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There’s been a fire. Your job is to figure out where the fire started, and how.

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Solve the Case

1. The origin (location) of the fire was...

Choose the best answer:

Cabinet

Countertop (left of stove)

Countertop (right of stove)

Ceiling

Floor

Gas Stove

2. The fire was caused by:

Choose the best answer:

Gas stove

Coffee maker

Toaster

Wireless switch

Electrical outlet

3. Support your claim with evidence

What evidence did use to form your claim?

Select all that apply:

Coffee maker

Outlet

Toaster

Burned potato chips

Charred mass of electronics

Glass coffee carafe

Lower cabinets

Countertop (left)

Upper cabinets

Line of demarcation (corner)

Line of demarcation (cabinet)

Line of demarcation (thermal plume)

Clock

Countertop (right)

Protected area

4. Support your claim with evidence

How does the evidence you observed explain where the fire started and/or spread?

5. Provide reasoning

Use scientific knowledge you learned during the Science of Fire Forensics Pathway to explain how the evidence supports your claim.

Consider using terms like:

– Temperature
– Gases
– Ventilation
– Chemical change
– Physical change
– Transformation of energy
– Chemical energy (fuel)
– Thermal energy (heat)
– Light energy
– Phase change

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It’s time to put your fire forensics knowledge and skills to the test! On this page, you will obtain evidence from a kitchen fire conducted in a large-scale fire lab by the Fire Safety Research Institute. Then, communicate your claim about the origin of the fire supported by evidence and reasoning.

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The Challenge: Make a Claim About the Origin of the Fire