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Description

Find out what carbon monoxide is and where it comes from

Resources

Something to mark lines (for example, chalk, masking tape, or rope)

Instructions

https://www.scouts.org.uk/activities/not-co-ol/

What’s what?
The person leading the activity should talk about carbon monoxide and explain that this game will help everyone to know what things can make carbon monoxide, and how to keep ourselves safe from it.
Sometimes when things aren’t burnt properly, they can make something called carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas that we can’t see, hear, smell, taste, or touch.
Divide your space into two halves. One half is for items that could produce carbon monoxide and the other half is for items that don’t.
One person leading the game should choose an item from one of the lists below and shout it out.
Everyone should run to the side of the room they think matches the item.
For example, boilers have the potential to produce carbon monoxide if they are not functioning correctly. So, if the person leading the game shouts out “boiler!” everyone should run to the side of the room for items that have the potential to produce carbon monoxide.
After an item has been shouted and everyone has moved, tell everyone the correct answer.
Keep randomly choosing items from the lists until you have shouted out all of them.
Now we know about what makes carbon monoxide, we need to know how to keep ourselves safe. Try out Safe and sound to learn all about staying safe from carbon monoxide.

Items that could produce carbon monoxide:
- boiler
- water heater
- fireplace
- barbecue
- gas heater
- camp stove
- campfire
- candles
- petrol lawnmower
- generator
- petrol/diesel car
- cigarette
- gas cooker

Items that don’t produce carbon monoxide:
- torch
- mobile phone
- lightbulbs
- computer
- toilet
- doorbell
- bike

Tags

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Badge Links

• Home Safety - Accidents
• Teamwork - Team game