Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 5-B ... - Thunderbolt Kids

You should have some fire extinguishers in your school.
See if you can locate them.
Teacher's Note
A great additional activity is to demonstrate the use of afire
extinguisher and then ask the learners to explain why it puts out
the fire. Does the fire extinguisher blow out the fire? Does it
remove oxygen from the burning material? Does it remove heat
from the fire? Does it prevent oxygen from getting to the fire? Lots
of interesting questions can arise here that could lead to a valuable
discussion. No mention need/should be made of carbon dioxide
unless the idea has already been raised before this.
ACTIVITY: Talking about fire in our communities
1. Work in groups of four.
2. Talk about your experience of fire in your neighbourhood. List
some good and some bad experiences in the table below.
Good experiences of fire Bad experiences of fire
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