Chapter 1
The chemical building blocks of fire
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Chapter 2
How humans mastered the spark
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Chapter 3
Dismantling the fire triangle
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Chapter 4
Modeling fire with plastic bricks
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The science of fire
Ch 1 · The chemical building blocks of fire
lego LEGO Fire Chemistry
Tear those fuel and oxygen bonds apart, and watch them snap together into water and CO2!
lego The bright orange color of a flame comes from tiny, glowing particles of unburned carbon.
Fun Fact
Blue space flames: In zero gravity, flames burn as perfect blue spheres because convection currents do not exist to pull them upward.
Glossary
carbon (noun)
A nonmetallic chemical element that readily forms compounds and is a primary component of organic fuel. Black LEGO bricks serve as these fuel elements, linking with oxygen studs to simulate active combustion.
A nonmetallic chemical element that readily forms compounds and is a primary component of organic fuel. Black LEGO bricks serve as these fuel elements, linking with oxygen studs to simulate active combustion.
Quiz
At approximately what temperature do soot particles glow yellow in a typical wood fire?
Quiz
What solid particles glow to give a typical campfire flame its bright orange and yellow color?