Student Skills
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Students can
identify an element’s atomic mass on the periodic table and relate this
understanding to the creation of more massive atoms from less massive atoms
through the process of nuclear fusion.
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Student Knowledge
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No Prior
Knowledge Statement
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Students know
that nuclear fusion is the result of the merging of two nuclei to for a
larger one, releasing more energy in the process than any chemical reaction.
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Students know
that nuclear fusion occurs only under conditions of extremely high
temperature and pressure.
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Students know
that nuclear fusion takes place in the core of stars releasing energy as
light.
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Students know
that the production of more massive atoms began with nuclear fusions of
hydrogen,
· Students know that the Big Bang produced matter in
the form of hydrogen and some helium and lithium, which through the process
of nuclear fusion in stars and supernovas resulted in the dispersal of more
massive elements as found on Earth and throughout the Universe.
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So, this is weirder. There really is no middle school NGSS content for this skill, but in order to align all of our batches all the way from elementary to high school, our curriculum team added one for nuclear processes. I think what we can do is just write to this information - which will mostly be all content. We can ask pretty basic questions about nuclear fusion, and we can also ask about how the structure of atoms change as they undergo fusion. The stuff I copied over doesn't say anything about fission, but it is mentioned in the lesson outline I received, so I feel like that's fair game too.
Possible Question Starters:
"The light energy that is released from stars is the result of - "
"Which of the following correctly explains the role of the Big Bang in the production of matter?"
"How are nuclear fusion and nuclear fission similar?"
We can start there, it may take some back and forth, but we can get there :)
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