Develop models to illustrate the changes in the composition of the nucleus of the atom and the energy released during the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.

Authority Status:

Original Statement

Indexing Status:

Yes

Education Level:

9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Science

Statement Notation:

HS-PS1-8

Statement Label en-US: Performance Expectation

Description en-US: Develop models to illustrate the changes in the composition of the nucleus of the atom and the energy released during the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.

Comment en-US: Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on simple qualitative models, such as pictures or diagrams, and on the scale of energy released in nuclear processes relative to other kinds of transformations.

Comment en-US: Assessment Boundary: Assessment does not include quantitative calculation of energy released. Assessment is limited to alpha, beta, and gamma radioactive decays.

Language:

English

Concept Term:

Structure and Properties of Matter

Comprised Of:

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

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471672

Comprised Of:

http://asn.jesandco.org/resources/S2471679

Align To:

http://corestandards.org/Math/Practice/MP4