The TEACHER Speaks

The Teacher Speaks

It was with a lot of hesitation that I embarked on the Project. I was not sure of my direction and was groping in the dark, unable to arrive at the WHAT, WHY, HOW, WHERE and WHEN of the Project. The topic had been imprinted somewhere in the subconscious.

But once I shared my apprehensions with Class VII C, the Jigsaw puzzles started falling into the right slots. Though we initially started with nine topics, it got increased day by day. And the most encouraging factor was that all the students took part in the endeavour, some exhibiting extra enthusiasm and others falling in tune with the rest.  

The responses were quick and the short-term deadlines were met with accuracy. First we had planned to make a Manuscript Magazine, but gave up the idea for want of time. Anyway, after the Project got midway, the editing sessions used to extend till midnight. But then I really enjoyed every bit of it. The motivation for the additional topics and the improvisations were taken in with utmost sincerity. I too could learn quite a lot about fire, not to speak about the technology- inserting pictures in a Blog, creating a Blog, publishing the findings and what not. The 3 interviews and the interaction with the firemen from the Kanjikode Fire Station were conducted successfully. The Survey was also conducted within a short span.

Though there were offshoots of misgivings from here and there at times, in all it was a SUPERB EXPERIENCE. I am looking forward to more experiences of the kind in future.

RUGMINI MENON .K.

TGT ( ENGLISH)

IDIOMS, PHRASES,PROVERBS, QUOTATIONS WITH 'FIRE': GROUP

IDIOMS, PHRASES,PROVERBS, QUOTATIONS WITH 'FIRE'

Group Members:    Maanas, Rosemol, Sruthi, Sona, Akshit

                                         

                                         

                                              

                                        

                                              

                                                 

                                            

‘FIRE’ –WORD MAGNET

(Words associated with fire)

A accelerant access accident air mask air tank alarm ambulance arson ashes ax axe B backfire badge barricade battalion battle blackened blaze boots bravery burn bystander C captain carabiner catalyst catastrophe cause caution chain reaction char chemicals collapse command communication conflagration contain control courage coveralls crackle crawl crew D Dalmatian damage danger dangerous daunting

D Cont. deadly defeat defense deliberate department deploy destruction dispatch douse drill E embers emergency encounter encroach energy enforcement engine engulf equipment escape escape route event evidence experience explosion explosive extinguish extinguisher F fatigue ferocious fierce fire fire alarm fire engine fire drill fire extinguisher firefighter fire hook firehouse fire hydrant fireproof fire station firestorm fire truck flame flashlight flashpoint foam fury

G gas detector gauge gear generate gloves glow grime H harm harness hazard haze headquarters heat helmet help hero heroic hood hose hydrant I ignite ignition impact incendiary incident inferno inflammable inhalation inspect inspection insurance intense investigate investigation J jack, hydraulic jacket jaws of life jumpsuit K Kevlar kill kindling kit

L ladder ladder truck launch location M matches mission N nozzle O official organize oxygen P pain panic paramedic peril plumes pole pressure prevention pump pumper truck pyromania Q quarters quench R radio rapid react recovery recruit regulation rescue retreat risk rope rush S safely safety save scar scene

S Cont. scorch search sensor shield shift shock siren situation smoke smoke alarm smoke detector smother sparks sprinkler sprinkler system squad stamina strategy struggle survival survive survivor suspenders suspicious T tanker truck technique temperature terror threat threatening tools torch tragedy training trust turnout jacket turnout pants two-way radio V valor vanquish ventilation venting volunteer W watch water wind witness

FIRE PREPARATION IN LABORATORIES- GROUP-

FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH FIRE CAN BE PREPARED IN THE LABORATORY

GROUP MEMBERS: Aiswarya, Gowri Shankar, Hari Madhav, Drishal, Gopika

Four ways to make fire using chemical reactions. No matches or lighter are needed to start the fire.

Chemical Fire #1

• Add a few drops of glycerin to a few crystals of potassium permagnate. Accelerate the reaction by adding a couple of drops of water.

Chemical Fire #2

• Soak a tissue with acetone to make it more flammable. Draw sulfuric acid into a glass pipette. Dip the pipette into potassium permagnate so that the tip of the pipette is coated with a few crystals. Dispense the sulfuric acid onto the tissue. The potassium permagante and sulfuric acid mix to produce manganese heptoxide and fire.

                                               

Chemical Fire #3

• Mix a small amount of sodium chlorate and sugar. Initiate the reaction by adding a few drops of sulphuric acid.

 

Chemical Fire #4

• Mix together a small amount of amonium nitrate powder  and zinc powder. Add hydrochloric acid. 

FIRE IN MAGIC AND ENTERTAINMENT: GROUP 5

FIRE IN MAGIC AND ENTERTAINMENT

GROUP MEMBERS: Adithya R, Adarsh PV, Anagha A, Nandana R

Fire-breathing Trick

Fire-breathing involves breathing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame to form a fireball. It's the most stunning fire trick and potentially the most risky since most fire-breathing involves using a flammable, toxic fuel. 

   

Blow Out a Candle

 Blow out a candle by pouring a glass of what appears to be air onto the flame. This easy science trick demonstrates what happens when air is replaced with carbon dioxide

Colored Fire Spray Bottles

A standard magic trick  is changing the color of the flame. There are a few different ways you can achieve this fire trick, but one of the easiest is to spray the flame with a color-change chemical.Green fire is easy to make and doesn't require any hard-to-find chemicals

Match and Water Fire Magic Trick

This is a simple and interesting fire magic trick in which water is 'magically' drawn into a glass that contains a lit candle or match.

Smoking Fingers Trick

Rub your fingers together and watch them give off smoke. There isn't any fire with this trick, though it looks as though your fingers might burst into flame at any moment. You can achieve that effect with a bit of flash paper.

Ice on Fire

Setting ice on fire or just making it appear ice is on fire is a cool fire magic trick. It's much easier to create the appearance of burning ice, but you can really ignite it if you know how.

Handheld Fireballs

You can handle fire if you make the flames cool enough to touch.

FIRE IN CIRCUS

Daring acts are performed by circus artists using fire.

Fire in Movies

In films daring stunts using fire are performed by artists.

Fireworks

Fireworks are a class of low explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display, a display of the effects produced by firework devices.