I also plan to have them make posters illustrating their research finds and display them in the hall. Our school Fire Patrol can also share their duties and why they are important. Every school has a fire safety plan that involves every member of our school. I also plan to try to get the Fire Department to visit with their truck and equipment and demonstrate the equipment. Last year my 5th graders got to handle, with firemen s help, a fire hose that was fixed over a hill.
Fire safety is so important and needs to be explored.
This video would work well as an enrichment activity for states of matter or chemical reactions. I would spread the segments over several days for better impact, as well as allowing for lesson development and lots of student inquiry. Another good segment is when the architect describes how a building could be made more fireproof by adding a perpendicular extension to force the flames away from the building.