Fire and Ice

Fire and Ice Today, our teacher asked the class what things can burn us. Everyone thought this was an easy question to answer. “ Fire can burn us, ” we said. Touch your fnger to a flame and you will get burnt. You will get a big blister on your finger. “ The sun will burn you too if you stay out in it too long on hot summer days. ”

“ Right, ” our teacher said. " Fire will burn. So will the sun. Can you think of anything else?" “ Boiling water or hot steam, ” we said. “ Good, ” said our teacher. “ Many hot things can burn you. But did you know that something very cold can also burn you?" We laughed. How can something cold burn? Our teacher continued, " When your skin touches something extremely cold for a long time, it can get damaged. This is called a cold burn. ” We learned something amazing today. Hot or cold, fre or ice—many things can burn us.