📋 Direction Card

Instructions for the Learner: Work through each section carefully and at your own pace. Read all questions before writing your answers. Use the timeline and information cards at your work station to help you. When you are finished, use the Control of Error Card (found face-down at your work station) to check your own work. Circle any answers you would like to revisit.

Materials Needed: This worksheet, a pencil, coloured pencils (optional), and your Candle History information cards.

🕯️ Part 1: The History of Candles — Multiple Choice

Circle the best answer for each question.

📝 Part 2: Candle Evolution — Short Answer

Answer each question in complete sentences using what you have learned.

Word Bank:   beeswax  |  tallow  |  paraffin  |  wicks  |  electricity

Early candles were made from _________________ (animal fat), which produced a smoky, unpleasant smell. Wealthy people preferred _________________ candles, which burned more cleanly. Modern candles are most often made from _________________ wax. All candles use _________________ to draw fuel up to the flame. After _________________ became widely available, candles were used less for everyday lighting.

_____ Paraffin wax candles developed from petroleum

_____ Ancient Egyptians use rushlights dipped in animal fat

_____ Soy and scented candles become popular for home décor

_____ Medieval European chandlers (candle makers) form trade guilds

🌟 Part 3: Reflection & Extension

Choose the activity that best matches your learning level today.

🟢 Core Activity (All Learners)

🔵 Extension Activity (Advanced Learners)

🟡 Differentiation Support

If you need extra support, use these sentence starters to help you answer questions 9 and 10:

🕯️ "Long ago, people used candles to…"

🕯️ "Over time, candles changed because…"

🕯️ "Without candles, people might not have been able to…"

✅ Control of Error Card

Use this section ONLY after you have completed the worksheet. Check your own work honestly!

Question 1: The Ancient Egyptians

Question 2: Tallow (animal fat)

Question 3: Around 1850 CE

Question 4: Providing light before electricity ✓  |  Used in religious and spiritual ceremonies ✓  |  Telling time (candle clocks) ✓

Question 7: tallow  |  beeswax  |  paraffin  |  wicks  |  electricity

Question 8: Correct order — 2, 1, 4, 3

Questions 5, 6, 9, 10: Ask your teacher or a peer to review your written and drawn responses. Look for: complete sentences, specific historical details, and clear labelling on your timeline.

How did you do? Place a ⭐ beside questions you answered correctly, and a 🔄 beside any you would like to revisit.