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| topic = Stellar Nucleosynthesis
 
| ls = Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce elements.
 
| ls = Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce elements.
 
| cs = Emphasis is on how nucleosynthesis varies as a function of the mass of a star and the stage of its lifetime.
 
| cs = Emphasis is on how nucleosynthesis varies as a function of the mass of a star and the stage of its lifetime.
 
| ab = Details of the many different nucleosynthesis pathways for stars of differing masses are not assessed.
 
| ab = Details of the many different nucleosynthesis pathways for stars of differing masses are not assessed.
 
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== {{Referencetablesheading}} ==
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Relevant reference tables:
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*[[Generalized Nucleosynthesis in a Massive Star| Generalized Nucleosynthesis in a Massive Star]]
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*[[H-R Diagram| H-R Diagram]]
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*[[Life Cycles of Stars Model| Life Cycles of Stars Model]]
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== {{Assessmentheading}} ==
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{{assessmentmessage}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
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! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Exam
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! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Cluster
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! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|August 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe|Stars and Elements in the Universe]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q1|Question 47]]
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|-
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| rowspan="3" style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|June 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Stars and Stellar Evolution|Stars and Stellar Evolution]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Stars and Stellar Evolution#q1|Question 5]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)|The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)#q5|Question 23]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Planetary Transits|Planetary Transits]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Planetary Transits#q4|Question 45]]
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|-
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| rowspan="2" style="background-color:white;" | [[January 2026 Earth and Space Science Exam|January 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Evidence for the Big Bang Theory|Evidence for the Big Bang Theory]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Evidence for the Big Bang Theory#q4|Question 4]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Evidence for the Big Bang Theory|Evidence for the Big Bang Theory]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Evidence for the Big Bang Theory#q5|Question 5]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[August 2025 Earth and Space Science Exam|August 2025 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Energy in the Sun|Energy in the Sun]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Energy in the Sun#q5|Question 5]]
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|-
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[June 2025 Earth and Space Science Exam|June 2025 Earth and Space Sciences Regents]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Stars and the Big Bang|Stars and the Big Bang]]
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| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Stars and the Big Bang#q2|Question 17]]
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|}
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== Vocabulary ==
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Terms from the [[Earth & Space Science Glossary]] that come from this standard or from the released exam questions that assess it.
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<div class="vocab-subhead">From this standard</div>
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<div class="vocab-list" style="column-width:14em;">
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* atomic nuclei
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* brightness
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* compositional elements
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* Earth
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* electromagnetic energy
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* element formation
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* elements
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* heavier elements
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* helium
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* hydrogen
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* iron
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* life cycle
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* light spectra
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* mass
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* mass of a star
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* massive stars
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* neutron
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* nuclear fusion
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* nucleosynthesis
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* proton
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* stars
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* supernova
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* universe
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</div>
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<div class="vocab-subhead">From released exam questions</div>
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<div class="vocab-list" style="column-width:20em;">
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* [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q1|carbon]] – Aug 2026, [[Questions:Planetary Transits#q4|June 2026]], [[Questions:Evidence for the Big Bang Theory#q4|Jan 2026]], [[Questions:Energy in the Sun#q5|Aug 2025]], [[Questions:Stars and the Big Bang#q2|June 2025]]
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* [[Questions:Stars and Stellar Evolution#q1|constellation]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Stars and Stellar Evolution#q1|galaxy]] – June 2026, [[Questions:Evidence for the Big Bang Theory#q4|Jan 2026]]
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* [[Questions:The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)#q5|gamma-ray burst]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Energy in the Sun#q5|gravitational collapse]] – Aug 2025
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* [[Questions:Stars and Stellar Evolution#q1|latitude]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q1|main sequence]] – Aug 2026, [[Questions:The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)#q5|June 2026]]
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* [[Questions:Stars and Stellar Evolution#q1|model]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Stars and Stellar Evolution#q1|multiple-star system]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Stars and Stellar Evolution#q1|Northern Hemisphere]] – June 2026
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* [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q1|oxygen]] – Aug 2026, [[Questions:Evidence for the Big Bang Theory#q4|Jan 2026]], [[Questions:Energy in the Sun#q5|Aug 2025]], [[Questions:Stars and the Big Bang#q2|June 2025]]
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* [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q1|radiation]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q1|red giant]] – Aug 2026, [[Questions:Stars and Stellar Evolution#q1|June 2026]]
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* [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q1|solar mass]] – Aug 2026, [[Questions:Stars and the Big Bang#q2|June 2025]]
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* [[Questions:Stars and Stellar Evolution#q1|stellar evolution]] – June 2026, [[Questions:Energy in the Sun#q5|Aug 2025]]
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* [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q1|supergiant]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q1|surface temperature]] – Aug 2026
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* [[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q1|velocity]] – Aug 2026
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| Level4 = Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycles, produce elements.
 
| Level4 = Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycles, produce elements.
 
| Level3 = Describe or identify one scientific idea from a source about how stars, over their life cycles, produce different elements depending on their masses or their life cycle.
 
| Level3 = Describe or identify one scientific idea from a source about how stars, over their life cycles, produce different elements depending on their masses or their life cycle.
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| Example3 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Evidence for the Big Bang Theory#q5|Jan 2026 · Q5]]</span>
 
| Level2 = Identify the given scientific idea that describes how different elements are produced by different types of stars over their life cycle.
 
| Level2 = Identify the given scientific idea that describes how different elements are produced by different types of stars over their life cycle.
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| Example2 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Planetary Transits#q4|June 2026 · Q45]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Stars and Stellar Evolution#q1|June 2026 · Q5]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)#q5|June 2026 · Q23]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Evidence for the Big Bang Theory#q4|Jan 2026 · Q4]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Stars and the Big Bang#q2|June 2025 · Q17]]</span>
 
| Level1 = Given a scientific idea, identify the claim, from those provided, that describes how stars form elements over their life cycle.
 
| Level1 = Given a scientific idea, identify the claim, from those provided, that describes how stars form elements over their life cycle.
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| Example1 = <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Stars and Elements in the Universe#q1|Aug 2026 · Q47]]</span> <span class="pld-chip pld-chip-ess">[[Questions:Energy in the Sun#q5|Aug 2025 · Q5]]</span>
 
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Relevant reference tables:
 
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*[[Generalized Nucleosynthesis in a Massive Star| Generalized Nucleosynthesis in a Massive Star]]
 
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*[[H-R Diagram| H-R Diagram]]
 
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| SEP1 = Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information: Communicate scientific ideas (e.g., about phenomena and/or the process of development and the design and performance of a proposed process or system) in multiple formats (including orally, graphically, textually, and mathematically).
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| SEP1 = Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
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| DCI1 = The universe and its stars: The study of stars’ light spectra and brightness is used to identify compositional elements of stars, their movements, and their distances from Earth.
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* Communicate scientific ideas (e.g., about phenomena and/or the process of development and the design and performance of a proposed process or system) in multiple formats (including orally, graphically, textually, and mathematically).
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| DCI2 = The universe and its stars: Other than the hydrogen and helium formed at the time of the Big Bang, nuclear fusion within stars produces all atomic nuclei lighter than and including iron, and the process releases electromagnetic energy. Heavier elements are produced when certain massive stars achieve a supernova stage and explode.
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| DCI1 = ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars
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| CC1 = Energy and matter: In nuclear processes, atoms are not conserved, but the total number of protons plus neutrons is conserved.
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* The study of stars' light spectra and brightness is used to identify compositional elements of stars, their movements, and their distances from Earth.  
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* Other than the hydrogen and helium formed at the time of the Big Bang, nuclear fusion within stars produces all atomic nuclei lighter than and including iron, and the process releases electromagnetic energy. Heavier elements are produced when certain massive stars achieve a supernova stage and explode.  
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| CC1 = Energy and Matter
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* In nuclear processes, atoms are not conserved, but the total number of protons plus neutrons is conserved.
 
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<metadesc>NYS Standard HS-ESS1-3: Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce elements.</metadesc>
 

Latest revision as of 09:46, 18 October 2026

← HS-ESS1-2
HS-ESS1-4 →

Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce elements.

Clarification statement: Emphasis is on how nucleosynthesis varies as a function of the mass of a star and the stage of its lifetime.

Assessment boundary: Details of the many different nucleosynthesis pathways for stars of differing masses are not assessed.

Reference Tables

Relevant reference tables:


Regents Exam Questions

Released New York State Regents exam questions that assess HS-ESS1-3 are listed here by exam and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.

Exam Cluster Question
August 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Stars and Elements in the Universe Question 47
June 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Stars and Stellar Evolution Question 5
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Question 23
Planetary Transits Question 45
January 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Evidence for the Big Bang Theory Question 4
Evidence for the Big Bang Theory Question 5
August 2025 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Energy in the Sun Question 5
June 2025 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Stars and the Big Bang Question 17

Vocabulary

Terms from the Earth & Space Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released exam questions that assess it.

From this standard
  • atomic nuclei
  • brightness
  • compositional elements
  • Earth
  • electromagnetic energy
  • element formation
  • elements
  • heavier elements
  • helium
  • hydrogen
  • iron
  • life cycle
  • light spectra
  • mass
  • mass of a star
  • massive stars
  • neutron
  • nuclear fusion
  • nucleosynthesis
  • proton
  • stars
  • supernova
  • universe
From released exam questions

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Regents exam question on HS-ESS1-3 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Given a scientific idea, identify the claim, from those provided, that describes how stars form elements over their life cycle. Aug 2026 · Q47 Aug 2025 · Q5
Level 2: Identify the given scientific idea that describes how different elements are produced by different types of stars over their life cycle. June 2026 · Q45 June 2026 · Q5 June 2026 · Q23 Jan 2026 · Q4 June 2025 · Q17
Level 3: Describe or identify one scientific idea from a source about how stars, over their life cycles, produce different elements depending on their masses or their life cycle. Jan 2026 · Q5
Level 4: Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycles, produce elements.
Level 5: Synthesize valid and reliable scientific information in order to communicate scientific ideas in multiple formats (i.e. orally, graphically, textually, or mathematically) about the way stars, over their life cycles, produce elements.
Notice: PLD levels!

NGSS Dimensions

Performance expectation HS-ESS1-3 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices
  • Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
    • Communicate scientific ideas (e.g., about phenomena and/or the process of development and the design and performance of a proposed process or system) in multiple formats (including orally, graphically, textually, and mathematically).
Disciplinary Core Ideas
  • ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars
    • The study of stars' light spectra and brightness is used to identify compositional elements of stars, their movements, and their distances from Earth.
    • Other than the hydrogen and helium formed at the time of the Big Bang, nuclear fusion within stars produces all atomic nuclei lighter than and including iron, and the process releases electromagnetic energy. Heavier elements are produced when certain massive stars achieve a supernova stage and explode.
Crosscutting Concepts
  • Energy and Matter
    • In nuclear processes, atoms are not conserved, but the total number of protons plus neutrons is conserved.
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