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| UNIT II: FIRES EFFECTS ON THE ECOSYSTEM |
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Tundra and Forest Fire Triangle (5-12)
By playing a card game, students create fire triangles and identify fuel types
(907kb) complete booklet (1.1mb)Material Handouts
*Tundra or Forest Fire Component Cards (1 set per 4 students)
*Tundra Fire Fact Sheet (1 per student)
*Forest Fire Fact Sheet (1 per student)
How Hot Is It? (8-12)
Students participate in a card game simulating fire intensity and fire lines
(1.2mb) complete booklet (1.5mb)Material Handouts
*Tundra or Forest Fire Component Cards
*Tundra Fire Fact Sheet
*Forest Fire Fact Sheet
Tundra and Boreal Forest Fire Hunt (4-12)
Students investigate real and hypothetical burn sites
(2.2mb) complete booklet (2.2mb)Material Handouts
*Field Notebook - Tundra Burn Site
*Field Notebook - Boreal Forest Burn Site
Fire Effects on Forest and Tundra Wildlife (3-6)
Students will depict an ecosystem by creating a mural
(750kb) complete booklet (2.3mb)Material Handouts
*Alaska Ecology Cards
*Effects of Fire on Wildlife Population
Looking at Fire in the Ecosystem (2-8)
In this writing activity, students consider the effects of fire through the eyes of people, plants, and animals
(189kb) complete booklet (1.8mb)Material Handouts
*Alaska Ecology Cards
*Effects of Fire on Wildlife Population
Wildland Fire Misconceptions, True or False (3-12)
Students try to determine if statements about wildland fires are true or false
(353kb) complete booklet (505kb)Material Handouts
*True or False, Forest Fire Misconceptions Student Worksheet
*True or False, Forest Fire Misconceptions Answer Sheet
Good or Bad Effect of Fire in the Tundra or Forest - Who's to Say?
(8-12)
Students individually evaluate some effects of wildland fires and compare them to group evaluations. Students also discuss how different view and opinions are generated
(323kb) complete booklet (462kb)Material Handouts
*Game Cards - Effects of Fire on the Tundra
*Game Cards -Effects of Fire on the Boreal Forest
Boreal Forest and Tundra Crossword Puzzle (6-12)
Students complete a crossword puzzle to reinforce vocabulary used in Unit I and Unit II
(427kb) complete booklet (1.5mb)Material Handouts
*Puzzle #1 (easy)
*Puzzle #2 (moderate)
*Puzzle #3 (difficult)
*Effects of Fire on Wildlife Populations
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