Wildland fire
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This lessons supports:
MS-ESS3 Earth and Human Activity
ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems. Human activities have significantly altered the biosphere, sometimes damaging or destroying natural habitats and causing the extinction of other species. But changes to Earth’s environments can have different impacts (negative and positive) fore different living things.
MS-ESS3-3. Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment.*
Directions
TEACHERS! - PLEASE DECIDE ON THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE REQUIRED AND BORDER THEM WITH RED ON THE CHOICE BOARD. EDIT DIRECTIONS TO MATCH YOUR CHANGES.
This assignment is split up into 2 parts: Explore and Apply
Answer the Pre-learning questions. Then, work through the two Choice Board Slides (slides 4 and 5) at your own pace. The required material is in red, and you will get to choose other activities from each row. Before you do that, tell me what you already know on the Pre-learning slide.
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Pre-learning
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What is wildland fire?
What is one cause of wildland fire?
Is wildland fire ever good? If so, why?
Wildland Fire Explore
Read THIS to discover the ingredients for fire | Watch THIS VIDEO to learn What is Fire? | Read THIS to explore the fire triangle |
Watch THIS VIDEO about the benefits and misconceptions of fire | Watch THIS VIDEO about wildland fire | Watch THIS Video about forest fire in Oregon |
Watch this THIS Forest Fact Break about Fire Safety | CAREER CONNECTION Watch THIS VIDEO to learn what it is like to work as a Wildland Firefighter | Read THIS about how fire can fight fire |
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Wildland Fire Apply
Search the internet for a photo of an Oregon forest that appears high risk for fire, take a screenshot and paste to THIS SLIDE, then explain why you think it is high risk | Recall what you learned about the fire triangle, then on THIS SLIDE describe the weather and forest conditions that would cause a forest fire to begin | Sketch a picture of a Oregon forest that would be high risk of fire. Consider what you know about fuel from the fire triangle. Take a picture and post to THIS SLIDE. Then, explain. |
Fire far away from human communities can be good for the ecosystem. Explain the ecological benefits of fire on THIS SLIDE | Fires are burning hotter and longer in Oregon than ever before. Based on what you know about the fire triangle, state an hypothesis on THIS SLIDE for why you think this is happening? | We must prevent Wildland fires to protect our communities. Use THIS SLIDE to tell what you can do to prevent wildland fires from starting? (Hint: remember the Forest Fact Break?) |
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How does a Wildland Fire Begin?
Recall what you learned about the fire triangle, then describe the weather and forest conditions that would cause a forest fire to begin
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Your Fire Hypothesis
Fires are burning hotter and longer in Oregon than ever before. Based on what you know about the fire triangle, state an hypothesis for why you think this is happening?
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Forest Photo
Search the internet for a photo of an Oregon forest that appears high risk for fire. Take a screenshot and paste below. Then, explain why you think this forest is high risk for fire. Go back to the videos to help you!
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Sketch a Forest
Sketch a picture of a Oregon forest that would be high risk of fire. Consider what you know about fuel from the fire triangle. Take a picture of your sketch and post below. Then, describe why this forest is high risk for fire.
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Good Fire?
Fire far away from human communities can be good for the ecosystem. Explain the ecological benefits of fire below.
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How Can you Help Prevent Wildland Fires?
We must prevent Wildland fires to protect our communities. What you can do to prevent wildland fires from starting? Write three answers below.
(Hint: remember the Forest Fact Break?)
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