Air after burning
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Look at your home. List three things that burn fuel (for example a cooker, a car, a heater).
Answers differ, for example a gas cooker, a car, a water heater.
2
Draw the change in air from before to after burning. Use arrows.
Oxygen goes down, carbon dioxide goes up.
3
Ask an adult: where does your home’s electricity come from? Can some come from the Sun?
Answers differ. Some electricity can come from solar panels.
4
Write a short plan for using less energy at home for one week.
Answers differ, for example switching off lights.
5
Explain to a family member why a flame needs fresh air and why a room with a cooker needs a window.
Fresh air gives oxygen, and burning makes carbon dioxide that must leave.