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//**Suggested Research Questions**//: Stars  Uncertainty and Quantum Physics  Relativity  Evolution of the Universe
 * 1)  How is matter converted into energy in stars?      Be sure to discuss the process of nuclear fusion and Einstein’s famous formula: e=mc2.
 * 2)  Describe the lifecycle of stars.      Why don’t all stars follow the same evolution?      How are the two evolutionary pathways different?      
 * 3)  Stars are often sorted according to brightness and color.      <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What does this information tell us about the composition and stage of a star? <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * 4)  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How do scientists gather data about stars?   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discuss both space-based telescopes and Earth-based telescopes.   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What portions of the EM spectrum are used to study stars?
 * 1)  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pre-modern era physicists, such as Newton and Huygens, disputed whether light was a wave or a particle.   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discuss experimental evidence that light shares properties of both waves and particles (wave particle duality).   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
 * 2)  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is quantum mechanics?
 * 3)  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Describe at least one experimental avenue that supports quantum theory; you can explore the photo-electric effect, double-slit experiments, black-body radiation, the Bohr model of the atom or Schrödinger’s cat.
 * 4)  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle?
 * 5)  <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What was Einstein’s problem with quantum mechanics?
 * 1)   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discuss how all motion is relative; you can give physical examples, such as playing tennis on a cruise ship.
 * 2)   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What are the affects of moving at speeds greater than 10% of the speed of light? One example is the twin paradox.
 * 3)   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How is e=mc2 related to the theory of special relativity?
 * 4)   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do scientists mean when they refer to the curvature of space-time?
 * 1)   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is the difference between a galaxy and a universe.
 * 2)   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is some evidence that supports the Big Bang theory?
 * 3)   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do scientists think happened in the first few minutes after the Big Bang?
 * 4)   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How long ago do scientists think the Big Bang happened?   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What is their evidence for this timeline?
 * 5)   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do scientists think has been happening to the universe since the Big Bang?   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What evidence supports this?
 * 6)   What are some scenarios for the future of the universe?