Powering the Sun: Nuclear Fusion and the Solar Life Cycle

Assessment · Grade 10 · Earth & Space Science · state_ny

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• Name: Engage
• Minutes: 15
• Purpose: Surface students' prior knowledge and misconceptions about the sun's energy source by presenting a puzzling phenomenon, creating cognitive dissonance that motivates investigation into nuclear fusion and the solar life cycle.
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• Q1. Based on the data you analyzed today, what evidence supports the idea that the sun's energy source cannot be chemical burning? Sketch a beginning model showing where in the sun energy is produced and how it reaches Earth.

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