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Time

Time: Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience: Tommy Riches, Firefighter

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a Time magazine 10th year anniversary tribute to those who died in 9/11 and/or survived this or other terrorist attacks since. Click on a picture to watch a video of that person's story; the videos vary in length.
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Read Works

Read Works: To the Rescue!

For Teachers 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about firefighters and how they train and fight fires. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: A School for Heroes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about a school for students who would like to train to be firefighters. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...
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Handout
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: Garrett A. Morgan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology provides information on Garrett A. Morgan (1877-1963 CE), who is credited with inventing the gas mask, and, in turn, saving firefighters from suffocating while putting out fires...
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Staten Island Children's Museum

Staten Island Children's Museum: Ladder 11

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn and play like a firefighter at home.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Fire Cloud

For Students 9th - 10th
Firefighters fight a raging fire on a wild horse range in Montana in this video segment from Nature.
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Language Guide

Language Guide: Los Trabajos

For Students 9th - 10th
These interactive pictures focus on the vocabulary for common jobs. Pop-ups of the correct spelling appear, along with the audio of the correct Spanish pronunciation when the mouse is moved over each illustration.
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Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Diary of George W. Robinson: Uss Oregon

For Students 9th - 10th
Diary of George W. Robinson who was a fireman aboard the USS Oregon during the Spanish-American War provides a rare glimpse into life and events on a battleship during the war.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Fire Wars: Teacher Demonstration

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore the conditions needed for combustion to occur and how firefighters contain fires.
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Interactive
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library: Pre School Library: What Should Fran Wear?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help dress firefighter Fran in the proper clothing for fighting fires.
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Read Works

Read Works: Friendly Faces

For Students 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about adult helpers in our community including: a police officer, a doctor, a firefighter, a teacher, and a construction worker. A question sheet is available to help students...
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Read Works

Read Works: Friendly Faces

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about friendly community members including: a police officer, a doctor, a firefighter, a teacher, and a construction worker. A question sheet is available to help students build reading...
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Read Works

Read Works: Stay Safe From Fire

For Teachers 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text giving tips from firefighters about how to stay safe from fire. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
NASA

Fire! Nasa Demonstrates New Technology for Monitoring Fires From Space

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

For Students 9th - 10th
Set in a future where books are outlawed and firemen burn any they find, fireman Guy Montag questions his role in society and joins an organization committed to starting a revolution. Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Meet the Helpers

For Students Pre-K - K
Many children have questions and can feel uneasy when emergencies occur in their communities. The Meet the Helpers toolkit is designed to introduce "helpers" and explain the role they play in emergency situations. Included in the toolkit...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Center of the World: Teacher's Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will have an opportunity to create memorials at the World Trade Center site to commemorate the September 11th attacks. Come and check it out.
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Read Works

Read Works: Into the Flames

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text smoke jumpers who jump out of airplanes in order to fight wildfires. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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PBS

Pbs: Benjamin Franklin: An Extraordinary Life, an Electric Mind

For Students 9th - 10th
To appreciate the contributions Benjamin Franklin made both to his own time and to ours, it is necessary to see all aspects of his public life, not just his role as a revolutionary, a diplomat, or a scientist. Each of the four sections...
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Handout
Other

Famous Texans: Red Adair

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can find a brief biography of Red Adair, the famous firefighter who helped to put out the devastating oil fires in Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Fire Safety for Kindergarten

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Fire Safety lesson including KWL chart, tools firefighters use, links to Sparky's sight and Smokey the Bear's website. Lists fire safety rules in a learning focused format.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Forest Fires

For Students 1st - 9th
Gather information about forest fires including major human and natural causes, how they spread, firefighters, campfire safety, fun facts, and good wildfires on this site.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Community Helpers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains interactive lessons on community helpers such as police officers, firefighters, soldiers, mail carriers, bakers, farmers, doctors and teachers.
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Website
University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma: Fire Safety

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about fire safety and how to practice it with your students. This site features video clips covering what to do in case of a fire, what to do if you are on fire, and other fire emergencies.

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