Investigating the Fire Triangle Model

Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions:

Science:

Students learn to:

• plan and conduct repeatable investigations to answer questions, including, as appropriate, deciding the variables to be changed, measured and controlled in fair tests; describing potential risks; planning for the safe use of equipment and materials; and identifying required permissions to conduct investigations on Country/Place (AC9S5I02)

Cross Curriculum Priority: Sustainability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures. 

Relevant parts of Year 5 achievement standards:
By the end of Year 5, students plan safe investigations to identify patterns and relationships and make reasoned predictions. They identify variables to be changed and measured.

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• communication
• critical thinking
• cultural understanding
• collaboration

Level of teacher scaffolding: High - review students’ knowledge and identify their misconceptions, assist students with simple chemistry concepts, assess student outcomes.

This is an original Cool+ lesson.

• Demonstration materials, such as candles that won’t fall over or can be fixed in position, matches, taper candles to light larger candles, hand water pump sprayer and Pyrex beakers
• Device capable of presenting a website to the class
• Fire Factsheet
• Fire Triangle Image
• Fire Triangle Image - no labels
• Lab Safety Rules
• Student Worksheet - one copy per student.

Teach Caring for Country Using Fire

Quick summary: In this course, you will hear how John Daly uses fire stick techniques to care for Country. John works with scientists and farmers to reduce the impact of bushfires and protect communities.