2. HUMANS DISCOVERED FIRE

TASK 1 (Click here)

 Once in a while, lightning started fires. Early humans saw the fire and were afraid. They saw the animals run in fear. But one day they didn't run away. Maybe they felt the heat on a cold day. Maybe they noticed they could see at night because of the fire.

No one knows how it happened. One brave person carried a burning branch to a cave. People put wood on the fire to keep it going. The fire kept them warm. It gave them light. It kept dangerous animals away.

For the first time, they had a home. They no longer slept wherever they were at the end of the day. The hunters came home at night to their fire and safety. The children and the old ones made sure the fire did not go out.

These early cave dwellers didn't know how to start a fire. If the fire went out, they had to wait until lightning struck again. Keeping the fire going was a very important job. They had the first energy source that they could control.

TASK 2: Student A  (Click here)  Student B (Click here)