Theory Card: FY8, Fission and fusion

Otaniemi Upper Secondary School – Sustainable Future Project

Course code, full name, and status (C/EC/OP)

FY8 Matter, radiation ja quantisation, EC

Topic

Fission and fusion

Duration

25 min

Objectives (directly from the National Core Curriculum):

The objective of the module is that the student

  • Explore a worldview based on quantum physics, from the elementary particle physics to cosmology

Content (directly from the National Core Curriculum):

  •  Nuclear power, fission, and fusion

More detailed description of content if necessary

Key concepts

fission, fusion, nuclear reaction, mass defect, binding moiety, proton, neutron, atom, nucleus, isotope

Connections within the subject

Connections to other subjects (if already known)

Possible model pathways related to the content

Agenda2030: 7 and 13 Affordable and clean energy and climate actions