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Fire Investigation and Experimentation

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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, temperature, and relative humidity.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Incorporate into your unit on ecosystems, biomes, or climate
  • A good addition to a lesson on renewable resources or fire safety
Classroom Considerations
  • Second part of the lesson requires outside space, ideally surrounded by trees
Pros
  • Emphasizes universal access with several different learning strategies
  • Provides several enrichment activities, ideal for advanced science classes or extra credit opportunities
  • Comes with lab sheet, worksheet for recording data, and printables for the fire danger activity, as well as a presentation and vocabulary form (attached)
Cons
  • None