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Wednesday 25 May 2016

Fire science investigation

Plan:
Find research questions
Experiment with fire, research fire
Find good research sites
Find how liquids can catch fire
Create presentation
Share

Questions:
Side:
What makes fire burn? How does this work?
What makes some liquids flammable and why?
Is fire a part of SHC? (Spontaneous Human Combustion)
Does fire have a place on the Periodic Table, and if so where and what?

Main:
What is fire, and what makes it so destructive?
Is it possible to create less destructive, modified fire? Explain

Notes:
Fire is the visible effect of the process of combustion – a special type of chemical reaction. It occurs between oxygen in the air and some sort of fuel. The products from the chemical reaction are completely different from the starting material. - Google

Sometimes we might think that fire is a living thing! It moves, ‘eats’ things and seems to breathe. The ancient Greeks thought it was one of four major elements, along with water, earth and air. They could feel, see and smell fire just like they could the earth, water and air, but fire is something completely different. Earth, water and air are all matter – they are made up of billions of atoms. Fire is not matter at all, and it is not a living thing. It’s the visible effect of achemical reaction between oxygen in the atmosphere and some sort of fuel. - Sciencelearn hub
Sites:
Science behind fire

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