This lesson develops students’ understanding of combustion by linking safety, energy transfer and real‑world fuel use. Pupils recap the dangers of carbon monoxide and why incomplete combustion is hazardous, before learning to define fuel efficiency and energy values in a scientific context. They then use temperature‑change data to calculate energy transfer and apply these calculations to compare different fuels for transport and home use. The lesson builds strong numeracy, scientific reasoning and real‑life application of combustion concepts.

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