Fireworks

Start off your lively exploration with How fireworks work and explore from there to:

Tools of the Trade which describes different kinds of fireworks, and
History of Fireworks
http://www.hsbccelebrationoflight.com/fireworks/fireworks.html

Visit a Fireworks factory to see how fireworks are made.
http://www.wf.net/~lcrump1/atlas.htm

How a REALLY BIG fireworks production is made... http://www.zambellifireworks.com/choreographs.html 

Fireworks, NOVA online
"This explosive NOVA presents the colorful history of pyrotechnics and reveals how hi-tech firing systems are transforming public displays into a dazzling, split-second science."

          Investigate further with:
Name that Shell Watch video clips of fireworks.
Anatomy of a Firework Get the low down on lift charge, black powder mix, time-delay fuse, bursting charge, and other essential ingredients.
Pyrotechnically Speaking. Read an interview with Dr. John Conkling, Professor of Chemistry, who has made fireworks his life.
On Fire Basics of Combustion. Check out the basics of combustion, including how a fire ignites, how a molecule's atoms rearrange themselves during combustion, and what a flame is made of.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fireworks/
 

Did you know that The Periodic Table of the Elements, are behind the beauty of fireworks?

See which chemical makes which color. http://www.scifun.org/CHEMWEEK/fireworks/fireworks.htm

 

Create your own fireworks display...test your knowledge http://www.zambellifireworks.com/desktop.html

Be sure to take a peek at these websites which have great pictures about how fireworks are made, wired and launched and about how high they go. http://www.atlaspyro.com/howaretheymade.asp

An ordinary sparkler burns at a temperature of more than 1000°C!

These websites will help you learn how to be safe with fireworks.
National Council on Fireworks safety http://www.fireworksafety.com/

Washington State Patrol Safety http://www.wsp.wa.gov/fireworks/default.htm

Catch up on your fireworks Trivia
http://www.fireworks.com/safety/trivia.asp

 
Take a peek at the Physics of colored fireworks
http://cc.oulu.fi/~kempmp/colours.html

Here's a page where you can review what Chemical and Physical Changes are. http://www.lcc.ukf.net/KS3Chem/chemphychanges.htm

Here is the description of the webquest: "Your job in this WebQuest is to discover the component parts of fireworks, and to identify the chemical compounds that are responsible for the brilliant colors that light up the sky as fireworks explode. You will explore the history of fireworks and find out when the first fireworks were invented. You will learn about firework design and how fireworks are built. You will also find out what chemical compounds are responsible for the colors seen in fireworks. Finally, you will answer a set of questions about fireworks to demonstrate what you have learned about the chemistry of fireworks. " http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/webquest/content/fireworks.shtml

General Info about consumer, and display fireworks and the laws concerning them.
http://fp1.centurytel.net/chzweeth/cpw-gen1.htm