Elements for a discussion of star formation in the classroom

The new directions of the National Common Curricular Standards suggest Thematic Units in which the Structure and Evolution of Stars have a natural plane. However, a recent survey showed that the Formation of Stars is almost not addressed in the literature. We present in this work a complete panoramic view of this subject with the intention of providing a base for its presentation in the classroom, updated and accessible to Science teachers.

Keywords
Stellar formation; molecular clouds; initial mass function