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Activity: Fusion Reactions

Multicolor concentric circles representing different fusion reactions
Onion model of the layers of a star.
NASA/Imagine the Universe
Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Activity/Hands-on
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 3.2 – Energy from the Sun is created in the core…
  • Big Idea 3.3 - Our Sun, like all stars, has a life cycle.
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
  • PS1 - Matter and its Interactions
  • PS3 - Energy
Heliophysics Topics
  • Stellar Evolution
  • Energy
Material Cost per Learner 1 cent – $1
Language English

1-2 day activity exploring the process of nuclear fusion and the creation of elements in the cores of high-mass stars.