Movement Skills
  : Fire! Fire!  
Approach: One to one
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Resources:Video showing a small fire starting in a towel in front of a heater (Part 1)
and then a large fire building up from a living room couch (Part 2).

Download the videoclip 2.1meg ( requires QuickTime plug-in )
Questions / instructions:
This activity is about fires in people's houses.
  % responses
y4
y8
1. What are some really important things that people should do to prevent fire breaking out in their home? only adults use fire starting equipment
24
31
separate fire sources and flammable items
9
23
smoke alarms and extinguishers
41
64
turning off fire risks when not in house
23
48
care with potentially risky appliances
25
44
care / avoidance of smoking
4
5
2. What plans could you have so that if a fire did happen in your home, you and your family would be safe? warning devices
15
29
extinguishing strategies
22
 17
phoning 111
25
 22
evacuation routes
63
 82
minimizing smoke inhalation
10
 6

Now we'll watch a video called "Fire! Fire!". The first part shows something catching fire.
Show part 1 of video.

3. If you were the person who found this fire, what would you do? Tell me the things you would do and I will write them down.

As the student says each idea, write it down on the recording sheet (abbreviated where appropriate) and read it aloud. Where 2 or more ideas are given as one, suggest that they be written separately.





turn off heater
37
52
smother fire
29
41
use fire extinguisher
13
22
use water
59
65
ring 111
40
41

Now we'll watch the second part of the video.
Show part 2 of the video.

4. If you were the person who found this fire, what would you do? Tell me the things you would do and I will write them down.


   
Write student's strategies on the recording sheet, reading out each point once it has been written down.
5. Now I would like you to think about the order in which you would do these things — what would you do first, then second and so on. I'll write the order you say beside each point. 		Response steps:
warn everyone / check they get out
40
61
evacuate
57
64
call 111
75
90
fight fire if safely possible
53
41
order appropriate
28
39
6. If the clothing that someone was wearing caught fire, what should they do?
    Prompt: Why should they do that? Try to explain why they should do that. 		stop, drop and roll
48
67
partial answer
18
19
Commentary:
 Many students suggested inappropriate strategies, or sequence of steps.

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