Fireworks are a bang!

Fireworks can be spectacular – and a bit scary! Find out the back story of fireworks. It can be a real bang!

CONNECT:

• NOVA Online explains how fireworks explode and why fireworks have different colors: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kaboom/
• Watch a video on creating dazzling fireworks shows at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5apJqP1KvWA
• Who is Guy Fawkes and why are there fireworks set off in his memory? Find out about the English Bonfire night at http://www.bonfirenight.net
• Fireworks as a dazzling history: trace its evolution at http://www.history.com/news/fireworks-vibrant-history
• All that color of fireworks? It all depends on chemistry. See the list at http://www.fireworks.com/fireworks-university/chemistry-fireworks/ and see the colorful video at http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.matter.fireworkcol/fireworks-making-color/

CREATE:

• Create a trivia game based on fireworks facts: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/fireworks1.html
• Create fireworks in a glass by following the directions at http://chemistry.about.com/od/4thofjulychemistry/a/waterfireworks.htm
• Watch the science of fireworks at http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/chemistry/fireworks.html
• Celebrate fireworks from a global perspective: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks#Fireworks_celebrations_throughout_the_world

CARE:

• Fireworks can be dangerous; how do you stay safe around them? http://www.chp.edu/CHP/Fireworks+for+Parents
• Can you imagine how birds react to fireworks? Here are tips to take care of your feathered friends during fireworks time: http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-diet-and-health/bird-care/birds-and-fireworks.aspx
• You can help your dog overcome its fear of fireworks through this training: http://www.animalcareclinicslo.com/pet-health/handouts/help-my-dog-is-afraid-of-fireworks/
• It’s useful to know the laws and regulations about fireworks: http://www.pyrouniverse.com/statelaws.htm

CAREERS:

Want to get paid to create explosions? Here’s an interview with a demolition woman: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/kaboom/loizeaux.html