Learners create a scale model of the affected area of the Chernobyl disaster. Using this scale model, they simulate the explosion and the resulting uneven dispersal of fallout due particularly to wind direction and weather conditions.

Discover the science and dangers behind exploding betteries in modern tech devices.

This site provides links to elementary information about fire safety. Find lesson plans, craft ideas, songs, games, poems and more when you explore this resource.

Learn about fire safety and how to practice it with your students. This site features video clips covering what to do in case of a fire, what to do if you are on fire, and other fire emergencies.

The mission of the National Fire Protection Association is to help educate people about the importance of fire safety. Fact sheets help you act with caution around appliances, candles, and electrical devices, and the kids area, featuring...

Practical advice about fire safety and prevention.

Describes a number of ancient Greek inventions (starting with 'F'), including a fire extinguisher, a flame thrower used as a weapon, a floating bridge, and experiments with flying machines.

In this activity, students will learn about fire management and research the questions of whether forest fires should always be extinguished and whether prescribed burns can be helpful. They will form and support their own opinions about...

This site has Smokey Bear's Seven Campfire Safety Tips. These tips will help you when you are out camping.

These interactive pictures focus on the vocabulary for common jobs. Pop-ups of the correct spelling appear, along with the audio of the correct Spanish pronunciation when the mouse is moved over each illustration.

This lab is designed to have students find the relationships between impulse and change in momentum. Use the fire extinguisher to give different impulses to Wally and then use the time he is passing through the photogates to find the...

In this talk Gever Tulley encourages us all to allow flames of curiosity in our kids to be fanned and fed rather than forced to face the fire extinguisher.

PBS site offers an experiment kids can do at home to see how carbon dioxide can put out burning candles.

This is a black and white photo taken during a study of the effect of twin jet exhausts inclined toward the ground while in simulation of take-off conditions. A man stands on the left with a fire extinguisher, ready in the event of a fire.

These interactive pictures focus on the vocabulary for common jobs. Pop-ups of the correct spelling appear, along with the audio of the correct Spanish pronunciation when the mouse is moved over each illustration.