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1 Stored energy in fuels<br />

4<br />

KEY QUESTIONS<br />

• What are fuels?<br />

• What is needed to burn fuels?<br />

• How can we safely burn fuels?<br />

• How can we prevent fires <strong>and</strong> what must we do if there is a<br />

fire?<br />

1.1 What are fuels?<br />

In <strong>Grade</strong> 4, we learnt that there are many dierent types of energy.<br />

This year we are going to learn about stored energy <strong>and</strong> how we<br />

can use the stored energy to do something useful.<br />

QUESTIONS<br />

What do you underst<strong>and</strong> by the term fuel? Discuss this word<br />

with your partner <strong>and</strong> write down your own definition below.<br />

Learner dependent answer (A material such as coal, gas, or oil<br />

that is burned to produce energy)<br />

There are a few dierent definitions for fuel. There are three main<br />

categories that you can use to investigate fuels.<br />

Some fuels can be burnt to create heat <strong>and</strong> light<br />

Wood is often collected <strong>and</strong> burnt to give us heat <strong>and</strong> light. On a<br />

cold evening it is wonderful to sit around a fire to tell stories <strong>and</strong><br />

warm yourself with friends.

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