Curated OER
Fire Safety Survey
Students collect data regarding fire safety and create a graph. Working in small groups, they administer a survey to family and friends regarding their attitudes toward fire safety. After data has been gathered, students graph their...
KOG Ranger Program
Match and Lighter Safety
Go over the basics of fire prevention with a lesson focused on safety with matches and lighters. With a series of dilemma cards that describe potential fire risks, learners choose the most responsible way to handle matches and lighters.
KOG Ranger Program
Fire Behavior in Forests
Understanding the ways a fire will act is a key factor in fire safety and fire prevention. Young campers focus on how the weather and terrain can affect the behavior of a fire with topographic maps and different scenarios.
Forest Foundation
Fire Investigation and Experimentation
Assess the probability of a wildfire with several lessons about fire danger ratings and risk factors. After experimenting with fuel moisture, learners explore the various elements that could contribute to a wildfire, such as wind speed,...
Curated OER
Escape! Because Accidents Happen-Fire
Students view a video clip about fire safety. They work together to research fire safety strategies in public and private buildings. They create a prototype of a building using safety measures.
Curated OER
Holiday Fire Safety
Students discuss and view flammable items. In this fire safety lesson, students discuss items that can cause a fire, learn holiday safety tips, watch a holiday safety PowerPoint and discuss what they have learned.
Curated OER
Fire Escape Plan
Students explore fire safety. In this fire prevention and safety lesson plan, students discuss and brainstorm ideas about what to do if there is a fire. Students practice stating information that should be given when calling 911....
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Fire Safety Skills Tag
Students practice their fire safety skills of stop, drop and roll, as well as moving low (crawling) through a low organized tag game. They discuss fire safety practices and the importance of smoke detectors. Students experience...
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Safety "Home Run"
Students learn how to keep their families safe from fires. In this smoke detectors lesson, students read a book from their on smoke detectors and answer the provided comprehension questions. Students discuss why it is important to have...
KOG Ranger Program
Leading Causes of Wildfires in Oregon
You've heard of "wildfire season," but what types of weather and conditions lead to increased wildfires? Young firefighters learn about common sources of wildfires, safe ways to clear debris near their homes, and the most effective ways...
Curated OER
Home Living / Daily Living: Safety Terms
Being able to recognize safety signs in your environment is a great start to staying safe. Kids with severe to moderate disabilities work to recognize and identify safety terms and signs. They use flashcards and decreasing prompts to...
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Fire Safety Research
Students brainstorm what they have previously discovered about fire safety and think about what they can do to protect themselves from fire dangers. They discuss key questions and write their thoughts on a board using...
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Fire Safety Advertisement
Students review the key points of fire safety referring back to the results of their fire safety surveys and other areas that people need to be better informed. They work in small groups to observe TV advertisements as well as posters...
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Preparing for the Great Escape
Young scholars investigate the importance of a home escape plan in the event of a fire. In this emergency lesson, students discuss what needs to happen in the event of a home emergency and they analyze floor plans of their own homes....
Outdoor Learning Center
Outdoor Survival
Which of the following can you survive without for the longest time: water, food, or a positive mental attitude? The answer may surprise you. Guide learners of all ages through games, activities, and discussions about surviving in the...
Curated OER
A Safe Campfire
Students discuss and explore nature of fire, demonstrate understanding of how to safely build, light, maintain and extinguish campfire, and rotate through and complete activities at five classroom stations, and list and/or draw things...
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Bushfires
Learners study a natural disaster. In this fire safety lesson, students discover the facts about bushfires and what they can do to prevent them. They discuss facts about bushfires as a class and then work independently on an activity in...
Curated OER
The Great Fire of London
Young scholars explore the effects of an out of control fire. Using textbook and Internet research, students gather data concerning the Great Fire of London. They present their research findings in a creative, visual manner to their...
Curated OER
Fire Exits
Students watch the "Backwards" film and discuss how it made them feel. They walk around the school looking for fire exits and have a plan of the school on which they can mark the fire exits and discuss the need for orderly movement and...
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Fire Safety Tag
Students play tag. When the tagger tags the "runners" with the socks and says "FIRE", the tagged person must shout "Stop, Drop, and Roll", and then perform those movements (stop, drop, and roll) before contiunuing to play th
Baylor College
Energy Sources
Take the concept of burning calories to a more literal level in the second of seven lessons about energy in the realm of food and fitness. Using simple materials, groups will burn breakfast cereal and a pecan to see which one gives off...
Curated OER
Safety Words
Students with limited verbalization practice word and sign recognition of safety words using flashcards and signing.
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Fire Action Plan
Students discuss with a Fire Safety Officer why they need a Fire Action Plan. They then watch the "Fire Action Plan" film highlighting the main points that must be included in the plan and use the worksheet as a framework to draw or...
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Fire Wars
Young scholars explore the conditions needed for combustion to occur. They participate in activities to understand combustion. They observe the aspect of fire behavior. They discuss fire containment strategies.