PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fire Cloud
Firefighters fight a raging fire on a wild horse range in Montana in this video segment from Nature.
US Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Research Station: Living With Fire
Play a great interactive game where you become a fire manager and learn to deal with fire safety. Also, explore the lesson plans for presentation and the classroom.
Other
World Resources Institute: Global Forest Watch
Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an online platform that provides data and tools for monitoring forests. It uses advanced satellite data and crowd-sourced information to track deforestation and how forests are changing throughout the world...
BBC
Bbc: Week of 7 28 14: Two California Wildfires Destroy 10 Homes
Read about the recent wildfires in Sacramento and Los Angeles. Includes a brief video clip.
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Natural Hazards: Fires
Browse forest fires across the world. Learn about these natural hazards as you browse by date or region.
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Global Fire Monitoring
Learn how the emissions from forest fires and brush fires create a significant environmental change locally and globally.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dinosaur Train
Dinosaur Train sparks children's interest in life science and natural history. As they explore a variety of animals, children develop the inquiry skills and knowledge needed to help them think, talk and act like paleontologists. Choose...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: History With Fire in Its Eye: An Introduction to Fire in America
This site from the National Humanities Center provides an interesting look at the history of fire in America, how we use it to control natural resources and how it controls us.
PBS
Nova: The World on Fire
During 200 the United States experienced one of the worst years for forest fires. The seasonal nature of this disaster is also typical of other countries. This interactive resource provides an overview of worldwide fires during 2000....
PBS
Nova: How Plants Use Fire
Fire is generally regarded as a negative phenomenon. Find out how plants and animals are adapted to survive fires and can even benefit from it.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Where Growth Meets Growth
Students identify fire risk factors for a property located near a wildland area.
Other
Smokey Kids: Only You Can Prevent Wildfires
Learners explore facts about forests and bears in addition to playing 'campfire games' as they learn about how to prevent wildfires.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Natural Disasters: Wildfires
Find out about real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.
NASA
Sci Jinks: Firestorm
Fire is devastating and spreads quickly. Understand what a firestorm is and how it develops.
BBC
Bbc: Chile Forest Fires: Troops Join Fight Against Worst Fires in Decades
South of Santiago, Chile is experiencing awful forest fires like they have not seen in ages. There is great concern over the destruction of the flames because of how many there are and how few resources they have. The fires are sparking...
Other
National Fire Protection Association
The mission of the National Fire Protection Association is to help educate people about the importance of fire safety. Fact sheets help you act with caution around appliances, candles, and electrical devices, and the kids area, featuring...
Other
Environmental Organization Web Directory: Forestry
This site has links and web resources, including teacher lesson plans, about forestry.
NASA
Fire! Nasa Demonstrates New Technology for Monitoring Fires From Space
This article highlights NASA's new technology for monitoring fires from space, MODIS. Learn how MODIS, or Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, helps firefighters prioritize which fires to conquer first.
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Evolving in the Presence of Fire
This article shows the results of boreal fires in North America and Russia. Learn how the fires spread and the different species that inhabit the area after the fires are gone.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Burning Issues
In this activity, students will learn about fire management and research the questions of whether forest fires should always be extinguished and whether prescribed burns can be helpful. They will form and support their own opinions about...
NOAA
Noaa: Wildfires
How much do you know about wildfires? Take this short online quiz and test your knowledge.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Wildfires Are Necessary
Our early ancestors relied on lightning to cause forest fires, from which they could collect coals and burning sticks to help them cook food and clear land. Yet, it wasn't just humans who benefited from these natural phenomena. Even as...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: Nature and Conservation
Learn about how the natural world interacts with itself and how people impact the planet with this science-based text collection of 46 Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) on the topic of Nature and Conservation. [Free account registration...
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: A Better Fire!!
Students run a simulation of how a fire will spread through a stand of trees, learning about probability and chaos.