2. Organize: Compare the colors of the following stars in the Star collection: Aldebaran, Betelgeuse, Sirius B, Spica, the Sun, and Vega. Drag the six stars to position them where
you think they would fit on the Gizmo's color scale.
Click Sort stars on the Gizmo to check your placements, Mark the location of each star on
the scale below. Use abbreviations for the star names. For example, "Ald" could represent
"Aldebaran" and "Veg" could represent "Vega."
3. Organize: On the Arranged by menu, select Temperature. Based on their given
temperatures, plot the stars on the Gizmo scale. Mark each star on the scale below. (Note:
On the logarithmic scale, the space between 1,000 K and 2,000 K is the same size as the
space between 10,000 K and 20,000 K.)
Temperature (K)
1.000
2,000
5,000
10,000
20,000
50,000
When you are finished, click Sort stars to check your placements. Revise your chart if
necessary.