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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Where Growth Meets Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
Students identify fire risk factors for a property located near a wildland area.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Lowdown: After the Fires: North Bay Teachers and Students Talk Disaster Prep Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Wildfires burned whole neighborhoods in Northern California in a matter of minutes. In Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, hurricane winds and flood waters wreak havoc on buildings, power lines and roads. No community is entirely safe from...
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Website
Virtual Museum of Canada

Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Up in Flames: The History of Fire in Muskoka Region

For Students 9th - 10th
The catastrophic fires in the Muskoka region of Ontario are profiled. Archival photographs are included in the exhibit.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Fire!, Probability, and Chaos

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Students will simulate the probability of a forest fire then graphing the data.
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Activity
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Fire: Estimating Percent

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive activity allows the student to visually practice estimation skills by estimating the number of trees and the percent of trees burned in a forest fire. There are 3 levels that provide estimating practice for large and...
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this applet to demonstrate the spread of a forest fire. The applet takes into consideration the probability that a tree adjacent to a burning tree will catch fire, and it shows how much of a sample forest will burn. Repeat the fire...
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Curated OER

Alberta Online: A Forest Fire in the Boreal Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
View a photo of a forest fire in the Boreal Forest.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Organized Protection Against Forest Fires, 1922

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the United States from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (1922) showing the funds distribution at the time dedicated to forest fire prevention compared to the funds needed to adequately protect forest land. The map shows areas...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Forest Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo shows a small part of a larger forest fire still burning intensely as ash and smoke smolders in the background.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Mapping Fireprints

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this diverse lesson has students perform linear regression analysis (to compare two fire variables), check three-dimensional points using a planar equation, and evaluate points to determine...
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Lesson Plan
Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Flight From Big Tangle Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Flight From Big Tangle, an adventure novel written by Anita Daher, is set in Saskatchewan and follows a young girl's experiences as she struggles to overcome her fear of flying a plane when she is trapped by a forest fire. This teacher's...
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Other

Smokey Bear

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to learn tips for fire safety while outdoors, background information about Smokey, and games to play, as well as nature information about the Black Bear.
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CNN

Cnn: Forests Shrinking at Alarming Rate

For Students 9th - 10th
News release citing global deforestation evidence.
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Website
Other

Temperate Forest Organization: Temperate Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides links to sites such as forestry, population, management, diversity, and fire. There are lesson plans, tours and educational links for teachers.
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Website
NASA

Sci Jinks: Firestorm

For Students 3rd - 8th
Fire is devastating and spreads quickly. Understand what a firestorm is and how it develops.
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Activity
Other

Smokey Kids: Only You Can Prevent Wildfires

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learners explore facts about forests and bears in addition to playing 'campfire games' as they learn about how to prevent wildfires.
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Probability: Playing With Fire

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Students use probability to determine how likely it is for each tree in a small simulated forest to catch on fire.
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Interactive
Other

Ohio Department of Education: The Long and Short Story of Ecological Succession

For Students 6th - 8th
An ecology simulation where each student plays a role of an organism in an forest ecosystem. Students earn and keep track of their own survival points to determine which type of organism is most successful at survival during different...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Forest Fire

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Forest Fire", created by Piero Di Cosimo, c. 1500 (Panel, 71 x 203 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Deer Fire Danger

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge forest fire rages in the background as two deer take refuge in a river.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Smoke From Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge amount of smoke emerges from a devastating forest fire. The smoke travels high in the air and is blown a long distance in the wind.
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Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Smokey Bear's Seven Campfire Safety Tips

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site has Smokey Bear's Seven Campfire Safety Tips. These tips will help you when you are out camping.
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

Idaho Panhandle National Forest

For Students 9th - 10th
The Panhandle National Forest has programs that focus on trees and nature walks. They study wildlife habitats and wildfire restoration. Learn how nature repairs itself after a fire.
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Handout
Other

Broward Community College: The Gopher Tortoise

For Students 9th - 10th
The population of the gopher tortoise is limited by homes, roads, and buildings made by humans. This valuable species creates burrows that provide shelter for numerous creatures during natural disasters like forest fires. This site...

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