Download The Nuclear Fusion Reaction Inside Stars

The Nuclear Fusion Reaction
Inside Stars
Investigative Science
Lab book pages 60-62
What is Nuclear Fusion?
Brainstorm: Think/Pair/Share with partner
and put your ideas into your lab book.
Discuss the following questions (p.60):
1. What is nuclear fusion?
2. Where does nuclear fusion happen?
3. What is produced from nuclear fusion?
The Nuclear Fusion Reaction
Inside Stars
Homework:
• Read Nuclear Fusion Article.
• Answer Checking In questions on paper.
• Due next class.
• Keep paper in science folder/binder.
How is helium created?
With your group discuss how nuclear
fusion might happen to create helium.
Diagram on dry erase board how helium
is made in a star
Be ready to present your idea to the
class.
Let’s draw out all of the element
reactions during Stellar Life and
Death.
Use pages 60-62 in your lab book
1.
Let’s draw out the creation of Helium.
This happens in the star while it is on
the main sequence (p.60)
Equation:
Protons:
Electrons:
Neutrons:
At. Mass:
2. The creation of carbon is next. This
reaction happens in star death. How do you
think carbon is created? (p.61)
Equation:
Protons:
Electrons:
Neutrons:
At. Mass:
Homework
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Read Supernova Article.
Answer Checking In questions on paper.
Hand in next class.
Keep in science binder/folder.
3. The creation of oxygen is next. This
reaction happens in star death. How do
you think oxygen is created? (p.61)
Equation:
Protons:
Electrons:
Neutrons:
At. Mass:
4. The creation of neon is next. This
reaction happens during star death. How do
you think neon is created? (p.61)
Equation:
Protons:
Electrons:
Neutrons:
At. Mass:
5. The creation of magnesium is next. This
reaction happens during star death. How do
you think magnesium is created? (p.62)
Equation:
Protons:
Electrons:
Neutrons:
At. Mass:
6. The creation of silicon is next. This
reaction happens during star death. How do
you think silicon is created? (p.62)
Equation:
Protons:
Electrons:
Neutrons:
At. Mass:
7. The creation of iron is next. This reaction
happens during star death. How do you
think iron is created? (p.62)
Equation:
Protons:
Electrons:
Neutrons:
At. Mass:
Tracing Our Roots to Space
Address the following on page 63 of your lab
book
1. What elements would be present in a
nebula?
2. What would you expect to happen to
elements in a nebula over time?
3. Write a summary of The Fact of the Matter
and Nuclear Fusion reactions.
4. How are these two activities related to
elements and astronomy?