chemistry, Geography, History Fridays: Business Studies, Design and Technology, English Literature