Activity: Fusion Reactions

Multicolor concentric circles representing different fusion reactions
Onion model of the layers of a star.
NASA/Imagine the Universe
Levels
  • advanced
NGSS
  • ps1
  • ps3
  • ess1
Requirements
  • low_tech
  • low_cost
Big Ideas
  • big_ideas_3.3
Helio Topics
  • stellar_evolution
CreditNASA Imagine the Universe
Language
  • english

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