Estrutura Estelar em Foco: Ensino Através de Jogo de Caça-Palavras Stellar Structure in Focus: Teaching Through a Word-Search

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.033112529042

• Palavras-chave: Evolução, estrutura Estelar, mapa mental, caça-palavras.

• Keywords: Evolution stellar, stellar structure, mind map, word-mearch puzzle.

• Abstract: This study presents the four ordinary differential equations that govern stellar structure namely, mass continuity, hydrostatic equilibrium, radiative and convective energy transport, and energy conservation and establishes their basic physical properties (mass, luminosity, effective temperature, radius, and chemical composition) as conditions for validating this theoretical model. To elucidate their significance, we created a mind map and, in our methodological strategies, employed a word‐search game to assess student understanding. Throughout this review, we observed how the star’s initial mass plays a crucial role in its evolution as well as in its energy sources and transport mechanisms. The results highlight the connection between intrinsic stellar properties and thermodynamic processes, offering a new perspective on the stability and evolution of different classes of stars.