Bottle Glass Starts Fire
In this exploration students try several experiments to determine the power of the sun to start a fire.
To Start: Read one or both of these stories. Do the experiments. Then reread the story to decide if you think the events are really possible based on your experiences. Why or why not? Write about your experiences and your conclusion about the story in your journal.
Story--Glass Starts Fire on Island or Story--Bottle Starts Grass Fire
Experimenting:
You can try various methods of starting a fire with the sun. This video shows four ways. (The last method does not use the sun).
Questions:
Based on the experiments presented in the video, do you think the stories about glass causing a fire are true?
What does that add to your understanding of the problem of litter in the forest?