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PPT
Curated OER

Forestry

For Teachers 4th - 5th
When you are exploring pollution or human impact on the environment with your class, this PowerPoint will serve as a support. The first half focuses on the effects of the logging industry, creating roadways, and wildfires. The second...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wind and Wildfire

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Emerging scientists research weather-related vocabulary terms, and map out where wildfires are most likely to occur. To bring this lesson to life, you could demonstrate what happens to a fire when you cool or remove the fuel, or cut off...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fire Fighting

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students consider the effects of a wildfire on prairie life. They explore the ways that plants regenerate after a fire and create fictional plants that have adapted specifically to the prairie environment. They share models of their plants.
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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.