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In Search of Solutions: Fight fire! Fill up with foam

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In Search of Solutions: Design and build a fire extinguisher, competing to produce the most foam. Linking to topics on colloids, combustion and acid/base reactions.

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- GCSE
  - WJEC Combined science
    - Unit 5: Chemistry 2
      - 5.5 CRUDE OIL, FUELS AND CARBON COMPOUNDS
        (i) the fire triangle in fire-fighting and fire prevention
  - WJEC Chemistry
    - Unit 2: CHEMICAL BONDING, APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS and ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
      - 2.5 CRUDE OIL, FUELS AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
        (i) the fire triangle in fire-fighting and fire prevention

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