Teach-worthiness: ••••/4
Death of a Star is a 50 minute NOVA science movie (VHS & DVD formats available) about the discovery of a supernova in 1987 by a Chilean and a Canadian astronomer in Chile. The movie overviews their discovery then does a great job of highlighting the science of supernova's. The story line follows several questions that arose about unexpected observations regarding the supernova and what that meant for supernova theory as well as the science of detecting and finding supernovas. It also shows the passion of astronomers and in that was contains a neat affective element. Interestingly, the last chapter is about an experiment in Australia using the Parks Radio Telescope--the same one featured in the full length movie, "The Dish."
Checked out at Timberland Library, Tumwater branch (Timberland Library)