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2001 1 min
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What lights your fire? Part of the Science Please! collection for children.

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What lights your fire? Part of the Science Please! collection for children.

  • writer
    Sylvain Charbonneau
  • director
    Sylvain Charbonneau
  • music
    Denis Larochelle
  • sound
    Denis Larochelle
  • editing
    José Heppell
  • technical coordination
    Andrée Delagrave
  • narrator
    Rick Jones
  • art direction
    Nicola Lemay
  • animation
    Nicola Lemay
  • opening digital images
    Pierre Plouffe
  • infographics
    René Fontaine
  • scientific advisor
    Stéphane Durand
  • producer
    Marc Bertrand

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Education

Ages 6 to 11
School subjects
Teacher asks students to: - lists the ways in which fire has been used throughout history and the methods used to light fire; experiment with rubbing sticks of wood together or striking flints to produce sparks; - read up on fireflies and bioluminescence; - prepare a mockup explaining how to build a campfire; - have a firefighter visit the class to talk about fire prevention.