First, I got three tea lights and lined them up on a long plate. (just in case I messed up, I didn't want to ruin the counter tops!) I told the kids that fire needs three things to give it power and we were going to learn how to take that power away from it.
The first thing that fire needs is heat.
I lite a candle and asked the kids what fire is. They said hot! Right, so to put out the hot fire, we need to take the heat away from it. I asked them what fire fighters use to take the heat away. They shouted.. "water!" So we took a spray bottle and took the heat away from our first fire. Mission: Complete!
The second thing that give fire its power is air.
I lite the second candle and explained to the kids that fire needs air to make it hotter and last longer. So we needed to take the air away from it to make it go out. We then took a jar and covered the candle until the candle went out. I explained to the kids that there was no air in the jar, so it made the fire go out. Mission: Complete!
The third thing a fire needs in fuel.
I took a tea lite and cut the wick very short. I explained to the kids that the fire could not get any more to keep it lit, so we watched carefully as the fire went out! Mission: Complete!
This is a fun and easy way to show the kids how to make a fire go out and what give a fire its power. It was especially fun to spray the kids with the spray bottle! (I can do that because I'm the teacher!)
The kids then got to re-do their favorite part of the experiment.
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