THE PROJECT:
THE EARTH IS OUR LITTLE GREEN HOUSE multilateral project COMENIUS 2009-2011
DISCOVER FIRE WITH
GRISU’,
A LITTLE DRAGON
Children manual with activities, tests and experiments
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Introduction: FIRE IS THE POSITIVE ENERGY OF THE COSMOS. Fire is heat, fire is light, but it can be dangerous. A little dragon Grisu’ help you to discover :
ALL ABOUT FIRE,
THE IMPORTANCE OF FIRE IN LIFE
FIRE PREVENTION/SAFETY
With:
activities, tests and experiments
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Hello, my name is GRISU’. I’m a little dragon, a little fire-fighter. Together we will discover FIRE, a force of nature . The ancient Greeks and alchemists thought that fire was an element. They also considered earth, air, and water to be elements. The modern definition of FIRE is: fire is a mixture of hot gases. The flame is the visible portion of the fire and consists of glowing hot gases. Fire can be a wonder to watch with its dancing flames and pretty colours. PAINT A COLORED FLAME PICTURES.
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Fire is the Energy of cosmo. Fire is in the hearth of Earth. The Earth Spits Fire : the volcano (mountains of fire) pulse and spits fire and lava. PAINT AND COLOUR.
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Sun is a “Fire-ball�
The sun is very-very important for the life on Earth because, without sun, all the forms of life in Earth will disappear in only a few days. Make a bright and shiny yellow sun with your handprints
: Draw and cut a circle on white
construction paper, Paint the circle with yellow poster paint. You can use any painting tool- a paint brush, roller brush or sponge brush. You can even use your hands! Sprinkle gold glitter while the paint is still wet. Set the circle aside to dry. Paint your palm with yellow paint. Press your painted hand onto orange construction paper. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until you make about 5 to 6 yellow hand prints. Let the paint dry for several minutes. Cut around all the hand prints. Tape the hand prints around the back of the painted circle to make the sun's rays. Draw a face on your sun.
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Fire represents many things to many people and cultures. It is recognized as a purifier, a destroyer and as the generative power of life, energy and change. It represents illumination and enlightenment, destruction and renewal, spirituality and damnation.
Greek mythology, Prometheus added the Higher Soul, which is the Fire that He took from the Wheel of the Sun and brought to humanity. LISTENING DRAW AND COLORS THE STORY OF PROMETHEUS.
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The discovery of fire changed the lives of the early people. Prehistoric men has discovered fire, he could warm himself in front of the flames and cook the flesh of animals (previously he had eaten meat raw). Fire bought light into the dark caves. DRAW AND COLOUR
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Humans have been using fire for all of our existence. The use of " fire" is indispensable for our daily life.
Fire's purposes are multiple, some of which are to add light and heat, to cook plants and animals, to clear forests for planting, to heat-treat stone for making stone tools, to burn clay for ceramic obSEARCH NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE IMAGES OF DAILY USE OF FIRE, CUT AND PASTE THEM.
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Fire produce light and heat.
Observing a candle and what happens when you light one. Before lighting the candle, note things like color, size, shape, the condition of the wick, and the texture. Use all of your senses except taste . PASTE A PHOTO OF EXPERIMENT.
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FIRE NEEDS AIR (OXYGEN)
Light a candle, Place the beaker upside-down over the candle. What happens? Why?
COLOUR
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Some objects burn, Other don’t burn.
Put on a candle flame some pieces of paper, plastic, wood, and aluminium foil...What happen? Note the color of the flame and of the smoke,
PASTE THE PHOTO OF EXPERIMENT
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Don’t play with fire!! Fire is dangerous.
Every experiment on these pages must be done with adult supervision only! The adults can only use fire. Lighters and matchers are not toys!!!
COLOUR
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Remember … With fire NO PANIC
What to do if your clothes catch fire? OBSERVE THIS PICTURE AND PLAY..
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In case of smoke: STAY LOW AND GO!
The air is cleare near the floor. DRAW AND COLOUR
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YOUR SCHOOL HAS A PLANE ESCAPE, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, A FIRE DRILL
SEARCH , CUT AND PAST SOME PICTURES OF FIRE TRUCKS, FIRE FIGHTERS, AND FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
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TO GET THINGS STARTED HERE ARE MY 5 RULES OF FIRE SAFETY: 1. MY FRIENDS DON'T PLAY WITH MATCHES OR LIGHTERS. 2. IF YOU FIND MATCHES AT HOME, GIVE THEM TO YOUR PARENTS. 3. IF YOU FIND MATCHES ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL, GIVE THEM TO YOUR TEACHER. 4. IF YOU SEE YOUNGER CHILDREN PLAYING WITH MATCHES, TELL AN ADULT. IF YOU SEE SMOKE OR FLAMES, CALL ME AT
COLOUR
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DEAR FRIEND, NOW YOU KNOW FIRE, NOW YOU ARE A LITTLE FIRE-FIGHTER.
CUT AND PASTE YOUR FACE PHOTO, COLOR THE PICTURE.
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REMEMBER:
FIRE IS THE POSITIVE ENERGY OF THE COSMOS, THE USE OF " FIRE" IS INDISPENSABLE FOR OUR DAILY LIFE (heat, light, energy) ........
BUT FIRE CAN BE DANGEROUS.....
DON’T PLAY WITH FIRE
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