Why do we use alcohol lamps?
What is this all of a sudden? Photo courtesy of Kenneth Co. Yes! It's an alcohol lamp! If you didn't know, don't be embarrassed. Because as the title suggests, alcohol lamps are now disappearing from science classes. Why are alcohol lamps no longer being used in school classes? This article will delve into the following three questions What are the alternatives to alcohol lamps? Why are alcohol lamps disappearing? Do we need alcohol lamps? What are the alternatives to alcohol lamps? Experiments involving fire do not really make their appearance in today's science classes until the fourth grade of elementary school. Students learn about "state changes" such as solid, liquid, and gas, and "combustion" by heating and cooling water. Alcohol lamps have often been used for these experiments. Recently, however, something else is replacing them. A gas stove! The cylinder is the same as that of a household cassette stove, but the stove itself is slightly d...