The Universe
by Seymour Simon
Genre: Expository nonfiction:
Explains the nature of an object, an
idea, or a theme.
How do we know
whether a star
is old or new?
The Five “Wanderers”
of the Ancient Skies
• 1. Who are the five “wanderers” of the
ancient skies? (restate)
• 2. Why do you think our ancient ancestors
were so interested in studying the
universe?
(please restate and answer, including text
support in your answer)
Vocabulary Strategy
• Read The Birth and Death of Stars on
page 149.
• Go to the computers to work on Quizlet
vocabulary flash card practice.
Read pages 150 - 157
• 1. According to the article, what are the building
blocks of planets? (Restate and answer using
text support)
• 2. As stars age, which state occurs first, red
giant or planetary nebula? (Restate and answer
using text support)
• 3. On page 156, explain what the photograph in
the inset shows.