Grade: High School - 6

C.2.6
Describe nuclear changes in matter, including fission, fusion, transmutations, and decays.

I Can Statements Academic Vocabulary
I can describe nuclear changes in matter through fission.

I can describe nuclear changes in matter through fusion.

I can describe nuclear changes in matter through transmutation.

I can describe nuclear changes in matter through decay.

Nuclear changes
Fission
Fusion
Transmutations
Decay
Cross Cutting Concepts
Energy and Matter
*In nuclear processes, atoms are not conserved, but the total number of protons plus neutrons is conserved.

Stability and Change
*Explanations of stability and change in natural or designed systems can be constructed by examining the changes over time and forces at different scales, including the atomic scale.

Structure and Function
*The functions and properties of natural and designed objects and systems can be inferred from their overall structure, the way their components are shaped and used, and the molecular substructures of its various materials.

Science and Engineering Process Standards
SEPS 6: Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

SEPS 8: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Looking Back Looking Ahead
Develop and apply simple qualitative models or sketches of the atomic nucleus that illustrate nuclear structures before and after undergoing fusion, fission, or radioactive decay. (ICP.10.3) Mastery of this standard leads to success in future science courses.

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