Object: a box of matches

Good morning, boys and girls. Have you ever seen your mommy or daddy light a match? Now, matches can be dangerous; they are not something to play with. But, it is pretty neat to see someone light a match. Did you know that matches were invented by accident? There was a man named John Walker who was trying make a chemical that could be used in guns. He wanted something that would explode and make a loud bang. Well, John Walker was stirring a great big vat of chemicals with a wooden stick, then he scraped the stick on the ground to get the chemicals off. When he scraped the stick on the fl…