Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the life span of the sun and the role of nuclear fusion in the sun's core to release energy that eventually reaches Earth in the form of radiation.

Authority Status:

Original Statement

Indexing Status:

Yes

Education Level:

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Science

Statement Notation:

HS-ESS1-1

Statement Label en-US: Performance Expectation

Description en-US: Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the life span of the sun and the role of nuclear fusion in the sun's core to release energy that eventually reaches Earth in the form of radiation.

Comment en-US: Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the energy transfer mechanisms that allow energy from nuclear fusion in the sun's core to reach Earth. Examples of evidence for the model include observations of the masses and lifetimes of other stars, as well as the ways that the sun's radiation varies due to sudden solar flares ("space weather"), the 11-year sunspot cycle, and non-cyclic variations over centuries.

Comment en-US: Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include details of the atomic and sub-atomic processes involved with the sun's nuclear fusion.

Language:

English

Concept Term:

Space Systems

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471651

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2472000

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2472009

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471897