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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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eBook
World Wide School

World Wide School: Etext of "Wildfire"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides the complete etext for Zane Grey's story, "Wildfire."
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Article
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Big Droughts, Forest Fires Could Be the New Normal in Appalachia

For Students 9th - 10th
Wildfires have burned more than 100,000 acres across seven states in the southern Appalachian Mountains since late October. Will they end for good or is this a sign of what is to come?
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Wildfire

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo shows a unique angle of a raging forest wildfire as the flames rip though the trees, creating intense heat and a deep glow.