Bonfire night and the Fire Triangle lesson

This lesson is about the Fire Triangle tailored to the theme of Bonfire night and the Gun Powder Plot. with student work sheet that follows the lesson along suitable to print as A4 or A5 booklet

Lesson overview:

• Story of the gun powder plot with questions to answer
• Learn about the fire triangle and link to the Gun powder plot
• Students learn how the fire triangle applies to putting out a candle looking at different methods:
  * blowing it out
  * using a wick dipper - opportunity to make their own using a paper clip
  * using a candle snuffer
• looking at the effect of different sized beakers to put out candles and a displacement of water demo
• looking at unsafe ways to put out a candle with fingers and using the lid on a scented candle
• Evaluation question at the end of the lessons for extended writing