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Fusion Reactions Activity

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

This activity, which should take 1 or 2 days in class, helps students to explore the process of nuclear fusion and the creation of elements in the cores of high-mass stars.

Students interact to simulate fusion reactions in the core of stars, and allows them to better understand how these reactions create the elements in our universe.

Check out the activity here.