I. Nuclear fusion, nuclear fission, and decay. What are they? Practice 11-18.
II. In your assigned small groups, answer the Student Comprehension Questions for the "Secret Life of Gold" article. Go back and "fix" any of the anticipation questions that were not correctly stated.
III. What do red barns and gold have in common? Read the article by Smithsonian.com author Rose Eveleth to figure it out.
IV. Use your knowledge of nuclear reactions, gold, and iron, to create a six panel scientific cartoon. The intent of the cartoon is to inform the reader about how stars create the elements around us, particularly gold and iron, through nuclear reactions.
Quiz - Nuclear Reactions #1