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Fire: Friend or Foe?

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Essential Question

How does fire impact prairie ecosystems?

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Learning Objectives

  • Identify the importance of prairies.
  • Recognize the impact of fire on prairies.

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Three Sticky Notes

  • Access the Jamboard.
  • Look at the images of prairie ecosystems on slides 2-5.
  • Add three sticky notes containing adjectives you thought of while looking at the pictures.��

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Insert QR Code or Link to your Three Sticky Notes slideshow here

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Adjectives

[ˈa-jə-tiv]

noun

A word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.

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Example: Margot wore a bright yellow dress and a beautiful hat to match.

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Three Sticky Notes

  • Access the Jamboard.
  • Look at the images of fire on slides 8-12.
  • Add three sticky notes containing adjectives you thought of while looking at the pictures.

Insert QR Code or Link to your class Jamboard Here

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I Notice/I Wonder

Look at the map of the prairies of North America.�

  • What do you notice?
  • What do you wonder?

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Writing a Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER)

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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER)

  • Consider this question: �What role does fire play in a prairie ecosystem?

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Writing a Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER)

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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER)

  • Using the QR code, open the Wakelet and explore the articles and/or videos.�1. Make your claim.

2. Take notes as you explore items in the Wakelet, these will provide you with evidence to support your claim.

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Card Sort

  • With a partner, read through each of the cards.
  • Sort them into one of the two categories:
    • Goods
    • Services
  • Add notes to your handout that will help you on your CER.

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Card Sort

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Surprising, Interesting, Troubling

Watch the two videos that tell you something about using fire in a productive way. Here is what you need to think about as you watch them:�

  • What is one fact that was Surprising?
  • What is one fact that was Interesting?
  • What is one fact that was Troubling?��

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Andrew Warrior

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Controlled Burn

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Surprising, Interesting, Troubling

On your sticky notes:

  • What’s one thing/fact that was Surprising
  • What’s one thing that was Interesting?
  • What’s the one thing that was Troubling?��

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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER)

  • Review your notes from the lesson.
  • Consider the essential question: What role does fire play in a prairie ecosystem?
  • Review your original claim and revise as needed.
  • Organize your evidence into complete sentences to support your claim.
  • Provide reasoning that explains why your evidence supports your claim.

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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER)

In your final CER, be sure to use the following terms:

    • Prairie/Grassland
    • Prescribed Fire
    • Controlled Fire
    • Wildfire
    • Resiliency
    • Succession

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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning (CER)

  • Review your notes from the lesson.
  • Consider the essential question: �What role does fire play in a prairie ecosystem?
  • Review your original claim and revise as needed.
  • Organize your evidence into complete sentences to support your claim.
  • Provide reasoning that explains why your evidence supports your claim.
  • Prairie/Grassland
  • Prescribed Fire
  • Controlled Fire
  • Invasive Species
  • Wildfire
  • Resiliency
  • Succession